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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
Rowana (at work)	Accents (100* d)	RE: Accents	25 Jan 01
Southern New Jersey accents are similar to Philly accents but very different from Northern New Jersey accents. As a young child I had a So. NJ accent - much to the dismay of my Rhode Island relatives. Their mocking caused me to change the way I spoke. My speech has been influenced by old English films. Careful enunciation, no slang, etc. It's also on the sexy side, I've been told. Because of this, NY casting directors wouldn't consider me for any roles. According to them, I sound too educated for the average American audience and would make them uncomfortable. And all I wanted to do was some voice-over work on radio! Sometimes you just can't win. . . Accents and dialects are what define us and make our language colorful. Reen

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