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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•7 months agoAs a kiwi, that does my head in… It’s worse even than the new orleans “naahlins” thing
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•7 months agoSoutherner here, it’s “norlins” but lots of us also call it “Nola”
minus-squareCethinlinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoNola is an acronym, not a pronunciation thing. New Orleans, Louisiana, or NO LA for short.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoOh I know, really just suggesting it as an alternative so our kiwi friends brain would stop breaking
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoIt makes perfect sense when you realize Americans try to speak by making as few sounds as possible.
minus-squaresynae[he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoWhat we lack in quantity (or quality!), we make up for in volume
As a kiwi, that does my head in…
It’s worse even than the new orleans “naahlins” thing
Southerner here, it’s “norlins” but lots of us also call it “Nola”
Nola is an acronym, not a pronunciation thing. New Orleans, Louisiana, or NO LA for short.
Oh I know, really just suggesting it as an alternative so our kiwi friends brain would stop breaking
It makes perfect sense when you realize Americans try to speak by making as few sounds as possible.
What we lack in quantity (or quality!), we make up for in volume