Here in the Pacific Northwest, I think our dialect is considered standard English. Obviously we have certain words that are regional (granola isn't just a food; pop isn't just a sound; skookum isn't just a random made-up word), but otherwise? Pretty boring.
Boring aside, I decided to do the accent vlog because I thought Sam's was so cute. And I love linguistic studies. Plus (evidently) tons of bloggers are doing this, but I must not run in the right blog circles because I haven't seen any of them (except at Sam's encouragement I did watch Swistle's, Jonniker's, and Lee's). ANYWAY! Here I am. Crazy facial expressions and all. (Bonus: A certain cutie pie makes a cameo appearance.)
Directions:
Give some info on where you live/grew up.
Say the following words: aunt, route, wash, oil, theatre, iron, salmon, caramel, fire, water, sure, data, ruin, crayon, toilet, New Orleans, pecan, both, again, probably, spitting image, Alabama, lawyer, coupon, mayonnaise, syrup, pajamas, caught.
And answer these questions:
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is the bug that curls into a ball when you touch it?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you use to change the TV channel?
