tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post7438446089492920139..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: Me? No, I Don't Have an Accent; or, I'll Need You to EnunciatePearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-78086713081922204022012-07-03T15:22:01.168-07:002012-07-03T15:22:01.168-07:00Could be a whole new way of teaching British actor...Could be a whole new way of teaching British actors to 'speak American'.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-6590376427066899792012-07-03T13:21:51.712-07:002012-07-03T13:21:51.712-07:00*groan*
Too funny.*groan*<br />Too funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-55260699606254931632012-07-03T09:56:42.368-07:002012-07-03T09:56:42.368-07:00We were in a restaurant in France and the waitress...We were in a restaurant in France and the waitress asked us to just read from the menu because she 'just loved our Canadian accents!' Wha? <br />I can usually follow people speaking English, no matter the accent, except for one time in Scotland. I swear he wasn't using real words . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15576977484726184832012-07-03T08:59:25.785-07:002012-07-03T08:59:25.785-07:00I just burst out laughing. And now people are lau...I just burst out laughing. And now people are laughing at me. Again.<br /><br />Bad woman. Bad! :)VEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704685920354554043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-65626349897277396122012-07-03T05:43:10.693-07:002012-07-03T05:43:10.693-07:00A southern summertime tourist visiting rural North...A southern summertime tourist visiting rural Northwest Ontario once asked us for 'DEEREKSHEENS' and 'WHILI'ZZAATTITT' IFF'N we knew 'WHERAABUTTS' they could 'GITTAKUPPLA SAMMIDGES and a GOOD KUPPATAAY. <br /><br /> It really is a wonder North Americans can communicate at all. Interestingly, that same incident raised my awareness of dialect; It is kind of weird, some of us seem to adapt dialect to the people being spoken to --without even realizing it. ":))Raymond Alexander Kukkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347971987435644221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-23403494222989358402012-07-03T01:18:02.803-07:002012-07-03T01:18:02.803-07:00Oh my sweet lord. I would have never guessed. The ...Oh my sweet lord. I would have never guessed. The Boston accent sure is lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67992431046205441362012-07-03T01:05:43.167-07:002012-07-03T01:05:43.167-07:00Just a little snippet of info re. Boston and the B...Just a little snippet of info re. Boston and the Bostonians:<br /><br />Did you know, and I'm sure you didn't, that Boston English is probably the nearest thing to English spoken by the original Mayflower crew and passengers?Symdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953255546935904450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-72076629081367413062012-07-02T22:17:05.541-07:002012-07-02T22:17:05.541-07:00One of my best friends Linder is from Reveah, Mass...One of my best friends Linder is from Reveah, Mass. Every time she drops an R (an ah), it shows up somewhere later in the sentence.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-82803027436080561192012-07-02T21:06:59.420-07:002012-07-02T21:06:59.420-07:00Heh - everybody thinks it's everyone else who ...Heh - everybody thinks it's everyone else who talks funny :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-51078258470630581352012-07-02T20:05:40.599-07:002012-07-02T20:05:40.599-07:00HA! That is a good one Pearl! Those folks up there...HA! That is a good one Pearl! Those folks up there don't just have an accent, they speak another language.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-48853277608591996652012-07-02T19:40:17.282-07:002012-07-02T19:40:17.282-07:00Priceless!Priceless!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-40100720089978581122012-07-02T15:58:43.038-07:002012-07-02T15:58:43.038-07:00Baaahahahaha. So needed that today. I need to get ...Baaahahahaha. So needed that today. I need to get some <i>new</i> PSDS.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-32189591737328492032012-07-02T15:51:33.034-07:002012-07-02T15:51:33.034-07:00I would have NEVAH guessed!
But then I'm So...I would have NEVAH guessed! <br /><br />But then I'm Southern. I don't speak "Bostonian".Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-91603457632339676212012-07-02T15:48:47.034-07:002012-07-02T15:48:47.034-07:00When I was in the hospital in Dahch'stah, I as...When I was in the hospital in Dahch'stah, I asked when the nurse was coming around with the shots.<br /><br />"The what?" the young woman asked.<br /><br />"SHAHTS. I need a SHAHT in my arm." I was very precise.<br /><br />She laughed hysterically and said, "Ya get a Shought in yuh ahm. Ya wayah shats in the summah."<br /><br />Thank you for reminding me...JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-30546978450355320702012-07-02T15:31:07.469-07:002012-07-02T15:31:07.469-07:00I wonder if Edgar Guest was a court reporter part ...I wonder if Edgar Guest was a court reporter part time while he covered the Police Beat in Detroit in 1915?<br /><br />I have a favorite piece of his written phonetically also titled HOME. It is one of the few pieces i have never been able to read in front of an audience and make it sound right.<br /><br /> Home<br />by<br />Edgar Guest<br /><br /> It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make it home,<br /> A heap o' sun an' shadder, an' ye sometimes have t' roam<br /> Afore ye really 'preciate the things ye lef' behind,<br /> An' hunger fer 'em somehow, with 'em allus on yer mind.<br /> It don't make any differunce how rich ye get t' be,<br /> How much yer chairs an' tables cost, how great yer luxury;<br /> It ain't home t' ye, though it be the palace of a king,<br /> Until somehow yer soul is sort o' wrapped round everything.<br /><br /> Home ain't a place that gold can buy or get up in a minute;<br /> Afore it's home there's got t' be a heap o' livin' in it;<br /> Within the walls there's got t' be some babies born, and then<br /> Right there ye've got t' bring 'em up t' women good, an' men;<br /> And gradjerly as time goes on, ye find ye wouldn't part<br /> With anything they ever used—they've grown into yer heart:<br /> The old high chairs, the playthings, too, the little shoes they wore<br /> Ye hoard; an' if ye could ye'd keep the thumb-marks on the door.<br /><br /> Ye've got t' weep t' make it home, ye've got t' sit an' sigh<br /> An' watch beside a loved one's bed, an' know that Death is nigh;<br /> An' in the stillness o' the night t' see Death's angel come,<br /> An' close the eyes o' her that smiled, an' leave her sweet voice dumb.<br /> Fer these are scenes that grip the heart, an'when yer tears are dried,<br /> Ye find the home is dearer than it was, an' sanctified;<br /> An' tuggin' at ye always are the pleasant memories<br /> O' her that was an' is no more—ye can't escape from these.<br /><br /> Ye've got t' sing an' dance fer years, ye've got t' romp an' play,<br /> An' learn t' love the things ye have by usin' 'em each day;<br /> Even the roses 'round the porch must blossom year by year<br /> Afore they 'come a part o' ye, suggestin' someone dear<br /> Who used t' love 'em long ago, an' trained 'em jes t' run<br /> The way they do, so's they would get the early mornin' sun;<br /> Ye've got t' love each brick an' stone from cellar up t' dome:<br /> It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make it home.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-12918789587209996362012-07-02T13:30:42.044-07:002012-07-02T13:30:42.044-07:00Hey Swampy! Second time round, I still laughed! Ro...Hey Swampy! Second time round, I still laughed! Roth xIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-34687626566450313082012-07-02T13:19:55.469-07:002012-07-02T13:19:55.469-07:00Remember when James Bond movies starred PS Brosnan...Remember when James Bond movies starred PS Brosnan?ThreeOldKeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160283443033401031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-64401886864426852232012-07-02T12:44:29.489-07:002012-07-02T12:44:29.489-07:00PSDS is a medical condition. Especially when you ...PSDS is a medical condition. Especially when you let your 11 year old friend pierce your ears with a needle from her Mom's sewing basket, sterilized with whiskey...but I digress.larainydayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729238864057667317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-42804238685631378752012-07-02T11:18:46.104-07:002012-07-02T11:18:46.104-07:00I love This Old House for hearing that accent. How...I love This Old House for hearing that accent. How funny!CarrieBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760105674950918729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-34824011184227883352012-07-02T10:03:52.033-07:002012-07-02T10:03:52.033-07:00OMG!!! Never in a million years would I have guess...OMG!!! Never in a million years would I have guessed!!Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-17728157923930815902012-07-02T09:09:45.882-07:002012-07-02T09:09:45.882-07:00Oh, groan. I had to say it several times to get t...Oh, groan. I had to say it several times to get the "Boston" accent in my head.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-77259829430842444242012-07-02T09:01:56.461-07:002012-07-02T09:01:56.461-07:00Didn't see that coming. But a Boston accent ca...Didn't see that coming. But a Boston accent can seem indecipherable at times.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-8156344753040780372012-07-02T08:50:21.153-07:002012-07-02T08:50:21.153-07:00Waiting with baited breath for the swamp-butt post...Waiting with baited breath for the swamp-butt post.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-58006746423225342282012-07-02T08:49:06.467-07:002012-07-02T08:49:06.467-07:00All right, you made me spit out my mouthful of cof...All right, you made me spit out my mouthful of coffee!<br /><br />My son is in Mass. and I tease him about living in a state that only uses 25 letters in the alphabet.<br /><br />crankyjoehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-8227183145894799562012-07-02T08:46:45.788-07:002012-07-02T08:46:45.788-07:00Oh,how I lurrvvve dialects and accents! Could have...Oh,how I lurrvvve dialects and accents! Could have easily majored in it, methinks. Plus, I speak Pittsburgh-ese. Yinzers know what dat is, right? (I, for one, am looking forward to 'swampbutt.')Dawn@Lighten Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.com