I just came across an article about regional dialects on Courant.com entitled " Where Y'All From?" This article talks about various regional dialects and mentions Sarah Palin's Alaskan dialect specifically. In the article Steven Weinberger, a linguistics professor from George Mason University, notes that Palin's speech has a North Dakotan flavor. He also suggests that she may exaggerate her Midwestern roots to be associated with Marge, the character from the movie "Fargo" who heroically solves everything.
Did I mention that "Fargo" is one of my favorite movies?
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It's a bit off subject—but I thought you'd get a kick out of the Barenaked Ladies' song "Crazy ABCs," which plays around well with the different sounds letters may represent in English...they stretch a bit on occasion, but it's an amusing song.
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From an erstwhile lurker.
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