Quote Originally Posted by Kiltman View Post
Great story. Do they really have accents in Ohio!?
I remember reading somewhere years ago that the Ohio accent is the "American" accent people want for newscasters and the like. Apparently Ohio (or Ahia, where I am from in W. Pa.) has the quintessential American sound. one of those kind of sad things when everyone sounds the same and regional accents get lost. BTW, even though I am a "yinzer" by birth, I have worked hard to lose the sound...