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"Ed Huntress" wrote:
Oh, you know :"idear" is my fav mis-rhotic, right? And you'll hear that particular one in other parts of the country, as well. We speak Standard English up in the north of michigan. Wes -- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller |
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"Wes" wrote in message ... "Ed Huntress" wrote: Oh, you know :"idear" is my fav mis-rhotic, right? And you'll hear that particular one in other parts of the country, as well. We speak Standard English up in the north of michigan. Wes The hell you do. g -- Ed Huntress |
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We speak Standard English up in the north of michigan. Wes The hell you do. g Hell is in Michigan. Btw, you live in New Jersey, not Joisey. Wes |
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"Wes" wrote in message news "Ed Huntress" wrote: We speak Standard English up in the north of michigan. Wes The hell you do. g Hell is in Michigan. Yes it is. I always wanted to take the tour but never got there. Btw, you live in New Jersey, not Joisey. Wes When you say "standard English," you may be referring to standard North American syntax and vocabulary. If so, then yes, most educated Americans speak roughly the same dialect today. But pronunciation varies widely. Michigan has four or five different accents. Not knowing where you live, exactly, I can't point you to anything specific. If you're interested, though, here are samples: http://web.ku.edu/~idea/northamerica...n/michigan.htm There are lots of individual pronunciations that will mean something to you if you track such pronunciations in other parts of the country, but they don't mean a lot standing by themselves. Still, it's interesting: http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/.../state_MI.html Anyway, your personal pronunciations may be different, but there are definite differences between Michigan pronunciations and those of the most "neutral" part of the country, which is a large area of the West coast. There are a few pronunciations of mine that give me away as mid-Atlantic, but people rarely think I'm from NJ. That's because the remnants of my accent are Philadelphia/Delaware Valley/South Jersey, not New York/Northeast New Jersey. It's the latter that most people think of as a "Jersey" accent, because that's what you hear on TV shows like "The Sopranos." But in fact that is a very local and ethnic (Italian) accent in NJ. It's about like Brooklyn. Most of us rarely hear that accent in real life. Only on TV. -- Ed Huntress |
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On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:44:48 -0500, Wes wrote:
"Ed Huntress" wrote: Oh, you know :"idear" is my fav mis-rhotic, right? And you'll hear that particular one in other parts of the country, as well. We speak Standard English up in the north of michigan. Wes Oh ya shure! Ya eh?! Gunner, Raised Yooper..who it is said..starts talking Yooper when he is really really ****ed. "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." -- Benjamin Franklin, /The Encouragement of Idleness/, 1766 |
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"Wes" wrote in message ... "Ed Huntress" wrote: "Wes" wrote in message news "Ed Huntress" wrote: We speak Standard English up in the north of michigan. Wes The hell you do. g Hell is in Michigan. Yes it is. I always wanted to take the tour but never got there. Btw, you live in New Jersey, not Joisey. Wes When you say "standard English," you may be referring to standard North American syntax and vocabulary. If so, then yes, most educated Americans speak roughly the same dialect today. But pronunciation varies widely. Michigan has four or five different accents. Not knowing where you live, exactly, I can't point you to anything specific. If you're interested, though, here are samples: http://web.ku.edu/~idea/northamerica...n/michigan.htm That Michigan 3 seemed a bit out of place. Maybe an exile from NYC living in Trenton, NJ. Might even wonder if the guy is Jewish. It does sound more Eastern-urban than the others. The ones from Detroit have a mild, but noticeable Northern Cities Vowel Shift. That sound really stands out to us Easterners, and we usually identify people who have that sound as upper-Midwest. The ones from Ishpeming and L'Anse are definitely Yoopers -- they have a vowel shift, but not in the same direction. It's called "Canadian Raising," if you're interested. g The others have the "Mary-marry-merry merger," another Midwest characteristic identified with Inland North American dialect. It's stronger in Wisconsin, but the whole region shows traces of it, especially from people who have been planted there all their lives. The other ones I sampled seemed pretty normal. Of course. That's what you hear every day. g There are lots of individual pronunciations that will mean something to you if you track such pronunciations in other parts of the country, but they don't mean a lot standing by themselves. Still, it's interesting: http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/.../state_MI.html Anyway, your personal pronunciations may be different, but there are definite differences between Michigan pronunciations and those of the most "neutral" part of the country, which is a large area of the West coast. I'm assuming we are leaving out "valley gurl" ? g Yes, there are local dialects, but a lot of the far West is largely free of the vowel shifts, raisings, non-rhotic pronunciations, and so on, that the rest of us have in our pronunciations. There are a few pronunciations of mine that give me away as mid-Atlantic, but people rarely think I'm from NJ. That's because the remnants of my accent are Philadelphia/Delaware Valley/South Jersey, not New York/Northeast New Jersey. It's the latter that most people think of as a "Jersey" accent, because that's what you hear on TV shows like "The Sopranos." But in fact that is a very local and ethnic (Italian) accent in NJ. It's about like Brooklyn. Most of us rarely hear that accent in real life. Only on TV. Normally when I think Jersey, I think of my adopta dad's Polish family. Well there was an aunt (ANT) that was Italian but she didn't have a lot of influence. In the northeast corner of the state there are several very local, ethnic dialects that still survive. They're for the experts to sort out. I just recognize them as New York-area ethnic (Italian, Polish, or Irish, mostly). If you ever watch the new TV show "Jersey Shore" (which is unlikely g) you'll hear a real hard-core Bergan County Italian pronunciation. The show supposedly takes place in Seaside Heights, where I spent many days when I was in high school. I'll be darned if I can remember ever hearing that harsh accent down there, but you do hear it from time to time when those Bergan County folks get loose. d8-) Some regions have strong accents. Texans sound like Texans, Georgians like Georgians, and when I was speaking to a gent at Starrett today, it was certain he wasn't calling from a call center in India rather than Mass. I *thought* Indiana had a neutral accent until I ran into some people that lived near my former part of the state. Those people have an accent. Don't know how I missed that 35 years ago. My great uncles kids have a bit of accent. Their mom is a WWII British war bride that is still living and as kids they spent a part of every year up in Alaska hunting it tends to make them sound like Canadian's that immigrated from England. Wes Well, as I said, it can be interesting. The more you learn about it the more you get into it. My dad was more into it than I am, and he was a lot better at spotting where people come from. He seemed to pick up the interest when he was in the Marines in WWII. -- Ed Huntress |
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"John R. Carroll" wrote:
The rest of the state isn't much different but I can tell Detroiter from the other side of a crowded, noisy room. You just don't notice and I never did either. I guess you have to move away to notice. Wes -- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller |
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"Ed Huntress" wrote:
That Michigan 3 seemed a bit out of place. Maybe an exile from NYC living in Trenton, NJ. Might even wonder if the guy is Jewish. It does sound more Eastern-urban than the others. The ones from Detroit have a mild, but noticeable Northern Cities Vowel Shift. That sound really stands out to us Easterners, and we usually identify people who have that sound as upper-Midwest. I can usually spot a still working Detroiter by being over fed, a mustach and some wierd beard, expensive SUV, home on a lake near me that he paid too much for, looking down on us non union locals. They seem to be becoming few and far between now. That UAW sticker on their SUV is a tell. The ones from Ishpeming and L'Anse are definitely Yoopers -- they have a vowel shift, but not in the same direction. It's called "Canadian Raising," if you're interested. g I'll have to listen to those. I was looking for the eh factor but got tired of listening. The others have the "Mary-marry-merry merger," another Midwest characteristic identified with Inland North American dialect. It's stronger in Wisconsin, but the whole region shows traces of it, especially from people who have been planted there all their lives. The other ones I sampled seemed pretty normal. Of course. That's what you hear every day. g No chit There are lots of individual pronunciations that will mean something to you if you track such pronunciations in other parts of the country, but they don't mean a lot standing by themselves. Still, it's interesting: http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/.../state_MI.html Anyway, your personal pronunciations may be different, but there are definite differences between Michigan pronunciations and those of the most "neutral" part of the country, which is a large area of the West coast. I'm assuming we are leaving out "valley gurl" ? g Yes, there are local dialects, but a lot of the far West is largely free of the vowel shifts, raisings, non-rhotic pronunciations, and so on, that the rest of us have in our pronunciations. Tom Brokaw, someone not from my area, seems to have little accent to me. Same for Shep Smith that is from down south. He seems to have lost what little he had over time. I guess working from NYC has that effect. You stick me back in any state I've lived in and I tend to start talking like the locals. I guess, I like to fit in wherever I go. I used to joke, the only place I've been is Japan where I didn't pick up a local accent. There are a few pronunciations of mine that give me away as mid-Atlantic, but people rarely think I'm from NJ. That's because the remnants of my accent are Philadelphia/Delaware Valley/South Jersey, not New York/Northeast New Jersey. It's the latter that most people think of as a "Jersey" accent, because that's what you hear on TV shows like "The Sopranos." But in fact that is a very local and ethnic (Italian) accent in NJ. It's about like Brooklyn. Most of us rarely hear that accent in real life. Only on TV. Normally when I think Jersey, I think of my adopta dad's Polish family. Well there was an aunt (ANT) that was Italian but she didn't have a lot of influence. In the northeast corner of the state there are several very local, ethnic dialects that still survive. They're for the experts to sort out. I just recognize them as New York-area ethnic (Italian, Polish, or Irish, mostly). If you ever watch the new TV show "Jersey Shore" (which is unlikely g) I don't get broadcast tv. Fox news, Cspan, Comedy Channel to get Stewart and Colbert's take is enough for me. Every once in a while, JS puts on a good show when he gets outraged by those he belives in that did wrong. Liberals listen to Rush, Conservatives watch Jon Stewart. We watch each other. you'll hear a real hard-core Bergan County Italian pronunciation. The show supposedly takes place in Seaside Heights, where I spent many days when I was in high school. I'll be darned if I can remember ever hearing that harsh accent down there, but you do hear it from time to time when those Bergan County folks get loose. d8-) You much more into accent than I am. Some regions have strong accents. Texans sound like Texans, Georgians like Georgians, and when I was speaking to a gent at Starrett today, it was certain he wasn't calling from a call center in India rather than Mass. I *thought* Indiana had a neutral accent until I ran into some people that lived near my former part of the state. Those people have an accent. Don't know how I missed that 35 years ago. My great uncles kids have a bit of accent. Their mom is a WWII British war bride that is still living and as kids they spent a part of every year up in Alaska hunting it tends to make them sound like Canadian's that immigrated from England. Wes Well, as I said, it can be interesting. The more you learn about it the more you get into it. My dad was more into it than I am, and he was a lot better at spotting where people come from. He seemed to pick up the interest when he was in the Marines in WWII. I think it was easier back when we were much less mobile. Wess -- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller |
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Wes wrote:
"John R. Carroll" wrote: The rest of the state isn't much different but I can tell Detroiter from the other side of a crowded, noisy room. You just don't notice and I never did either. I guess you have to move away to notice. I didn't notice Wes. What got noticed was me. -- John R. Carroll |
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"Wes" wrote in message news "Ed Huntress" wrote: That Michigan 3 seemed a bit out of place. Maybe an exile from NYC living in Trenton, NJ. Might even wonder if the guy is Jewish. It does sound more Eastern-urban than the others. The ones from Detroit have a mild, but noticeable Northern Cities Vowel Shift. That sound really stands out to us Easterners, and we usually identify people who have that sound as upper-Midwest. I can usually spot a still working Detroiter by being over fed, a mustach and some wierd beard, expensive SUV, home on a lake near me that he paid too much for, looking down on us non union locals. They seem to be becoming few and far between now. That UAW sticker on their SUV is a tell. sigh They must miss their long breaks from re-tooling shutdowns. When Oldsmobile shut down for re-tooling, the RVs headed north out of Lansing in a steady stream, filling up parks all over the northern part of the state. The ones who didn't have RVs had cottages on the lakes. The ones from Ishpeming and L'Anse are definitely Yoopers -- they have a vowel shift, but not in the same direction. It's called "Canadian Raising," if you're interested. g I'll have to listen to those. I was looking for the eh factor but got tired of listening. I didn't hear any "eh's," but I didn't listen to all of them. But I heard some "aboots" for "about." and other vowel shifts. The others have the "Mary-marry-merry merger," another Midwest characteristic identified with Inland North American dialect. It's stronger in Wisconsin, but the whole region shows traces of it, especially from people who have been planted there all their lives. The other ones I sampled seemed pretty normal. Of course. That's what you hear every day. g No chit There are lots of individual pronunciations that will mean something to you if you track such pronunciations in other parts of the country, but they don't mean a lot standing by themselves. Still, it's interesting: http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/.../state_MI.html Anyway, your personal pronunciations may be different, but there are definite differences between Michigan pronunciations and those of the most "neutral" part of the country, which is a large area of the West coast. I'm assuming we are leaving out "valley gurl" ? g Yes, there are local dialects, but a lot of the far West is largely free of the vowel shifts, raisings, non-rhotic pronunciations, and so on, that the rest of us have in our pronunciations. Tom Brokaw, someone not from my area, seems to have little accent to me. Same for Shep Smith that is from down south. He seems to have lost what little he had over time. I guess working from NYC has that effect. You stick me back in any state I've lived in and I tend to start talking like the locals. I guess, I like to fit in wherever I go. I used to joke, the only place I've been is Japan where I didn't pick up a local accent. That's pretty common. Since I lived in five different states before I graduated from high school, plus eight years on-and-off in Michigan after that, my accent is very flexible. g There are a few pronunciations of mine that give me away as mid-Atlantic, but people rarely think I'm from NJ. That's because the remnants of my accent are Philadelphia/Delaware Valley/South Jersey, not New York/Northeast New Jersey. It's the latter that most people think of as a "Jersey" accent, because that's what you hear on TV shows like "The Sopranos." But in fact that is a very local and ethnic (Italian) accent in NJ. It's about like Brooklyn. Most of us rarely hear that accent in real life. Only on TV. Normally when I think Jersey, I think of my adopta dad's Polish family. Well there was an aunt (ANT) that was Italian but she didn't have a lot of influence. In the northeast corner of the state there are several very local, ethnic dialects that still survive. They're for the experts to sort out. I just recognize them as New York-area ethnic (Italian, Polish, or Irish, mostly). If you ever watch the new TV show "Jersey Shore" (which is unlikely g) I don't get broadcast tv. Fox news, Cspan, Comedy Channel to get Stewart and Colbert's take is enough for me. Every once in a while, JS puts on a good show when he gets outraged by those he belives in that did wrong. Liberals listen to Rush, Conservatives watch Jon Stewart. We watch each other. you'll hear a real hard-core Bergan County Italian pronunciation. The show supposedly takes place in Seaside Heights, where I spent many days when I was in high school. I'll be darned if I can remember ever hearing that harsh accent down there, but you do hear it from time to time when those Bergan County folks get loose. d8-) You much more into accent than I am. On and off. My interest in linguistics is about the history of grammar and syntax, because it relates to writing. The accents just go along for the ride, and I only dabble. I can't read phonetic transcriptions. It's like learning another language with an entirely different alphabet. Some regions have strong accents. Texans sound like Texans, Georgians like Georgians, and when I was speaking to a gent at Starrett today, it was certain he wasn't calling from a call center in India rather than Mass. I *thought* Indiana had a neutral accent until I ran into some people that lived near my former part of the state. Those people have an accent. Don't know how I missed that 35 years ago. My great uncles kids have a bit of accent. Their mom is a WWII British war bride that is still living and as kids they spent a part of every year up in Alaska hunting it tends to make them sound like Canadian's that immigrated from England. Wes Well, as I said, it can be interesting. The more you learn about it the more you get into it. My dad was more into it than I am, and he was a lot better at spotting where people come from. He seemed to pick up the interest when he was in the Marines in WWII. I think it was easier back when we were much less mobile. Yeah, and the war brought together men from all over the country, back when accents were stronger and people didn't travel as much. I'll bet it was entertaining. One of the funny things I ran into when I attended Michigan State was people asking where I was from, and then saying, "But you don't *sound* like you're from New Jersey!" g Then I had to explain that there are at least three distinct accents in New Jersey...and that I don't sound much like any of them. BTW, if you want to hear authentic, contemporary North Jersey accents, check that page I sent you to before, only go to NJ: http://web.ku.edu/~idea/northamerica.../newjersey.htm There are only three recordings; the first two are typical North Jersey, number 2 sounding more like business and professional people, and number 3 more like blue-collar. They are *very* different from what you typically hear on TV. Number 4 (there is no number 1) is a young woman from Princeton, which is where I lived through my high school years and then again after I was married. That's central Jersey. The girl might sound more like me but she's too young. She sounds like my son -- they're the same age. There's a generational shift in pronunciation that's very marked. -- Ed Huntress |
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Wes wrote: "Ed Huntress" wrote: When you say "standard English," you may be referring to standard North American syntax and vocabulary. If so, then yes, most educated Americans speak roughly the same dialect today. Darn, blew right past your most important point. I agree with that one. I wonder how much effect national commentators on television have on the leveling of accents? Radio & TV have had and USED to use pronunciation guides so that regional variations were almost non existent. NBC had one, first written during W.W. II. there are a lot of others, but most are in house, or limited distribution publications. I have one in storage (somewhere) that I picked up in the early '70s. It was old when I got it. -- Greed is the root of all eBay. |
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