Around Here, We Call it KAW-fee
Aunt Jenny who can be found and read at http://auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ had this quiz on her blog and, of course, I had to stop everything and take it. Results are below. I wasn't surprised, but I was amused.. . . .
People From and Near Philadelphia tawk about accents that people from other regions have. But we don't believe we have an accent, really; rather, we tawk the way people should. Some Near Philadelphia people make a point of reminding people that they, personally, don't say wooder when reach for a bottle of Poland Spring to carry around with them.
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But almost all of us say kawfee. And we all go downtheshore in the summer. Which is priddy many months away from now.
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Water (pronounced wodder)just screams that you are from Delaware, though.