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That's interesting. I actually grew up in Chicago, but have most recently lived in Iowa. I don't have much of a "chicago" accent with the notable exception of s
by jsonne 13y ago
That's interesting. I actually grew up in Chicago, but have most recently lived in Iowa. I don't have much of a "chicago" accent with the notable exception of saying "rough" and "roof" exactly the same way.
- sabat 13y agoYou just don't hear it. You also pronounce words like "party" as if it was "pare-tee".
- wglb 13y agoOh, there is a very distinctive Chicago accent. One property of that is that 'chicaago' is more likely to be the pronunciation than 'chicogo'.
- rayiner 13y agoWhat got me, as an east coast transplant, was the use of "pop" versus "coke" or "soda." I literally wouldn't register it when people would ask me: "hey do you want a pop?" I'd be like, <pause> "wait, what about your father?" This is even though I knew they called it pop in the Midwest, and over a period of years. It would just catch me off guard.