Thursday, February 6, 2025

"You Know" once a minute on average in my podcast interview - the Minnesota Scandinavian dialect

 AI: Yes, Minnesotans are often considered to use the phrase "you know" frequently in conversation, as it's a common characteristic of the Midwestern dialect spoken in Minnesota, which tends to use filler words like "you know" more often than other regions.

 Minnesotans also have a distinct accent, which includes a single-tone pronunciation of long "a's" and "o's". This is due in part to the influence of Scandinavian settlers 

55 "You knows" in my first long segment - in the first 45 minutes. But then I think I get better....

https://altmediaunited.com/my-family-thinks-im-crazy/ 


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