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strombolone t1_j5bdimv wrote

Fort Lauderdale, followed by Law & Order

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frustratedmachinist t1_j5bl7g8 wrote

Pierced Ears. As my high school English teacher once noted, it’s only 4 letters long. PSDS.

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SageFrancisSFR t1_j5bmc33 wrote

Drawer. I’m embarrassed to admit I thought it was “draw” well into adulthood.

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robotjon t1_j5bxsjh wrote

I witnessed a conversation once where two native RIers were talking about "Holly" and at one point one person said "Wait do you mean holly like Holly Hobbie or holly like Holly Davidson?" and I thought omg they can't even understand each other

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YodaHead t1_j5c7tlv wrote

Northern part of the state: "You're welcome."

"Yer Wel-Kum"

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WeShineUnderOneSun t1_j5c84fj wrote

Misspell words all the time because I'm in my head I can't pronounce them correctly!!

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noobengland t1_j5cajef wrote

It’s not the hardest (hahdest) but my favorite is “how are you?”

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pem4423 t1_j5cbk1n wrote

I know it’s Boston, but still funny.

https:// youtu.be/rLwbzGyC6t4

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chaoticnormal t1_j5ce5rl wrote

This one is a name: Adi. I worked with Adi but grew up with Artie so that was a tough one every once in a while.

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wormholeweapons t1_j5cihwq wrote

The Massachusetts accent is more removing R’s. I find RIers add them where they don’t belong.

Idearrrrrr for example.

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gradontripp t1_j5ctyek wrote

“The sped limit is 65. I should go that fast.”

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oopskid3 t1_j5cu7jb wrote

Replying to SageFrancisSFR (#1,429,904)

Agreed. When I was in elementary school I had written a short story and wrote out “draw” and was confused because I knew it was wrong but didn’t know what I was missing. It was about a year later I was reading a book and saw “drawer” written out and was completely dumbfounded. Still pronounce it as if I’m saying draw and probably will the rest of my life

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thought_bot t1_j5cwiap wrote

Erin vs. Aaron

🤷‍♀️ Names count right?

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Educational_Leg36 t1_j5cxoo3 wrote

My name.

Has an r in the middle so older folks instinctively throw in the big "ahhh" or "awww" so it a completely diffrent sounding name tbh

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matt_the_mann t1_j5cyjzl wrote

Cellar = Sullah

Bonus points for using it properly and just saying Down Cellar when referring to anything in the basement

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mommy2boy t1_j5d6ebx wrote

Car , I’ll always say “Cahh”

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LionMcTastic t1_j5d7hp0 wrote

Lived here most of my life, and I don't really have an accent. Except for the word Satuhday

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SweaterGoats t1_j5d8f2g wrote

Horror. It always seems to come out as HA-RAH

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Treegonaut t1_j5delcu wrote

I just realized I do not have a Rhode Island accent and for that I am thankful.

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Alejandromano t1_j5djelz wrote

I used to work at a coffee shop for years and saying this word was a nightmare! Thought it was just me! Thank you!!!

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Badger_Mandrthal t1_j5dmax6 wrote

My son is always making fun of my accent and I'm the one who taught him to talk.

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swampyhiker t1_j5e3rc7 wrote

Replying to SageFrancisSFR (#1,429,904)

My family moved to RI when I was 2yo. My parents don't have RI accents so I learned the standard pronunciation of drawer as a small kid. When I went to school, everyone of course said "draw". My kid brain decided that they were two separate words that just happened to refer to the same thing. I believed that until high school!

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Oafus t1_j5ea67q wrote

Mom is from Warwick and is the queen butcher of English.
Ever been to a mouse themed pizza restaurant for kids? It’s called Chunkie Chah-lee’s. Need a ride from the airport? Book a You-buh.

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ma2566 t1_j5edtkp wrote

Church. Comes out “choo-werch”

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cjenker t1_j5eli6k wrote

Helicopter and Cindy Lauper

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Cstars124 t1_j5es5f2 wrote

I’ve lived in RI my entire life and somehow managed to lose the accent. But i have such a hard time saying “Martha’s Vineyard”. It always comes out as “Ma-tha’s vin-yahd”

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InkyWobbly t1_j5euqyh wrote

Doesn’t come up much, but “Ottoman court art”.

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InkyWobbly t1_j5evfpd wrote

When Eqyptian prez Anwar Sadat was assassinated in 1981 the Providence Journal published alongside the main news report a background article headlined “Sadat: Man who sort peace.”

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withflyingcolors10 t1_j5finsr wrote

I have a hard time with the word “opportunity” it always comes out so RI I can’t sound “normal” with that word!

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Coniglio-Rosso t1_j5foi7o wrote

Beer lol. I only recently learned (was I was 36) how it was supposed to sound. I speak Italian, and someone pointed out it sounded like "birra" but without the "a"! I still refuse to say it like that. Bear, bare, and beer will forever be pronounced the same as "beah"

And at work we once had Tuna tartare tarts. Now that was a tongue twister

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SydGreenleaf t1_j5ura3x wrote

"particular"

i swear my tongue shorts out when I try to say this 😂

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blujeh t1_j5wlr3l wrote

As someone who spent a lot of time in the south the answer is the word Florida. To be fair the entire NE seems to struggle with it.

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