Re: SPURIA Pronunciation
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: SPURIA Pronunciation
- From: l*@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 11:27:44 -0600 (MDT)
On Mon, 4 Aug 1997 20:07:05 -0600 (MDT) "Jeff and Carolyn Walters"
<cwalters@cache.net> writes:
>Right on, Lynn! There is no equivalent to the *Queen's* English on
>this
>side of the pond.
>Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
>cwalters@cache.net
>"This is the Place" - where TV news anchors are sent to learn how to
>speak
>because we have no regional mannerisms (except "ignurnt")
>
>
I have been told by linguist friends, however, that southern English is
the "closest to the queen's own." Not that this means we are any easier
to understand, however.
Lynn Woosley
Marietta, GA
USDA Zone 8
