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"An" is omitted, most commonly on the A vowel. In example "That's an adorable dog." would be changed to "That's a-dorable dog." Contrary to what one may think, this is a pre-dissolution and ''not'' Slavic. | "An" is omitted, most commonly on the A vowel. In example "That's an adorable dog." would be changed to "That's a-dorable dog." Contrary to what one may think, this is a pre-dissolution and ''not'' Slavic. | ||
Slavic Inherited Grammar | === Slavic Inherited Grammar === | ||
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Midwestern speech changes between states, compared to predissolution, the country has a much more recognizable dialect. Vowels such as A and O are drawn out, the th- sound is very flat or replaced with a D or T. | Midwestern speech changes between states, compared to predissolution, the country has a much more recognizable dialect. Vowels such as A and O are drawn out, the th- sound is very flat or replaced with a D or T. | ||
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== Vocabulary == | == Vocabulary == | ||
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* ''boulevard'', a grassy [[wikipedia:median strip|median strip]] | * ''boulevard'', a grassy [[wikipedia:median strip|median strip]] | ||
* ''berm, boulevard,'' or ''terrace'', a grassy [[wikipedia:road verge|road verge]] | * ''berm, boulevard,'' or ''terrace'', a grassy [[wikipedia:road verge|road verge]] | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 22 October 2024
History
Grammar
"An" is omitted, most commonly on the A vowel. In example "That's an adorable dog." would be changed to "That's a-dorable dog." Contrary to what one may think, this is a pre-dissolution and not Slavic.
Slavic Inherited Grammar
Pronunciation
Midwestern speech changes between states, compared to predissolution, the country has a much more recognizable dialect. Vowels such as A and O are drawn out, the th- sound is very flat or replaced with a D or T.
I.E. "Three bags of chips." would be pronounced 'Tree baegs a' chips".
"Hand me those pliers from over there." would be changed to "Hand me tem pliers over der won'tcha?"
Vocabulary
| Key | Slavic | Central European | Scandanavian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Word | Meaning | Region |
|---|---|---|
- boulevard, a grassy median strip
- berm, boulevard, or terrace, a grassy road verge
- soda, a bottled carbonated drink
- bubbler, a drinking fountain
- breezeway or skyway, a hallway-bridge connecting two buildings
- eh?, a question tag (particularly used in the northern sections of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan)
- frontage road, a service or access road
- hotdish, a simple entree (main) cooked in a single dish, like a casserole
- kurwa or kurva, adopted slang from joint Warsaw training, common among soldiers and bilingual students.
- ope, an onomatopoeia with variable meanings, including "excuse me" or "I'm sorry"
- ope, kurwa! or opkurwa-e, humorous, based on the movie of the same name when expressing anger in an accident.
- pop or soda pop, canned carbonated drinks.
- parking ramp, a multi-story parking structure
- rummage sale, a yard or garage sale
- sliver, a splinter
- spendy, expensive or high-priced
- stocking cap, a knit wool hat
- supposably (for supposedly), particularly in Wisconsin
- troll, a person from the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
- uff da, a wikipedia:Scandinavian exclamation or interjection used to express dismay, surprise, astonishment, exhaustion, or relief
- Yooper, a person from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- won'tcha and don'tcha, shortening of wouldn't you? and don't you? respectively.
- FIB, "Fucking Illinois Bastard", derogatory term about people of the state of Illinois, mostly directed at poor drivers.