Posted Mar 19, 2003 by Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide!
The professor used to get the hugest kick out of having me speak to demonstrate what the "Great Lakes Vowel Shift" sounds like. Personally, I can't hear it -- I was never all too clear what made my voice sound so different from those of my Texan classmates. I had grown up with Texan parents, so I said y'all just like the Texans did. But I grew up outside of Chicago, so there's apparently something about the way I say my vowels that is distinctly "Great Lakes"-ish.
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Posted Mar 19, 2003 by anhaga
I left Ottawa when I was four years old but I'm still told (three decades later) that I have an "Ottawa Valley Accent".
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Posted Mar 19, 2003 by anhaga
I'm very surprised that the great vowel shift has been the inspiration for so many conversations. 
Maybe I'll write an entry on the Venerable Bede.
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Posted Mar 19, 2003 by anhaga
oh, crap. there already is one: A534764
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