characteristic of California speech

Instruction:

Each part of the United States speaks English in a slightly (or extremely) different way than the rest of the country. What I would like you to do is pay attention to how Californians speak (yourself included, if you believe you talk like a Californian). Then, I would like you to give me a list of at least FIVE things you think are characteristic of California speech or language or speech patterns. Be thoughtful and interesting as you observe; you might mention things in these (or other?) general categories: Your list (with brief explanations, where apropos)

• Slang terms

• Particular ways of pronouncing a given word

• Particular grammar/syntax choices

• Accent