Post #1695294
2026-04-26 17:22 UTC
i think i witnessed the american accent change recently.
even i have fallen victim to the pronunciation change.
when i was a kid, and very online, i never noticed people saying "dere" instead of "there"
but i have noticed that a few years ago i started pronounce it that way too. and i have noticed an increasing number of people over the past 6 years who say it.
and i don't think its a social bias for me specifically because none of my closest friends do that, but i notice it constantly in randos.
i think its maybe an internet accent thing.
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@patches@plush.city 2026-04-26 18:14
@zodiepupper@meow.social honestly over time, we've noticed ourselves shifting towards a breathier pronunciation, like ðɛɹ but with a brief inhalation at the beginning. i'm not sure if that's regional, though