There are different dialects that result in different pronunciation. English speakers with a Southern dialect have the habit of elongating vowels. New York state residents and Mid-Western U.S. residents have a nasal pronunciation to many words. African American Vernacular English can cut words short in phrases like, "fo' sho." Speakers of other languages can confuse their listeners when they do not distinguish between vowel sounds in words such as "this," pronouncing it the same as the word "these.