#my mom's from Virginia and my dad's from Cuba but they both spent most of their lives in California

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Who the heck pronounces t’s in the middle of words?  Who even has the time for that anymore?

Internet = Innernet

Bounty Hunter = Bowny Hunner

Atlanta = Atlanna

Water = Wadder

It is high time for a semantic shift!  Who’s with me?

#my accent is a weird mix of southern and western #my mom's from Virginia and my dad's from Cuba but they both spent most of their lives in California #then they moved to Florida when I was a baby #so I grew up hearing them speak one way and everyone else speak another way #I don't know who I am or where I belong #accent #southern accent #western accent #california accent #california #the south #deep south #florida #silent t #silent letter #semantics #linguistics #phonology #semantic shift #language #pronunciation