Bree asked: > >> Sooo,Colin,John,Wolf,Hell,Laurent(French?)Willie do you guys ever read >our >posts with an american accent? > American English is secretly and snobbishly frowned upon, especially by people who are more into languages. Don't ask my why, but I was part of that snob-mob for twenty years, too.
Thanks for your interesting response. Well a lot of Americans butcher the queen's english. I'm guilty! Part of our butchering is due to ignorance and part would be do to pure laziness. Geordie (Newcastle) sounds, American was never an option. This one is new on me. Colin elaborated a little in his post. The idea that there were accents in America was foreign to me. I have heard Europeans express this before. They are very surprised to find otherwise. That's how much we were/are brainwashed here. Of course, all my language prejudices against American English have been entirely confirmed, now that I am staying in Baltimore regularly, just axe Clawdya. :-) I be sure to axe her when I sees her. ;-) > >. > >What's your accent like, Bree? Oh,I speak with a very,very slight southern accent.(north and south mixed) My mother grew up in the south and I grew up in southern Ohio which is really the south. When I lived in California I was asked on more than one occasion if I was from the south. Same thing when I visited or vacationed in New Jersey. Bree > >John > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
