i was born in Indiana (and I still live here) and it's so weird to me how other people think we have a thick accent. to me everyone in Indiana sounds normal 😂 I didn't even realize we had an accent lol

I live in Indy and you speak perfect.

There is 100% a Hoosier accent. Period.

I'm from the Chicago accent. The Hoosier accent is very pleasant on the ears and sounds perfect. Thank you!

“What do you call it when it rains while the sun is out?” We don’t know because there’s never enough time for it to do that.

Born and raised in Central Indiana. The only things I say differently is I always heard it called a “roly poly” instead of “potato bug.” I also say “soda,” but I feel like that changed over time. I am pretty sure I said “coke” for eveything when I was a kid. I have a tendency to say “you guys” but also “y’all.” 😂 My parents’ and grandparents’ generations used the infamous “warsh,” but most people in my generation and younger don’t use it. I follow a youtuber from NC and she said her kids don’t have accents at all and they are noticing accents disappearing. I wonder if that has to do with more exposure to “accentless” dialects via more tv channels, youtube, etc.

I'm from Indianapolis, though I have not lived their since 1979 and my accent has gone through an evolution through the years as my accent has been influenced by people from the Middle East, Great Britain, Russia, African Americans and living in Colorado since 1985. For the word "wash", our family said "worsh". For cement it was "see-mint". But some words were curiously refined: "envelope" was pronounced "on-velope" (such as you pronounced it). A couch was not a couch but a davenport. A toilet was not a toilet, but a commode. But the bug that curls up when you touch it was a "rolly-polly" to us (at least as kids). Oh, and by the way, when it rains while the sun shines (which it does quite frequently here in Colorado), "the devil is beating his wife". And, believe it or not, I learned that from a preacher! Thank you for the interesting post. I love anything that is related to language. It's such a fascinating (and controversial) subject. I would further mention, that when talking about a "Hoosier" accent, the accent of the people of Indiana is not monolithic. For example, it was from another Hoosier, when I was in college in Evansville, IN, who got me out of the habit of saying "worsh". As she stated, "There is no R in wash!"

Rolly Polly Pop It's gonna rain the same time tomorrow This is some northern Hoosier differences from a small town outside of Fort Wayne

I never heard no one say soda it's pop.Born and raised in Bloomington Indiana.

I'm from Boston MA and I have pretty much the same words for everything you said, except a lot of Bostonians say "clicker" instead of "remote" (sounds more like "clikkah"). I also say "remote". And I usually say "pill bug" for your "potato bug".

I grew up near Columbus/Brown County and it's pretty close. I say y'all or "you all". It was Mamaw/Papaw growing up, but grandma/grandpa was probably more common. And yeah, it's always pronounced like "carmel". I live in Southern California now, and crayon is one that people seem to notice. I pronounce it more like "crown". Also, I pronounce pen/pin and ten/tin the same.

Except for a slight drawl (very slight, noticeable to my California ears) you say everything like we do out here. Go Hoosiers!

I was born in Shelbyville, IN but moved to NC when I was 9. When it's raining and the sun is shining down south, they say, "the devil is beatin' his wife." Idky. I guess it's a southern thing 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

what we say and what we read are two entirely different things. we may read OIL and pronounce it EARL, wooly bear catERpillER, the state and capitol are WORSHington. in 1969, in the service, i was called as a "Hoosier, from NE Indiana", guilty!! I asked he knew, accent(?) and like TEXANS, how proud of home we are! AMEN!

This is pretty accurate to most people I know (from Indianapolis), except for calling all soda coke

1-TP-ing, 2-Roly Poly, 3-pop, 4-shoes, 5-guys, 6-daddy longlegs, 7-mammaw, n' pappaw, 8-buggy, 9-nothing, i hate it when it rains and the sun is shining.

That's a nice accent.

Your Hoosier accent is very noticeable. Sounds like you could either come from Kentucky or West Virginia. I lived in Indianapolis I was surprised how many people have this distinct accent. It’s still pretty awesome to have.😬 Where I’m at we say Soda instead of coke.

I'm from Northern Indiana. Far north. We say pop, not coke. Orange is oreeenge. Walk has a strong L. Plus, we properly pronounce words like oil and caramel. We say both forms of envelope.

I'm from Minnesota and I think our vowels are shorter and slightly more nasally compared to yours. You also sound just slightly southern to me! I like your accent!

UK here : we have some weird accents of our own bu this is the first time I heard a guy speak English and had no clue what he's saying (four times).

I learned to speak in north east Indiana. Your accent sounded a little southern to me with a few words, particularly “oil.” But I agreed with your lexicon. I said soda instead of coke, but that may be because I’ve moved around a lot. Who knows?

I'm from northwest Indiana. .....I've been told by Indy people they can tell where I'm from by my accent....

Okay i know 😊👍

So, i watched another video about the Hoosier accent, and in that video the lady mentioned how Hoosiers have a sharp s sound like gliding a drum stick on a cymbal. and i noticed i am from fort wayne and lots of people here sound like we could be from wisconsin.

haha you sound normal to me but I"m from Alexandria and lived in Indianapolis for 17 yrs.

This is not too different from my Ohio accent . You really have to listen to pick up any differences.

I'm from Terre Haute.. Your "New Orleans" sounded pretty different to me..

I believe the one was referring to a “rainbow” idk what else would someone call it?

We said pop until about 1975. Then pop became coke. Even if you wanted 7up.

My mother is from Southern Indiana (Daviess County), and she has some accent quirks I've never been able to figure out. Your pronunciation of "oil" is somewhat close to hers, but she says "oral" for "oil." She also says "feesh" for "fish." Instead of "eagle," she says "iggle," and instead of "bush," she says "boosh." I grew up in east central IL, so these pronunciations are different from mine. Do you ever hear anything like that ("oral" instead of "oil")?

do you say YA alot?

From Indiana. I dont get 9 either what does anyone else call rain when its sunny?

Pop not coke but I’m from just south of south bend

Caramel has 2 A’s unlike the city Carmel. And really did not agree with any of your questions answers. Indy born and raised.

Hello please answer 🙏

hoosiers dont have accents i promise

Not much different than here in cali

some of them u said wrong um sorry

Hoosiers are similar to west virginians

"Worsh"! Not "wash". Fail.