People usually mimic the speech community in which they grew up. Are you sure there is no one in your family who pronounces these words as you do? Who were your care-givers until age 5? Was there a grandmother or another family member who came from a different part of the country? You can try to fi...

I have a question about word pronunciations. This is from my friends constantly telling me I say things funny. Anyway, I am from Western PA; I grew up here and live here to this day. I don't know if that has anything to do with it. None of my family says certain words like me. I'll say "wooder&...

I have a question about word pronunciations. This is from my friends constantly telling me I say things funny. Anyway, I am from Western PA; I grew up here and live here to this day. I don't know if that has anything to do with it. None of my family says certain words like me. I'll say "wooder&...