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Spixxy
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The difference in pronunciation has to do with what part of the country one comes from. An American from the east, west, south and north or other areas of the country can say the same word and in each part of the word may sound totally different. My Dad was from New York. When I said the word "drawer," he would say the same word but pronounced in "draw." When we were visting Boston we were waiting to hear the words "Park Street" announced." When the subway operator called it out though, he pronounced it "Pawk Street."
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Dialect--regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language. This can be a difference in how common words are pronounced or it can be the use of a word or phrase that is unique to a region. As another user already stated, correctly, this is probably why some people pronounce wash as "warsh". I am all too familiar with this myself since I live near "Warshington DC" :)
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Actually, I think it has to do with the strong easterly winds that blow over Boston; they blow all the "r"s out of the middle of words there, and then the "r"s get dropped into the midwest where the winds die away. (No, of course I'm not being serious. But still....)
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none of this makes sense to me. there is no "r" in wash. i really just don't understand it!
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We typically say Warsh around here
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I don't know but it's hot, hot, hot!
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Dont make fun of me i say warsh IM FROM TEXAS YALL IM GONNA GO WARSH MY CLOTHES IN THE DISH WARSHER THEN GO PUT THEM IN THE CLOTHES WARSHER THEN BACK IN THE DISH WARSHER TO DRY
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It sounds like country talk, since I heard that word by some Texans that say, warsh Instead of wash... The Importance thing about It Is, I understand what they said by saying the word warsh =)
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