Er ... I think I may have more than one dialect. A couple of those that I marked as not-correct in 'my' dialect, I'm quite accustomed to hearing from strangers in my area. A few that I marked correct, I would expect to hear at RenFest or SCA/Markland events, or when someone were trying to evoke a relevant mood or be tryin' ta sound like a pyrate.
Beyond that, what feels natural to me is probably an amalgam of central-Maryland suburban, central-Marylamd urban, academic, Shakespeare/KJV-ish, and a strange mistranslated-Middle-English-oid; shifting with context, audience, and desired effect.
Then agin', mah accent changes too, tho' less off'n than it usedta. (And I learned the habit of using 'ain't' tight here in Maryland.)
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Date: 2007-06-12 02:45 am (UTC)Beyond that, what feels natural to me is probably an amalgam of central-Maryland suburban, central-Marylamd urban, academic, Shakespeare/KJV-ish, and a strange mistranslated-Middle-English-oid; shifting with context, audience, and desired effect.
Then agin', mah accent changes too, tho' less off'n than it usedta. (And I learned the habit of using 'ain't' tight here in Maryland.)