2006-12-30 08:22:50 · 9 answers · asked by Foxtrot 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Philadelphia
I am born and raised in Philadelphia and now live in California. I can tell you that water is pronounced wudder, dog = dawg and a surprsing number of folks from the east coast will start a remark with "Yeah, no..." to indicate that they heard you (yeah) but they disagree (no, this is what they are going to do). That last one seems common from Philly, NJ and NYC area, however. Another famous Philly-ism is the jeeet jet (means did you eat yet) and Passyunk Ave is pronounced Pashunk mysteriously. Boy did I laugh too when I turned on to Montague street (which was always called Mon Tag) and an English friend say Montague street - like the Montagues and Capulets from Shakespeare. The name Ian is often pronounce Eye-an rather than the more elegant Ee-an that is more common other places. All sorts of little quirks I guess.
Peace!
Inresponse to another answer...
don't forget Kevin Bacon and the recently deceased Peter Boyle (from Everyone Loves Raymond). A pattern emerges...
2006-12-30 08:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by carole 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having moved all over the country and having lived in the Philly area for 15+ years (now in Phoenix) I can tell you that what the others say is true...Rocky Balboa. But what they leave out is the nasal quality. The accent is very nasal, like everyone has a stuffed up nose. They also (that would be pronounced "awlso") have a funny way of saying the letter "O" or anything that ends with that sound. Like the word "cocoa". I can't even explain it, but it's a dead giveaway.
2007-01-02 10:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the first Answerer, I was born and raised in Philly and now live in Cali. I just got back from a Philly vacation today.
Now that I am not there, the closest that I can describe the accent is Rocky Balboa.
2006-12-31 16:17:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having moved everywhere contained in the country and having lived interior the Philly area for 15+ years (now in Phoenix) i am going to allow you to do not ignore that what the others say is actual...Rocky Balboa. yet what they miss is the nasal useful. The accent is amazingly nasal, like truthfully all of us has a filled up nostril. also they (which may be suggested "awlso") have a humorous way of exclaiming the letter "O" or something that ends with that sound. like the be wide unsleeping "cocoa". i can't be able to even make sparkling it, besides the easy incontrovertible truth that it quite is a ineffective giveaway.
2016-12-01 08:28:45 · answer #4 · answered by miracle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost like a N.Y. accent not as drawn out.Don't believe what you see on T.V.,Carl Jr commercials especially.Some talk like Sly Stallone or Bruce Willis.Just depends on what area of Philly,even Will Smith.
2006-12-30 11:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by tomel68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband is from Philadelphia and he enunciates his words just as I do being raised in NJ. I did notice that he and his family use the saying "end uhh," for "and."
2007-01-02 01:28:08 · answer #6 · answered by Teddy Bear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im from philadelphia and nobody really has an accent
2007-01-01 12:11:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Have you heard Rocky Balboa talk ? That"s it.
2006-12-30 10:07:05 · answer #8 · answered by truckerdude 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
things "need cleaned", or "need fixed". They don't need to be fixed, and they don't need cleaning. ex: "my car's transmission needs fixed and the carpet needs cleaned".
2007-01-02 09:01:33 · answer #9 · answered by John 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋