Hey, so I am from MN, I wentto Florida this past month, as I was talking to the hotel manager about something for my room, this lady comes up andc omments on my accent. Now, I know t hat I do have one,but I don't think I do sicne I am used to it,d o you think Minnesotans have an accent?
2007-11-24 06:25:08 · 9 answers · asked by Emily J 6 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
Please don't make any refrences to Fargo. I know for a think I don't say "Dontcha know." Or "Yah Don'tcha know." It's annoying as hell.
2007-11-24 06:29:11 · update #1
Oh my. My boyfriend works with a few Minnesotans and they sure as heck DO have an accent! It's very strong, especially down here in Texas. Don't you think that Southern folks have an accent? Well, so do y'all Northerners!
2007-11-24 06:33:26 · answer #1 · answered by Bookworm 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Minnesota Accent
2016-11-05 09:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by cully 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yah, we do a little bit. I'm from Minneapolis, and I live in Mississippi now. We accent our vowels as a long sound (Minnesoooooda and bag rather than bahg) and we do sometimes end our sentences like we're asking a question(?). And if you're from nothern MN, it's a little more Canadian. But, come on, Floridians have accents, too!
2007-11-24 06:34:31 · answer #3 · answered by sippigrrrl 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
being from minnesota born n raised that i was in oklahoma for 12 years and with family there also are from here that I didn't notice anything but for the rest of the family when they moved there, they was a difference from what she was told. Once again I couldn't tell. I'm guessing it all depends on the location you are in and the age of the people your talking to
2007-11-24 06:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by stephen a 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I went to school in Minnesota from the south. Yes, there is a definite accent among most natives. What I thought was cute is that it is commom to hear " borrow me five dollars." They do not want you to actually go and borrow it; they want you to lend them five dollars. It is not as if they do not speak correct English, for Minnesota ranks high in academics nationwide.
2007-11-24 06:36:00 · answer #5 · answered by Richard S 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes! ive been in MN my whole life and ive noticed that we often dont pronounce "t"s like minnesoda and ofden. we also have long o's and a's
2013-12-18 13:01:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eh, I really can't tell because I have never left MN, so I don't really know how everyone else talks. haha.
2007-11-24 06:28:01 · answer #7 · answered by Drummer_Avenged sevenfoldxHIMx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, my best friend lives in Minnesota and I am from Texas. We know I have one but she certainly does not.
2007-11-24 06:27:56 · answer #8 · answered by Becca K 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I think it is more noticeable among rural than urban folk, and among older than younger.
2007-11-24 06:29:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think it is typical mid western accent with flat "a"s, and pronouncing water as "woter" etc.
2007-11-24 06:36:00 · answer #10 · answered by professortvz 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋