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To: the OlLine Rebel

Poor speech is subjective. Usually said about those they consider less educated than themselves.

As I told my young daughter as we ate our meal at a McDonalds in the middle of Georgia a few decades ago...

(We are Hoosiers; with our own distinct dialect and pronunciation and sentence structure)

She said, as we began to eat, about the folks that took our order, “Dad; they sure talk funny down here.”

I replied, “No; WE are the one’s who talk funny down here.”


23 posted on 08/24/2019 8:23:42 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

re: “(We are Hoosiers; with our own distinct dialect and pronunciation and sentence structure)”

Like “Warshington” instead of “Washington” ... I’ve noticed before (while in the Ft Wayne area).


32 posted on 08/26/2019 4:37:16 AM PDT by _Jim (Save babies)
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To: Elsie

No, it’s not subjective and it’s not about being superior. I was COMPLETELY baffled by my husband’s speech at times early on - had no idea what he was talking about (”let” vs “leave” with the dog outside....picture that). Rules and structure are important IF WE ARE TO COMMUNICATE. Otherwise it’s the Tower of Babel, might as well be truly different language.

One will NEVER learn that “structure” in proper English class or the handbooks used. Doesn’t matter where the class is or from where the teacher hails.

Even my husband knows it’s not proper, so does not WRITE it. He speaks it, but it takes a special stubborn ignorance to make the effort to write/type it!

Dollars to donuts you won’t hesitate to criticize “ebonics”, common black speech patterns. This is the same thing - bad grammar (NOT pronunciation/accent - that’s much different).


35 posted on 08/26/2019 7:37:27 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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