Utahnic pronunciation variations:
1) "or" pronounced as "ar" and "ar" pronounced as "or".
Standard pronunciation : "Margery feeds horses corn in the barn."
Sample Utahnic pronunciation: "Morgery feeds harses carn in the born."
The predominant religion here: "Marmons who pray to the Lard."
This pronunciation does not cause too much trouble unless you enlist in the "Ormy" and are stationed at "Fart Ard, Califarnia" !
2a) Low Utahics: Do not pronounce "t" sounds in the middle and end of words.
Examples:
"Button" becomes "Buh'un",
"Mountain" becomes "Mouw'un"
"Brighton Ski Area" becomes "Bry'un Ski Area"
2b) High Utahnics: "t" sounds, when pronounced at all, often become "d" sounds.
Sample Usages:
"Delta Airlines " becomes "Delda Airlines"
"Attitude" becomes "additude"
"Alta Ski Resort" becomes "Alda Ski Area"
"I goddagogedda book" means "I must go get a book."
3) Pronounce "il" phonemes as "el".
Sample Usages:
"Pillow" becomes "Pellow"
"Milk" becomes "Melk"
4) Pronounce "ah" phonemes as "ahr"
Sample Usages:
"Wash" becomes "Warsh"
"Squash" becomes "Squarsh"
5) Pronounce words ending in "sa" as "za".
Sample Usages: "Salsa" becomes "Salza".
"Mensa" becomes "Menza" (but hey, what's Mensa?)
6) Pronounce "ale" phonemes as "ell"
Sample Usages:
If something is available for purchase, It is not
"For sale", it is "For Sell"
When we empty the post box, we do not "get the mail",
we "get the mell".
The two genders here in Utah are "Mell" and "FeeMell".
Utahnic Phraseologies:
Utahnic: "What it is, is..."
Meaning: "The issue is..."
Utahnic: "But, Hey..."
Meaning: "Stop and consider this..."
Utahnic: "Set with me."
Meaning: "Sit with me."
Utahnic: "Ferignernt"
Meaning: "How Rude"
Derivation: "For ignorant"
Sample Usage: "When LaMar pulled LaDawn's hair, LaDawn shouted, "Ferignernt !" at LaMar.
Utahnic: "Oofer..."
Meaning: "How very..."
Derivation: "Oh for..."
Sample Usages: "LaRae remarked, 'Oofer Fun,' when she heard the weekend plans."
Can be combined with previous Utahnic, "Ooferignernt" meaning "How very rude".
Utahnic: "-ing" endings to words become "-un"
Sample Usages: "Going" becomes "go-un", "Heading" becomes "Head-un",
"Eating" becomes "Ee'un" (combines with previous "no-Ts" rule).
Utahnic: There is no past-tense plural conjugation of the verb infinitive "to be".
Sample Usages: "We was watch'un girls yessurday."
Utahnic: "Crick"
Meaning: "A small, stream-like flow of water."
Sample Usage: "We was hu'un up Mill Crick yessurday."
(Meaning: "We were hunting in Mill Creek yesterday.")
Utahnic: "Over Home"
Meaning: "Back Home" or "At Home"
Sample Usage: "I goddago over home fer lunch" means "I must go back home for lunch."
Utahnic: "Preeshaytya"
Meaning: "I appreciate you"
Utahnic Pseudo-French names:
"LaVell", "LaDell", "LaRue", "LaRae", "LaDawn", "LaMar", "LaVerne"
Utahnic Profanities:
"Flip", "Flippin'", "Dern", "Fetch'un'", "Freak'un", "Oh my heck", "Gosh Dang"
...and remember, In Utah, "Heck is where people go that don't believe in Gosh."
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