Um many of those commentators and announcers are Canadian. larry
-- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 11:10 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: On a different note > > > Ha - there's no such thing as an "American" accent <g> - > there are many flavors of American Accent. > > I remember going to Hawaii and someone there told me that I > had a "Long Island" accent which completely threw me because, > although I > now live on Long Island, I grew up in Brooklyn and Queens > until I was 11. And, I don't say "Lawn Guyland" like many > other natives > here. > > I also remember working in Boston once and someone there with > a heavy Boston accent told me that I was the one with the accent and > not him <g>. > > I don't know - whenever I watch national news programs the > commentators don't sound like they have accents to me so I > must be in the > majority :-) > > Howie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 11:03 AM > Subject: RE: On a different note > > > > more neutral than anything else, however I've been down > here for about 10 > > years now, so that has a lot of influence. Every time I'm > visiting friends > > etc they all claim I have an American accent now. > > > > larry > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > http://www.pacel.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 11:00 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: On a different note > > > > > > > > > So, what flavor accent do you have? > > > > > > Howie > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 10:59 AM > > > Subject: RE: On a different note > > > > > > > > > > I grew up in Western Canada, you'd either hear people speak > > > with absolutely > > > > no accent, (a modified midwestern accent with some regional > > > overlays - about > > > > etc come from Scottish or Ukranian immigrants), or you'd go > > > to the other > > > > extreme and barely understand what the person was saying, > > > his accent was so > > > > bad. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Larry C. Lyons > > > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > > > EBStor.com > > > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > > > http://www.pacel.com > > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
