It's good to know that other people are fascinated with words and the way people speak. When I hear someone with an accent, I'll stop at nothing to figure out where they are from. Anyway, Desiree posted her video here (with her adorable awake baby). You caught us at naptime! And also at "it is so humid that a headbanded ponytail is all that will work" time...
If you want to try it and post your video, here are the questions...
Say These Words: Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting Image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is a bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
Do you think you have an accent?
Be a wizard or a vampire?
Do you know anyone on Tumblr in real life?
Comments
And you had tornadoes too? Are you ok? The sirens were going off all night but the baby slept through them thank God. :-)
Linguistics was my favorite class in school and I'm a total sucker for accents, :-)