@Cmoney860

6 months ago

CT here. Always been jerkoff. You may come across someone saying jag-off like this every now and then but it is meant to be humorous I suppose. Switching up its pronunciation, similar to how many times the word "bitcc" is changed up real quik to "bee-otch!' Like I said, its a humours type way of saying it. Where as if I indeed wanted to call somebody a complete jerkoff and mean every word, I would pronounce the word as it is meant to be pronounced and there would be no sarcasm or joke about it. But not gonna lie, that jag-off has a certain ring to it. The east coast is really home to many accents. Some similar and some that are close to home but seem like a completely new sound, unheard before. Yo, I was at Ace hardware last month here in Los Angeles. Been here going on 9-almost 10 years. Originally from Hartford. Had friends from Boston, Springfield, and the Bronx. Got family in Queens and my wife and in-laws are from Brooklyn. Yeah I know, won the lottery with that one. I mention all that to say that I been around and heard many tones from many tongues from many people. So I am at Ace and walked up to checkout. The cashier complimented me on my Buffalo Bills fitted hat I had on. Yo.....this dude's accent was unwordly. Heard it? Never heard it? Is that Boston with a touch of Australian? Had to ask since he is my best friend and all now ya know? After the generous hat compliment and all. Said "bro, I have to ask. Where in the world is your accent from?" He looked at me and said, "wow, thought you caught on after the comment. I am from Buffalo New York bro." Here I am thinking I been around the 5 boroughs and have an ear to identify the birthplace of a sloth, but nope. That was kinda weird and cool at the same time. Accents are an interesting part of linguistics in general. But why that accent was sooo darn defined I will never know

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