Why is it...

My df goes to kip!

I actually heard a new one today, df told me that he’s had more meetings than a jockey.  I had to get an explanation for it. 

In all of my life I have never heard anyone pronouce water, wa'er. I wonder what part of the country they were from? I personally don't say a hard g in hanger and others from the same city do. I also know some folks that say "warsh" instead of wash.

I tease one of my coworkers who is from NJ for say ‘caufee’ and ‘drower’.  I might not have spelled the latter in the best phonetic way, but I’m sure there is someone here who can do it better. 

Ok, that's a new one for me too, what's it mean?
Have you all heard "hotter than fish grease"?  Like it was hotter than fish grease in there. I don't think you would say a person was hotter than fish grease if they were realy attractive.
That's a southern saying, they have the best sayings down south.

Apparently each race for a jockey is called a meeting, so they have loads back to back.  He’ll say that hes sweating like a grand national winner, or like a rapist in court.  Or that he’s so hungry that he could eat the horse and chase the jockey.  He also likes to call things a dogs breakfast, say that people are brown bread and before I figured it out he used to ask if I’d like to go dogging.  He’s got a bit of a dirty mouth!

He’s got a bit of a dirty mouth!

sounds like my kind of peeps! haha

In all of my life I have never heard anyone pronouce water, wa'er. I wonder what part of the country they were from? I personally don't say a hard g in hanger and others from the same city do. I also know some folks that say "warsh" instead of wash.

It's kind of like the wa'/were/was thing. They hear themselves (and each other) say "was" but you're hearing "were" because they're not pronouncing the "a" or "s" in the way you're used to.

Americans tend to pronounce the "t" in water in a way that Brits don't interpret as being a "t" - depending on your accent (and theirs) it's often heard as "wadder" or "wa'er". 

I tease one of my coworkers who is from NJ for say ‘caufee’ and ‘drower’.  I might not have spelled the latter in the best phonetic way, but I’m sure there is someone here who can do it better. 

Maybe 'draw'? My mom's family is from NJ (north) and that's how they say it.

Maybe 'draw'? My mom's family is from NJ (north) and that's how they say it.

That's what I was going for!

I'm from Philadelphia and I say "drawer", pronouncing it as it's spelled.  A lot of other Philadelphia area people will pronounce water as "wooder" and coffee as "cauffee", my accent isn't that strong so I just say "water" and "coffee".

My hubby is from Manchester, he pronounces water as "wa'er".

I'm from Philadelphia and I say "drawer", pronouncing it as it's spelled.  A lot of other Philadelphia area people will pronounce water as "wooder" and coffee as "cauffee", my accent isn't that strong so I just say "water" and "coffee".

My hubby is from Manchester, he pronounces water as "wa'er".

My wife is from California and she says 'war a' she also says 'lar' school for law. Then there is bura for butta. (butter)

She says I can't pronounce 'bear' right. I say 'birr'

That's what I was going for!

I'm from Philadelphia and I say "drawer", pronouncing it as it's spelled.  A lot of other Philadelphia area people will pronounce water as "wooder" and coffee as "cauffee", my accent isn't that strong so I just say "water" and "coffee".

My hubby is from Manchester, he pronounces water as "wa'er".

I feel I'm one of the seemingly few Philadelphia-area people who says "water" and not "wooder"! My husband says "wau-ta". "Coffee" I say just as written.

I feel I'm one of the seemingly few Philadelphia-area people who says "water" and not "wooder"! My husband says "wau-ta". "Coffee" I say just as written.

Most say ' kuffey' I think.

DH has a funny (Midlands) way of saying "cake" -- sort of like "caik." At least I could laugh about that with my Yorkshire friend