LMAO! Thanks!

I think I'd mentioned some back in New England which struck when we first moved back there, similar to some that Bernard mentioned:

Chelmsford is Chums-fird, whereas in the West we would think it should be as spelled. Literal minded we might be, even though we all know the "proper" way to say Belle Fourche, South Dakota, is bel foosh, but NO one but a "dude" would say it that way. We all call it Bel-for-shay. Likewise Dubois should be doo-bwah but it comes out doo-boyz.

Spaw, that is interesting!

weepiper, not all in the US who drop that "r" are looked at as lower class. There are a bunch of New Englanders, at least that I know of, who say cah instead of car, etc. and are not looked down on. They also have that English habit of adding an "r" at the end of things!*bg*