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I grew up hearing 'mirra' too, but not hamburg (in FL).
In 10 days I'll be going to NC for the first time in lo! these many years to visit an elderly aunt. I will take careful note of her "dialect." But for the most part I find them charming rather than irritating. "Acrost," however, on the lips of a Ph.D....
BTW, in illustration of my previous point to Doris about Southern politicians:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU7fhIO7DG0
He doesn't dwell on pronunciation here but I could certainly imagine him in a debate:
"How do you pronounce W-H-Y?"
"Why."
"Nup. WHAH."
Etc.
Note the number of views.
ETA: I just remember, it wasn't "mirra" I grew up with but "mirrow." It was years before I realized that anyone pronounced that word differently.
My mother (transplanted Kansan in Jacksonville, FL) called pilaf "perlow"... and I still do too when I make her dish.
In 10 days I'll be going to NC for the first time in lo! these many years to visit an elderly aunt. I will take careful note of her "dialect." But for the most part I find them charming rather than irritating. "Acrost," however, on the lips of a Ph.D....
BTW, in illustration of my previous point to Doris about Southern politicians:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU7fhIO7DG0
He doesn't dwell on pronunciation here but I could certainly imagine him in a debate:
"How do you pronounce W-H-Y?"
"Why."
"Nup. WHAH."
Etc.
Note the number of views.
ETA: I just remember, it wasn't "mirra" I grew up with but "mirrow." It was years before I realized that anyone pronounced that word differently.
My mother (transplanted Kansan in Jacksonville, FL) called pilaf "perlow"... and I still do too when I make her dish.
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