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The only accent I've really had trouble with is the deep southern accent in and around New Orleans. The heavy Cajun accent from the rural areas is nearly indec
by mbell 13y ago
The only accent I've really had trouble with is the deep southern accent in and around New Orleans. The heavy Cajun accent from the rural areas is nearly indecipherable to me but even in the city some things are just weird. Most of what gets me in the city is that there is strong French influence but nothing seems to be pronounced the way it would be in French. e.g. Milan is pronounced 'm eye - l i n'.
- EvanKelly 13y agoThere was a discussion on Shibboleths on HN a few days ago. The wikipedia reading on the subject is fascinating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shibboleths#In_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shibboleths#In_the_Unit...