My Dad found this on Facebook and I’m so glad he shared it with me. It’s a collection of color-coded maps illustrating how American English varies throughout our country. It’s fascinating! You can view all 22 maps here, but I’m also going to share a few of my favorites with you.
The caramel debate.
After seeing how other parts of the US pronounce “mayonnaise” and “pajamas,” I now understand why so many people have asked where I’m originally from.
And most of the country can’t hear the difference between Kerry and Cary, which is so bizarre because they’re two very different names!
I had a lot of fun flipping through these maps, take a few minutes and maybe you will too :)
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Now I’m all paranoid that I’m mispronouncing “Cary” and “Kerry”…how are they different? O_o
I would guess that you aren’t! For most of the country it seems that only the spelling is different :)