Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agoNorth American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patternsfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1169arrow-down1imageNorth American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patternsfiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoYounger New Yorkers do have the father-bother merger, but older New Yorkers don’t. Also, Run DMC probably speak African-American English, which, as this map says, is generally independent of other dialects and not included on this map.
minus-squareblazeknave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI’m 41. Mary, Merry, marry, are completely different words.
minus-squareeran_morad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThis just doesn’t jibe with my experience, and I still have family there.
Younger New Yorkers do have the father-bother merger, but older New Yorkers don’t.
Also, Run DMC probably speak African-American English, which, as this map says, is generally independent of other dialects and not included on this map.
I’m 41. Mary, Merry, marry, are completely different words.
This just doesn’t jibe with my experience, and I still have family there.