I reckon I'll have to start saying nissah then.
I'll add it to my nawthen vocabulary.

Well, no one talks like that in western ma.

I think I'm coming to your house, Kathy.

Fine with me! But the locals do say buh-in and mau-in (glottal stops) for button and mountain.

Nevermind.
I'd better remain in familiar territory for awhile longer.
But thanks!

I just had to stop by to say HELLO to all my northern friends! Louise, I was thinking about you this summer. I was in Maine the weekend of your plant swap and if I hadn't been spending precious time with my new grandson I had even thought of driving over the border to join you! Imagine my surprise when I saw your avatar - it's a little tough to see but Virginia, my clay pot lady, has the SAME tiara!



Celeste, I got quite a kick out of the "Downeast Drawl tips"!

eclayne said:Me, I like to think I have NO accent!

I like to "think" the same thing but unfortunately there are a few 'southerners' who have picked up the Yankee in me since moving to VA!

hey Debbie

I was thinkin Quahog was like an eastern sasquatch sorta thing. Buddins=buttons in some states. I luv that word: buddins. inaboudanhouah sounds Bronxish to me

Well these two coastal ports both dropped their r sounds. I wrote a paper about it once. After the Brits arrived saying the r sound, there was a trend in England to drop r sounds in speech. Because the coastal ports did business with them, they dropped r sounds to sound British and make money. Charleston, SC, Boston, NYC, etc.

DD in Ohio says she dropped the eastern MA acent except for the name Martha i.e. Matha & can't seem to put the r in the name. I am from the midwest so don't have this eastern stuff except one can pick it up. I have to be careful how I say Gloucester. The 'r' is on the end but the middle sounds Bostonish.
My mother (from Omaha) went to school north of Boston & I can remember as a child her chuckles when someone asked her for directions to the Bawston Store. She gave directions & walked along chuckling Bawston Store to herself. I didn't understand the joke at that time.

my New England vowels are gone. I still have to think to put the r in Martha though(my mouth wants to say Mawtha)

Hi Debbie! I would have LOVED itif youcould have come! Sorry about mylame (litwrally) typing. I hurt my hand and am cut off from all meaningful endeavors. Left handed typing is lowsy. Sorry. Congrats on your new Grandbaby, Deb!

for DonnyB's hand

hope you feel better Louise!!

Lordy, it was all I could do to understand you all but I think i got it. I'm originally from Mo. So I know I talk funny...Moved to Ga. probably even worser now. But love readin what you all writtin.....

Ouch! What happened to your hand Louise? I can type but have also been "cut off from all meaningful endeavors" for six weeks now with a severely sprained ankle. Fortunately I've used the 'free' time to knit a few things for my new grandson and the girls over the Garden Art forum have been keeping me busy as well while I'm 'disabled'.

So sorry to hear about your hand Louise! Feel better soon.
"Left handed typing is lowsy" not if your a totally lefty.

Geesh, guys! Ouch Louise and Debbie. Get better soon!

So sorry Deb, didn't see your post about ankle! Geez, im sorry your down for the count but bet the grandkids aren't if they are getting new things.