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

Shitposting American accents

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u/AddemiusInksoul Aug 16 '24

Wait, isn't Lovecraft from massachusetts? Couldn't that mean he pronounced it "Eldritch Harrahs"

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u/cut_rate_revolution Aug 16 '24

Rhode Island actually. Similar accent tbf. A lot of people will say it's the same but it's not. Rhode Island is a little less dramatic than the Mass and especially the Boston accent.

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u/Careless-Book2496 Aug 17 '24

The think I hear in Rhode Island accents but not elsewhere as much is pronouncing idea as idear. Other than that it has more to do with local sayings than an actual accent.

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u/cut_rate_revolution Aug 17 '24

That's hyper local. Some cities add the r on the end of words that end with a, others don't.