Re: sanna zay

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I agree about "the" S.L.O. boundary.

I thought "hella" was universal.  Maybe I'm in a bubble.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 06:38:31 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > electoral-vote.com
 > 
 > J.E. in where-I-live (sometimes pronounced Sanna Zay), CA, writes: R.L. 
 > came up with their own list of Ca speech characteristics. 
 > However, R.L.'s brush was too broad for my taste.
 > 
 > You need to get past at least San Luis Obispo before people start 
 > "the"-ing highways. Show some NorCal pride, R.L.!
 > 
 > Conversely, "hella" is a Bay Area phrase, which explains why an 
 > Alamedan would know of it. In my trips to the water-stealing half of 
 > the state, I always code-switch away from this term, lest I be outed 
 > as a Northerner. Seeing (undoubtedly) (Z)'s response causes me to 
 > rethink this. My own local bias is clearly showing here.
 > 
 > Only Bay Areans hold "Frisco" disdainfully. But the larger issue is 
 > the rise of "San Fran." I feel powerless to stop it.
 > 
 > Lots of locals call it "Cali," although I refuse. I want R.L. to be 
 > right here, but alas.
 > 
 > And finally, yes, we do conflate everything east of the Rockies. I 
 > still don't believe Virginia is a Southern state, although Gov. 
 > Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is really testing me.
 > 
 > The one thing missing from both lists is our dialect, which removes 
 > the letter "T" when it is after an "N."