Professors Discover Speech Patterns In Wisconsin Can Sometimes Be Odd And Even Humorous


By Joe Astrouski | July 15, 2014

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How does Wisconsin talk? That’s the question that three UW-Madison professors set out to answer. They poured their passion for the spoken word into an in-depth, statewide study – and discovered that speech patterns in Wisconsin can sometimes be odd and even humorous.

Joe Astrouski

Joe Astrouski

Joe Astrouski is a reporter for the “Wisconsin Life” project who travels the state, telling the stories of people and their passions. In his spare time, Joe enjoys fishing, hiking and eating his way across the Midwest with his wife, Charity.  Astrouski is a reporter, field producer and narrator for “Wisconsin...
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