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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I think of "warsh" as a Baltimore-Washington accent, not a mispronounciation.
I say February with a subtle 'r'. Not quite silent.
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I pronounce all "r"s in February.
I pronounce all "r"s in February.
F'eak.
Jess, my mom was born in Joplin, MO, and raised most of her life in the Midwest. Most of my older relatives said "warsh" too.
Jess, my mom was born in Joplin, MO, and raised most of her life in the Midwest. Most of my older relatives said "warsh" too.
Yup. My Dad's family, all rural SW Ohio, say "warsh."
MIL (rural midwest) says "warsh", FIL (urban midwest) say "wash". I know the Balt-Wash warsh, but it's a different-sounding one. And now I wish I had gotten around to learning IPA notation when I was hanging around linguists.
I think of "warsh" as a Baltimore-Washington accent
There should be a map for this! My parents say it and they're from SW Missouri.
wash warsh Wash wish whoosh.
I think it's too bad when people think regional accents sound uneducated.