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Is it already dead? I rarely encounter this accent in Chicago proper. It has migrated to the suburbs. Come to think of it, I only hear it in the city because
by chapium 8y ago
Is it already dead? I rarely encounter this accent in Chicago proper. It has migrated to the suburbs.
Come to think of it, I only hear it in the city because it is used for pedestrian signals and pre-recorded CTA announcements.
- kevinmchugh 8y agoYep, it white-flighted out to the suburbs. My dad's two siblings kept their accent but my dad suppressed his, either when he was at Loyola or at U of C, because he didn't want to sound like a low-class south sider. You'll still find it in certain neighborhoods, Beverly comes to mind.
- brootstrap 8y agoagreed, probably due to amount of youth in the city. growing up in the burbs of chicago i heard my family talk like this, mainly the men. Dad, uncles, you would hear a lot of 'trow some sausage on der' type phrases. Also instead of Jewel (grocery store) you hear "the Jewels".