[gargoyle]

...I love the vernacular of the country. Born in New England, Newport, RI, lived in New Bedford, MA, all the way down the east coast to Fla. Panama Canal, I love the language and accents. I do make jest of the sounds and pronunciations of the language of the regions, but, it's all in fun..

...In my youth, I read words, that some might have labeled me as dyslexic, that was jest me, misprocrunchiatin the language...(-;)

[bunster]

Did you ever see video of Jim McNeil of McNeil /Lehrer report on his “History of English” series on PBS. If not you’d love it — 1990’s? Probably at library if you’re interested.