Did you ever notice that Don Everly pronounces "care"

[raccoon]

As “keer?”

[Srkdqltr]

1. Who is Don Everly? Why should we care? (Or keer)

[raccoon]

2. One of the Everly Brothers. Early rock artists who influenced

The Beatles, and others.

[jalan48]

11. Great harmonies. You can see their influence on the Beatles.

[rzemanfl]

4. Gotta wash socks. BBL. n/t

[Iggo]

18. .

[flyingfysh]

3. that is probably one of many regional variations in pronoucing English words

I knew someone who pronounced "fire" as "far". I think he was from eastern Kentucky.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. When I first moved to the south I heard people mention using "war plars".

I finally realized they were saying "wire pliers". I've also heard them called "plowers".

A friend of mine referred to it as the mother tongue. It's what you hear growing up and it tends to stick with you..

[SCantiGOP]

17. A Tom Wolfe story

on right wing soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg, had one who for some inexplicable reason was concerned about "gay rats."
It took him a while to realize that what was upsetting him was "gay rights."

[Cirque du So-What]

7. Driving through Appalachian Tennessee, a guy noticed an unusual nativity scene

The three wise men were wearing firefighter’s helmets. Puzzled, he asked a nearby church lady, who said, ‘Don’t you Yankees know the Bible? It says raht cheer that they came from a fahr.’

[LastDemocratInSC]

14. Thank you. That's a good one.

[twogunsid]

12. The Everly Bros were from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky...

...and that is how they pronounce "care" in that neck of the "holler".

[LastDemocratInSC]

15. John Prine: "Daddy, won't you take me down to Muhlenberg County"

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the green river where paradise lay?"
"Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away"

[yellowdogintexas]

16. yes from the wide spot in the road known as Powderly

I grew up about 50 miles south of Powderly.

The Everly's accents were very different from what you would hear in our area. Much more like up in the Eastern KY mountain areas- very nasal. In our area 'care' might sound more like 'caauh' (two syllables) but you would definitely hear the flat a sound as opposed to the long e.

Our area was settled early by Virginians moving westward and that more fluid accent is still noticable. Less twangy.

Be that as it may, they were fine singers!

[greymattermom]

5. My sister does that.

She has a friend named "Keeren". We are originally from Louisville, but she has lived in Atlanta for over 50 years.

[yellowdogintexas]

10. and how do YOU pronounce the name of your home town.....

Of course KY has Cadiz (KAdees) and Versailles (pronounced VerSAYLs)

I can identify a KY native strictly on pronounciation of Louisville.

[Iggo]

19. I noticed those people write with a pin, too.

[Cirque du So-What]

8. Speaking of regional oddities in pronunciation

A Boston (Baston?) native asked me three times to pass the shegga before I discerned that he meant sugar.

[Evergreen Emerald]

9. Ummm that is because it rhymes with ear

Duh.

[sl8]

13. 'Cathy's Clown' has a lot of near rhymes:

Don't want your love anymore
Don't want your kisses, that's for sure
I die each time I hear this sound
Here he comes, that's Cathy's clown

I gotta stand tall
You know a man can't crawl
When he knows you're tellin' lies and he hears 'em passing by
He's not a man at all

Don't want your love anymore
Don't want your kisses, that's for sure
I die each time I hear this sound
Here he comes, that's Cathy's clown

When you see me shed a tear
And you know that it's sincere
Don't you think it's kinda sad that you're treating me so bad
Or don't you even care?

Don't want your love anymore
Don't want your kisses, that's for sure
I die each time I hear this sound
Here he comes, that's Cathy's clown

That's Cathy's clown
That's Cathy's clown

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Donald I Everly
Cathys Clown lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc