When Serah Williams arrived on campus in Storrs, Connecticut she was pleased to hear certain words pronounced ‘properly’ again. After three seasons in Madison, Wisconsin, the midwestern dialect had become seared in her brain. Which, for a kid that grew up in Brooklyn, was a lot to take in.
“Some people pronounce it ‘bag-el’ or ‘melk’ (instead of milk), it just makes my ears ring,” she says with a laugh. “I’m just so used to being in different areas.”
While Storrs is hardly New York City, the cultural connection she felt at UConn was enough to feel at home again.
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