I mean what is up with people who say, "I'm going to warsh my hands", or "I live in Warshington." I want to hear from you people who put an r in those two words. Where do you see an R in those two words, or are you even aware you say it??!
2007-03-23 19:36:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
They are using all the missing "R"'s from the British so they don't feel ignored.
The Brits say; (hey I'm not pickin on them just stating fact)
Cheers sounds like cheeuhz
Roger sounds like Roguh
Apartment sounds like apahtment
See what I mean?
Someone had to pick up all those missing "R"'s and use them somewhere.
2007-03-23 19:53:16 · answer #1 · answered by Johnny B Goode 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who says "warsh." She also says "sangwich" instead of "sandwich." She knows she does it but doesn't care (we were both born and raised in MA).
When I was a kid I said "churkey" instead of "turkey." I thought it was right, like how we pronounce "sure" as "shure." When I realised I was the only one saying that way I changed it.
I think some people just don't care as much as others about pronunciation. I don't mean that as an insult. I totally understand the pet peave. I don't care about most misspellings but "infinate" and "peak" (when one means "pique") make me twitch.
2007-03-24 02:51:28 · answer #2 · answered by ophelliaz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't say it that way, but my father, my aunt, and my late grandmother all do. They simply borrow the R from other regions, such as Boston. The pak the ca in the driveway. You see some mysterious force sent the R from Boston words like warsh in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
2007-03-24 02:41:12 · answer #3 · answered by madrom 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Let me AXE you a question. Have you
heard about ebonics? It could be chalked up to tomatoes/tamatoes, regional dialects,or just a laxed educational system.
Take your pick.
2007-03-24 02:49:03 · answer #4 · answered by cowlynz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I imagine you've recently visited the Ohio Valley.
2007-03-24 02:40:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When I lived in Pennsylvania I heard people pronounce it like that all the time, I am from texas and they gave me crap for saying ya'll..........lol
2007-03-24 02:40:23 · answer #6 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I live in Washington and never heard anyone i've talked to say it wrong unless they were under 6 years old! You must talk to some retarded people!
2007-03-24 02:39:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
My stepdad says it that way. We live in Washington. No clue where he gets it from.
2007-03-24 02:48:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the "R" in those words can be found.....right below the mason/dixon line.
2007-03-24 02:39:20 · answer #9 · answered by Ellie W 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's rite der in dat dur 'arsh' part of the word sentency majig
2007-03-24 02:40:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋