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**pikeshot1600** · March 13th, 2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard Stanbery

It is pretty, that coastal Southern accent. It makes them seem a little more, exotic, doesnt it?

They were mostly nice looking girls too - some more than others - and the accents were as cute as they were. (Especially a cousin of the bride named Mimi. Too bad I had to get back to Baltimore where I worked then.

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**Richard Stanbery** · March 13th, 2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by pikeshot1600

They were mostly nice looking girls too - some more than others - and the accents were as cute as they were. (Especially a cousin of the bride named Mimi. Too bad I had to get back to Baltimore where I worked then.

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Should have married up with one and stayed in Carolina. I guarentee you would have eat good. Bar-b-que and family cookouts would be nice, surrounded by all them accents.

Us older men sit around at these events and think to ourselves.."Yep, I done right".

**pikeshot1600** · March 13th, 2011, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard Stanbery

Should have married up with one and stayed in Carolina. I guarentee you would have eat good. Bar-b-que and family cookouts would be nice, surrounded by all them accents.

Us older men sit around at these events and think to ourselves.."Yep, I done right".

Two days before that wedding there was a massive "pi-i-g pickin'" at the bride's family's home (actually their estate), and I wish I had had a tape recorder.

Of course Lejeune is at Jacksonville. In addition to the cool accents, none of the fathers wanted their daughters anywhere near marines, even if they were officers.

**Richard Stanbery** · March 13th, 2011, 08:45 AM

Yeah, well. That is an old story.

Like "Romeo and Juliette". But Ill tell you about Southern fathers. When we get old, and some prospective young son in law comes around...if he offers to fix up the gutters or mow the yard for the old man...well now. There is a fitting young prospect.

Thessalonian · March 13th, 2011, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard Stanbery

"Yep, I done right".

what happened to the word "have" ?

**pikeshot1600** · March 13th, 2011, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Thessalonian

what happened to the word "have" ?

Oh, it's still around.

Thessalonian · March 13th, 2011, 08:54 AM

Around town, perhaps? LOL

**Richard Stanbery** · March 13th, 2011, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Thessalonian

what happened to the word "have" ?

The Scots-Irish left it in Ulster 350 years ago, it seems.

Cuchulainn · March 15th, 2011, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Centrix Vigilis

When can we say Americans at large lost their initial British accent.

It's a given that the Spanish or French or African slaves in the formative national era probably never had one. Did they learn one develope one? Why? When and why the general public.

It's a curious question with no significance other then that. As I've never really thought about it.

In 1828 Noah Webster created a dictionary to create an American language which was used in all schools as a standard school book.

**botully** · March 15th, 2011, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuchulainn

In 1828 Noah Webster created a dictionary to create an American language which was used in all schools as a standard school book.

Exactly right. His intentions were somewhat radical, he wanted to reform spelling to eliminate silent letters and wanted words spelled phonetically. Greeve for grieve, for example. He's the reason we have color instead of colour.