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From: "Doris Noland Parton" <>
Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] the brogue
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:16:32 -0400
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As my direct line Nolan(d) immigrant was in Cecil County, Maryland by the
1670s, we of course have no Irish brogue in my family; but I have this
comment to make on non-standard English.

I would rather hear an Irish brogue or an East Tennessee mountain accent any
time than to hear standard English. I feel that hearing the spoken remnants
of the languages of the past brings me closer to the ancestors whom I study.

I say this even from the perspective of a retired teacher who for 30 years
taught standard English as well as other subjects. The English language is
evolving daily, and it is my belief that there is no such "animal" as
"correct English" in any setting other than academic.

Doris Noland Parton
Dandridge, Tennessee



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Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:03 AM
Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] the brogue


> Gerry, I was raised by two Irish born parents. All relatives, older
> than me here in US, spoke with a brogue. They had all come over from
> Ireland.
> Now, all of those folks are gone. I rarely hear the brogue anymore.
> When I do, I'm ecstatic. It sounds SO GOOD and SO heartwarming to me.
> It just means so much. I LOVE the 't's' on the end and whatever else
> you might consider incorrect. It's music to my ears. I might hear a
> brogue every two months or less and that's by accidentally running into
> a native born Irish person.
> And, do you know what really bothers me??? When they have a non-Irish
> actor trying to speak with a brogue. They fool my husband, but they
> never fool me....they just annoy me because I think they could find the
> real Irish actor.
> Fran Devine Heidel
>
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