The truth behind the M'waukee accent

[Dave Monroe]

Ask some dyed-in-the-wool Milwaukeeans if there's a
such thing as a Milwaukee accent, and it's actually
possible some of them will say no.

Maybe they'll even say, "Ya, der ain't a M'waukee
accent, you've gotta go down by da Sout, once, to hear
someone talk like dat."

And, from a linguistic point of view, those
Milwaukeeans--the ones who say 'bubbler,' 'acrosst'
and 'ain'a,'--the ones who speak with that distinct
thick nasal intonation--may be correct, depending on
which linguist you ask....

http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/accent.html?page=1

My favorite local senetence: "Right on out into da
lake dere an' ev'ryt'in', der hey ...."  Might I add
that I was born in Madison ...


		
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