can any American's , or anybody please tell me why they say?

Question

I am genuinely interested in knowing as to why " american " people pronounce words such as , water, ( they say Warder ) or, united ( they say, unided ) or investigated ( investigaded) or party, ( they say pardy )
and there are a few more, but why ??
please, i do not want any silly replies, I'm just trying to find an answer. Thankyou.

Answer 1

it's just our accent. that's how we say things.

Answer 2

An amusing question while also being so very true of the USA...lol

However, the USA is not the only country prone to variable soundings of words, not at all...

For instance, the Province of Quebec in Canada has 23000 dialects of French spoken while yet only one choice of French is taught in School. The english language in Canada also has sound variables too...

Euro-English sounds "learned" as two syllables..."learn-ed" as well as other word variables...

I would think a "learn-ed" man must have learned a lot to achieve his status...lol

The USA is a multi-cultural country and always has been. In the beginning, educational schooling was minimal and english was mostly self taught. For this reason, it is not unusual that one english dialect spoken in a specific part of the country may not be well understood in another location...

We also have black english which is quite remote from textbook english and often found difficult to understand at any part of the country...

Now that Spanish speaking immigrants are embracing the USA in large numbers there is an additional change of word sound to spread about...

Somehow, we still manage to communicate, altho quite difficult at time...lol

I do hope this answers your question well enough...

If it dosent, ah may iz well git on the ruff of ma haaz an jump inna crick below cuz ah cant do no betta...!

Wink...!

Answer 3

I don't know how you can ask such a silly question when you know quite well that we in Southern England can hardly understand people from the North. A little while ago they had to put sub titles up when interviewing those twins from Newcastle. At least the Americans mostly use correct grammar. I cannot believe that some of our kids ever went to school.

Answer 4

the issue is deeply rooted in the beginin of america. even before independence from britain, the colonies tried to have linguistic, economic and socio-cultural independence from britain. they made conscious efforts to evolve a somewhat different 'brand' of the english language. they not only tinkered with the diction, they also came up with new words, (candy/sweet), modified the spellings and super-impose new meanings on existing words ("pants" does not mean the same thing to an american and a Briton). Football was invented to be different form football and they call football "soccer".


The list is endless but I'm sure u ge the drift. All in all, the efforts paid off because there is now a brand of english language called "American English!"

Answer 5

listen to a Yorkshire accent, or a Geordie accent. Or a welsh accent, or a south of England accent. Then maybe you'll be able to answer your own question.When was the last time you analyzed a Cockney accent? NOTHING is pronounced correctly and that's the city where the Queen of England lives. American accents are no different they all differ, and what's wrong with that? it helps identify where a person comes from , it's not a "class" thing unless you choose to make it so.

Answer 6

It's like a dialect with the various versions British English and American English.
There's not one version of American English, there are a lot of different ways to pronounce words. New Englanders pronounce the words you stated very different from somebody from the South.
Same in the UK.
The pronounciation just developed differently in different regions.

Answer 7

When I was growing up in Buffalo we had a girl move to my school from New Jersey and we mocked her for saying "warder" - I think this is a very regional thing.

As for the "D" in place of "T" I really haven't noticed it. But I am an American and it might be the case. It also sounds very regional to me.

Answer 8

Depends on where in America you live and the level of education of the individual. Certain areas of our country do have accents pertinent to their areas only -- hence, the Southern accent, the loss of "Rs" in the New England area, the definite Brooklyn accent. Actually, I enjoy the legitimate accents but think the lesser educated would greatly benefit themselves if they tried to improve their speaking and language skills.

Answer 9

Not everyone in America doesn't pronounce "t"s in their words. It's just lazy pronunciation for those that speak that way. For some, it's just part of an accent. There are tons of different accents in America, depending on where you're from.

Answer 10

For most american people...it all depends on where they live and/or where they're from as far as pronunciation of words...
Different people from other states pronounce words differently all the time...and they enunciate certain letters of the word differently too.
I really don't know "why" but from my experience this is just the way that it is...
Sorry I couldn't be of more help to you...

Answer 11

just as England has different accents depending on where you grew up, so does the US. So pardy in the south will be party in NY or CA, and potty in Boston.