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From: "Ian Edward Wallace" <>
Subject: [MAWORCES] Re: New England Lingo
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 18:48:49 -0500
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It's really a facinating topic. I've heard that the book "The Story of
English" has some good material, including graphic illustrations, on
American accents and dialects.

Here's a link on the same topic:
http://www.evolpub.com/Americandialects/AmDialLnx.html

Regards,

Ian


----- Original Message -----
From: "Alison Franks" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] New England Lingo


> Sit Chew it in both MA and RI.
> Regards
> Alison Franks
> Archivist, Rawson Family Association
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joan Norstedt" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:44 PM
> Subject: [MAWORCES] New England Lingo
>
>
> > Would someone please tell this native Californian how in the world
> > Scituate is pronounced? I have saved these "lessons" so I can go over
> > them, repeat them to myself, and maybe remember how to say these place
> > names as my grandmother would have.
> >
> > Joan in sunny CA
> > On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 08:49 AM, Marcia Payne wrote:
> >
> > > I love to hear from all parts. It's what makes the world go
> > > around.....differences.
> > > I admit I say the "r's".
> > > From one warm Yankee in Louisiana,
> > > Marcia

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