On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:56:41 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:
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> When we moved to TN one of my brothers purposefully put on a southern accent
> to try to fit in. That didn't really work. It just sounded stupid I
> guess it makes a difference what part of TN you were in. The folks in
> Chattanooga sound markedly different from the folks on the western side.
>
That's the great part about accents! It lets others know (in general)
where you're from. How bland it would be if everyone sounded the
same. Of course, I turn on subtitles whenever I can because although
I enjoy accents - I don't enjoy replaying a movie scene over and over
to figure out what was said (particularly true with Brit and Aus
movies).

Speaking of accents... Netflix "Culloden". It's filmed in the "You
Are There" (hosted by Walter Cronkite) style. If you don't subscribe
to Netflix and are interested, there's a short synopsis of the film
and you can watch pieces here
http://www.ovguide.com/movies_tv/culloden.htm#


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