MN Attorney General Ellison asks court to remove three leaders of Otto Bremer Trust “In the Twin Cities, you don’t hear it as much, but if you go to smaller towns and especially northern Minnesota, you start hearing it more and more.”There also can be a great deal of variation across ethnic and economic lines.What’s considered standard English in the U.S. is based on northern, upper-middle-class, white, middle-age people, and what’s defined as Upper Midwestern English also is rooted in linguists’ understanding of mostly white speakers, said Erica Benson, associate professor of linguistics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.Benson added that linguists have studied African-American English in various regions and now some studies are being done on Hmong English in the Upper Midwest.“There’s definitely interest in those different dialects among socio-economic, socio-cultural groups, but … when we’re talking about Upper Midwestern English, we’re thinking about one particular racial, ethnic group,” Benson said. Need food, but can’t get to the store due to COVID hardships? "Fargo." “It was a really unique situation that the rest of Minnesota didn’t have.”That helped create different features of speech over time. . and "Oh Yah?" © 2020 Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau. Since we saw Fargo the film years back my friend and use "Awwww jeez" like everyday, what are some other quotes from the show that you think sounded funniest in those sweet sweet accents? She tells them: Minnesota.“Probably nine times out of 10, they’ll say it back, ‘Minnesooota,’ ” Phillips said. Women, for instance, tend to adopt new speech changes before men, although it’s not exactly clear why that is, said Spartz at UW-Stout.And while people with higher education and socio-economic backgrounds tend to place more value on standard English, shying away from the features that define their regional speech, there also is a desire among many to use speech as a way to identify as part of a group.“If you’re from Minnesota, you’re proud to be from Minnesota,” said Spartz, who hails from Le Center and went to high school with Phillips. Mention “Minnesota dialect” to an American, and they’ll give you an imitation replete with oh yahs and you betchas and dontchaknows. “We may need a little more time to see how those changes are going to develop.”Changes to dialect are very slow to occur and may not affect everyone in the same way. “I’ll say, ‘I don’t sound like that,’ and they’ll say, ‘No, that’s exactly what you sound like.’ “As it turns out, Phillips has a Minnesota accent — something she didn’t know until 2007, when she moved to Indiana and was suddenly surrounded by entirely new, more southern accents. Since it’s a curse-free version of “Oh, Jesus”, it even sounds North Dakota nice when it’s used in times of fear or misfortune. is pretty common....Hard to go wrong with phrases that have two words with long vowels.i saw the movie long ago, but after episode 1 me and my roomate always use aww jeezI love the "uffda's", especially since it reminds me of living back in Norway not so long ago. Woman survives being tossed violently by buffalo in S.D. Our goal with article comments is to provide a space for civil, informative and constructive conversations. But make no mistake, the hearty comfort food that results from tossing together a protein, a starch, a can of cream-of-something soup and whatever vegetables you have on hand will always be called a hotdish. “(People have) brought that up in reference to my accent.”Before he moved to Chapel Hill, Hicks knew intellectually that he had an accent, but when surrounded by people who speak similarly, one’s own accent can be difficult to detect, he said.And like Phillips, it wasn’t until he moved out of the region that it actually hit home: He talks like a Minnesotan.“I think it is a point of pride for me,” he said. And, yes, we’re subtly trying to make you say it, too.This is another occasion where that stereotypical Fargo accent creeps into even the most neutral speech pattern. So tired of finals and school and just want to be done? I’ve always loved the Coen brothers’ films, and Fargo … So even potentially disturbing news may be greeted with an even-keeled “Well…that’s different.” The pause between words, the degree of emphasis on the word “different” and body language will provide insight into just how alarming the speaker finds your news to be.Sure, you can call it a casserole or a covered dish and we’ll know what you mean. Find more at http://www.daveryanshow.com