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Thread #155124   Message #3646485
Posted By: Padre
30-Jul-14 - 01:35 AM
Thread Name: BS: Favourite Accent
Subject: RE: BS: Favourite Accent
From John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"

'I knowed you wasn't Oklahomy folks. You talk queer kinda- that ain't no blame, you understand.'

'Ever'body says words different,' said Ivy. 'Arkansas folks says 'em different, and Oklahomy folks say 'em different. And we seen a lady from Massachusetts, an' she said'em differentest of all. Couldn' hardly make out what she was sayin'.'