You know you’ve lived in Rochester too long when………
you’ve been made fun of, for having a “Rochester” accent.
Accents are what people from the South have, or people from Boston and Canada have… not us! Yet, I’m afraid it’s true. The Rochester accent even gets a mention in Wikipeda.org (touted as “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.”).
A “Rochester accent” can be described as a form of Inland Northern American English, like a “Chicago accent” or a “Detroit accent”. It has also been described as “nasally”, most easily recognized by the vocalization of the short “a” (æ) sound: “and” is delivered as something closer to “i-uhnd” ([ˈɪənd]).
It is often described as including the pronunciation of the city itself as “Rach’str” ([ˈɹatʃ.stɚ]) or describing something as “faen-teas-tic.”
I even came across the above amusing YouTube video titled, “Learn English Pronunciation Rochester New York Accent “.
Will you admit to having the Rochester accent?
Anything else to add to the list? You know you’ve lived in Rochester too long, when…
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