Noola's Terrible Secret

by Okin

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Okin2009-06-02 02:09:15
I've been studying in the US this year, and I decided to travel around a little before I leave. So, I visited Noola in Arkansas for the weekend, and she's fabulous. (See photos of us in caves here.) In fact, she's almost as congenial as how she presents herself here on the forums. But now, for the first time, I can exclusively reveal the shocking secret she has kept hidden for years.

Noola gets road rage. Badly. She swears, she honks, she flips the bird. She scolds other drivers even though they can't hear her, addressing them as "(colour) car".

I felt I had the duty to share this revelation with the Lusternian community. In all other respects, she's more adorable than a bunny wearing a tailcoat and an oversize hat.
Noola2009-06-02 02:14:17
It's TRUE! laugh.gif

I do get road rage! I do call other cars and drivers horrible names when they do dumb things. I do honk my horn when someone does something that nearly kills me and flip the bird. I do cuss like a sailor when I miss an exit. laugh.gif
Unknown2009-06-02 02:16:55
lol

<3 noola

does she have a thick southern drawl? ohmy.gif
Okin2009-06-02 02:22:33
Well, one would have to clarify "thick". She sounded funny to me, but all Americans do. smile.gif She does say 'pen' and 'pin' the same, which I enjoyed greatly.
Shaddus2009-06-02 02:28:17
QUOTE (Okin @ Jun 1 2009, 09:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, one would have to clarify "thick". She sounded funny to me, but all Americans do. smile.gif She does say 'pen' and 'pin' the same, which I enjoyed greatly.

Of course she did, they're pronounced the same here.


Can't believe you didn't stop by while in Arkansas and see me tongue.gif
Unknown2009-06-02 02:30:49
QUOTE
Well, one would have to clarify "thick". She sounded funny to me, but all Americans do. She does say 'pen' and 'pin' the same, which I enjoyed greatly.


Hmm. Did she say "y'all" or mention gritts?
Okin2009-06-02 02:40:11
She did say y'all. There was no mention of gritts, and I have no concept of what they are.
Furien2009-06-02 02:42:11
I'm so lost, I thought pin and pen were pronounced differently. sad.gif
Noola2009-06-02 02:46:40
QUOTE (Furien @ Jun 1 2009, 09:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm so lost, I thought pin and pen were pronounced differently. sad.gif



Not round here they're not! laugh.gif

And I never did mention grits cause we never did eat any. happy.gif

edit: 'grits' only has one t. laugh.gif
Unknown2009-06-02 02:48:34
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Everiine2009-06-02 02:54:17
QUOTE (Furien @ Jun 1 2009, 10:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm so lost, I thought pin and pen were pronounced differently. sad.gif

*sigh*

From Wikipedia, in North America alone:

QUOTE
# 3 General American
# 4 The Midland

* 4.1 (North) Midland
* 4.2 South Midland
* 4.3 St. Louis and vicinity
* 4.4 Western Pennsylvania

# 5 The North

* 5.1 Inland North
o 5.1.1 The Northern Cities Vowel Shift
* 5.2 North Central
* 5.3 Western New England

# 6 Northeastern dialects

* 6.1 Eastern New England
o 6.1.1 Rhode Island
* 6.2 New York City
* 6.3 Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley
* 6.4 Baltimore, Maryland

# 7 Southern American English

* 7.1 Southern Drawl
* 7.2 Southern vowel shift
* 7.3 Charleston
* 7.4 New Orleans
* 7.5 Acadiana
* 7.6 Central and South Florida
* 7.7 Miami accent

# 8 Western Dialect

* 8.1 California English
* 8.2 Pacific Northwest English

# 9 Canadian English

* 9.1 West/Central Canadian English
* 9.2 Canadian raising
* 9.3 Canadian Vowel Shift


And each one pronounces things differently.
Xavius2009-06-02 03:06:33
QUOTE (Everiine @ Jun 1 2009, 09:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
*sigh*

From Wikipedia, in North America alone:



And each one pronounces things differently.

There is some variation in correct pronunciation. I can usually place someone in a pretty specific area based on their accent, even accents that are generally considered the same (like the southern Great Lakes area vs. Michigan vs. the Dakotas vs. urban central Midwest). Correcting for differences in individual education, they all speak English correctly, but it's distinct. Southerners are still just plain wrong when they can't pronounce or hear the difference between two entirely different vowels!
Celina2009-06-02 03:09:32
QUOTE (B_a_L_i @ Jun 1 2009, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hmm. Did she say "y'all" or mention gritts?


I say ya'll all the time, and the restaruant I work at serves Jalapeno and Cheddar grits.

edit: and hell yeah Noola, rocking the road rage.
Unknown2009-06-03 02:56:04
I imagine Noola's road rage shouldn't be too intimidating after riding in my brother's car for years.
Diamondais2009-06-03 03:20:54
The Canadian one is weird, we have more than just one accent.
Noola2009-06-03 03:27:59
QUOTE (diamondais @ Jun 2 2009, 10:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Canadian one is weird, we have more than just one accent.



What's it all aboot, eh?
Druken2009-06-03 03:31:03
Xavius: You sound like you're a true linguistics buff! Not a poseur! My professor rants about 'elitist English speakers' all the time for their inability to accept differences in dialect and accent.

Okin: You're a dirty criminal for not visiting ME while you frolicked around my country. Never come back. sad.gif
Shiri2009-06-03 03:38:33
No, Xavius is still elitist, just...the wrong way tongue.gif
Xavius2009-06-03 03:47:06
QUOTE (Shiri @ Jun 2 2009, 10:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No, Xavius is still elitist, just...the wrong way tongue.gif

Speaking of things you can't pronounce. Silly Brit.

Anyways, I'm not a linguist buff so much as I am sensitive to that sort of thing. I listen when people talk. That's all!
Shiri2009-06-03 03:58:42
Well how do you pronounce it, "ELL-i-tist"!?