I grew up thinking I didn't have an accent.  People from Queens have an accent.  I grew up in Somers.  There's no such thing as a Somers accent!But then I went to Ithaca College, and lots of conversations followed this script:Me: saying somethingOther person: Huh?Me: repeating something.Other person: What?Me: repeating something again, faster and with great frustration.Other person: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?Me: spelling the important words.Other person:  Oh! You mean [corrected pronunciation]My favorite example of this was a discussion about a club called The Haunt, in downtown Ithaca.  The closest … [Read more...]