Midwestern vowels, some are kinda nasally. My ex-MIL is from Michigan and that is a recognizable accent for sure. My ex used to get mad because the girl name Dawn and the boy name Don sound nearly identical here but in Michigan apparently sound very different from each other.
Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you got on?
And.
Delta Don, what’s that flower you got on?
Same. Only when I say them in succession can a barely perceptible difference emerge.
Midwestern vowels, some are kinda nasally. My ex-MIL is from Michigan and that is a recognizable accent for sure. My ex used to get mad because the girl name Dawn and the boy name Don sound nearly identical here but in Michigan apparently sound very different from each other.
Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you got on?
And.
Delta Don, what’s that flower you got on?
Same. Only when I say them in succession can a barely perceptible difference emerge.