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21. A-tall is very common in Appalachia, traveled from there to the West.

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 09:18 AM

Jul 2023

At least, it did in TV Westerns.

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Words pronounced differently (in early tv and movies) [View all] Nittersing Jul 2023 OP

Suspect, with the accent on 'sus' House of Roberts Jul 2023 #1

Thank you. niyad Jul 2023 #2

Yes, the accent on the first syllable indicates whathehell Jul 2023 #3

Guess I need to clarify. Nittersing Jul 2023 #6

Possibly they are pronouncing it as it would be when you say Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #12

No. Nittersing Jul 2023 #13

didnt the little rascals refer to their robot as a rah-bot (not row-bot) Blues Heron Jul 2023 #4

I haven't heard that one, but I don't usually watch them.... nt Nittersing Jul 2023 #9

That's funny.... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #5

Kathryn Hepburn and Cary Grant!! Nittersing Jul 2023 #8

Thanks for the welcome! Think. Again. Jul 2023 #11

FDR was also a prominent user of the accent. Aristus Jul 2023 #24

Interesting - they also would pronounce third and bird yorkster Jul 2023 #16

Not that but I noticed : LakeArenal Jul 2023 #7

My dad was older than all my friends' dads Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #14

Like British people do, IOW Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #15

Correct on British pronunciation. I'll add that we're not British either. Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #23

I remember hearing this as well. Nittersing Jul 2023 #17

Language is a living thing & evolves. CrispyQ Jul 2023 #18

I've only ever heard ir-REV-oc-a-ble. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #19

And nice was something you didn't want to be. GPV Jul 2023 #20

Brits and Aussies say DIS-tribute. We say Dis-TRIB-ute. Aristus Jul 2023 #25

A-tall is very common in Appalachia, traveled from there to the West. eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #21

On the Andy Griffith show Aunt Bea's accent always got me wondering ArizonaLib Jul 2023 #27