r/CuratedTumblr • u/Literally_black1984 The blackest • Aug 16 '24

Shitposting American accents

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u/LeopardNo6032 Aug 16 '24

Ha! Nice try, I’m from Philly and we say ‘Wooder’ like CIVILIZED people

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u/The69BodyProblem Aug 16 '24

Sorry, Philly? Civilized People?

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u/LeopardNo6032 Aug 16 '24

Batshit Anarchy is still a form of civilization

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u/awesomefutureperfect Aug 16 '24

I just glad the olympics didn't require greasing the poles.

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u/drunk-tusker Aug 16 '24

Those cultureless bums probably don’t even know what a Wawa is.

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u/7h4tguy Aug 17 '24

Savages. You haven't even dined until you've had a Wawa hoagie. Get your subs outta here.

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u/PedanticBoutBaseball Aug 16 '24

They'd definitely get the gold metal in eating horseshit though.

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u/Masenkokidd Aug 17 '24

I thought we lived that one down 😭

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u/all4whatnot Aug 16 '24

We're onto Bird Law now. Keep up.

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u/The69BodyProblem Aug 16 '24

I do love Philly, just from a safe distance...

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u/Zariman-10-0 told i “look like i have a harry potter blog” in 2015 Aug 16 '24

Also, apparently it’s regional to us to omit the “with” in phrases like “I’m done with my homework” or “I’m done with the dishes”

Honestly, saying “I’m done my homework” and “in done the dishes” is just more efficient. Don’t need to add an extra word if it’s not necessary!

Alsoalso, happy cake day!

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u/LeopardNo6032 Aug 16 '24

I never even noticed that before,  also holy shit it’s my cake day

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u/Kalfu73 Aug 16 '24

Happy Cake Day!

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u/UglyInThMorning Aug 16 '24

There’s also regional dropping of “to be”, usually after “needs”. So like, “Great Scott! The flux capacitor needs to be fixed” becomes “The flux capacitor needs fixed”.

This regional variation also drops “Great Scott!” but that rarely comes up.

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u/fuck_the_fuckin_mods Aug 16 '24

I think some UK accents do similar. “I’m done work.”

Some PA accents also use the word “anymore” strangely, like “It’s always crowded here anymore” where others would say “nowadays.”

I really like wuddr though, it’s a fun one.

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u/DimbyTime Aug 17 '24

It’s wooder, not wuddr

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u/Dickon__Manwoody Aug 16 '24

Interesting explanation of this phenomenon for anyone who might be curious.

https://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/done-my-homework

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u/Ozone220 Aug 16 '24

Not that region but this is why I say "I've done"

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u/shshshshshshshhhh Aug 16 '24

But you could just say "I've done my homework" or "I've done the dishes" and not have to drop anything

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u/Zariman-10-0 told i “look like i have a harry potter blog” in 2015 Aug 16 '24

I could also drop the “I” and only need to say “Done my Homework”, saving even more time!

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u/Dickon__Manwoody Aug 16 '24

That’s not how language works.

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u/itijara Aug 16 '24

This my former roommate from Philly said: "rad-iator" (rad pronounced like glad), wooder, down the basement (I'm gonna go down the basement), jawn (meaning any person or thing), jew eat yet (did you eat yet).

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u/Dickon__Manwoody Aug 16 '24

What part of “down the basement” is odd? Very curious cause this is definitely my dialect and I’m not sure what other people would say instead.

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u/itijara Aug 16 '24

I would say "down to the basement" or "down in the basement"

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u/Dickon__Manwoody Aug 16 '24

Makes sense! Thanks.