I see, I couldn't watch much of it.

Post #26,879 by mmoffitt 2/1/02 1:27:02 PM Reply	I see, I couldn't watch much of it. I just cannot accept some one "leading the free world" who routinely and unashamedly destroys his own language. I was right about one thing though. Having him in that office has given me a lot of empathy for my Russian friends who were always ashamed to hear Breshnev speak. You can be from the southern US and not sound like a hick. Unfortunately, Dubya hasn't learnt dat yit. I'm afraid to listen to him too much. With all this talk about weapons of mass destruction, I'm afraid he'll try to pronounce "nuclear" again. How is it? "nOOkuler"? GACK!!!
Post #26,882 by Another Scott 2/1/02 1:34:08 PM Reply	Even J. Carter, with a Masters in NE, couldn't pronounce it. He called it "noookier", IIRC. :-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #26,898 by SpiceWare 2/1/02 3:31:36 PM Reply	Interesting You can be from the southern US and not sound like a hick. In other words, "if your regional dialect doesn't sound like mine, you must be stupid". The President doesn't sound like a "hick" to me, I know people with a much heavier southern speach patterns than his. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #26,901 by SpiceWare 2/1/02 3:42:20 PM Reply	actually, I shouldn't be surprised at the attitude I was born in Alabama and lived in the south until 2nd grade. We moved up north where I was thrown into speech class because of my southern accent. It didn't matter that I did well in school, I just sounded "like a hick" to the yankees. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #26,925 by mmoffitt 2/1/02 7:09:03 PM Reply	Who you callin' Yankee, boy? I'm from Hickory, North Carolina. My great-great Grandfather was with General Lee when he surrendered (no bullshit, I didn't know that until last summer, but it's a fact - Solomon Keller was there.)
Post #27,009 by SpiceWare 2/2/02 5:16:20 PM Reply	And where did I say you were a Yankee? I said that yankees, not you, tossed me into speech class because of my southern drawl. My comment was more on how regional dialects create "impressions and expectations" about people from other regions. I've noticed a lot of negative flack about Texans by people who've never even been here, while people who've visited seem to be pleasantly surprised to discover that Texas is not like they expected. I'm pretty sure that the Texas dialect is different than the North Carolina dialect, especially since you think The President sounds like a hick. To me, he sounds like a Texan. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #27,405 by mmoffitt 2/5/02 1:22:33 PM Reply	Thought you were including me in the group ;0)

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