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This was fun.

I left no questions unanswered ... I am well versed in the term "blow off class" (also have heard it called a "Mickey Mouse class", but that wasn't an option) and I always pronounce caramel with only two syllables.

I did get quite a kick out of the mary/merry/marry thing, since I used to work with a guy from Long Island and he insisted that there was a difference. We could all hear it when he said it, but no matter how much we practiced, we could never imitate it!

But the results definitely fit me, since I've lived in four states, but they are all midwestern (Michigan, northwest Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana). Though I will confess that, having lived in central IL and central IN for the last 7 years, which seems to be where the "southern accent" thing starts creeping in, I have noticed myself beginning to drawl more than I used to. I have yet to catch myself using "Y'all" in easy conversation, but I will no longer be shocked if and when it finally happens.

Kathy