[Janet Kenny]

Originally posted by R. S. Gwynn:
But Janet, dialect is what I hear and what I speak! Yet I've learned, over the years, to conform my speech (and meters) to what is considered "normal" Eng-speech.

Don't we all Sam? We all speak many dialects. When I get drunk in England I speak New Zealandish and when I get drunk in Australia I speak Knightsbridge.
When I shop in Australia I speak cautiously. Especially in Queensland.
Janet

[Henry Quince]

Sorry — typo in the link. Fixed now.

[David Mason]

Brilliant! And a great subject for discussion!

[Clay Stockton]

Henry, you goddamned Okie, you crack me up.

Great recording! Thanks for sharing.

--CS

[Ethan Anderson]

From the late, great Mitch Hedberg:

I'm dating a woman named Lynn, but right before her, I was with this other woman named Lyn.

Every night, that extra n. Talk about pressure.

[Janet Kenny]

Henry,
That's frighteningly good.
Janet

[Rose Kelleher]

Henry, that's hilarious! You must have been channeling Deputy Dawg.

[R. S. Gwynn]

Henry sounds almost authentic! Maybe Nashville is in his future.

[Terese Coe]

Stee-yul, I ca-yaint he-yulp but wonder wha-yat other Southerners ha-yuv considered as "proper" may no-yut be proper at aw-yul.

"No-yut" at "aw-yul"...Sam, talk about a tongue-twister!

Henry, are you also an actor? That's damn good, but you need more Southern and less Western. (Our Southern cohorts will have to confirm me on this, as I'm probably off on the state lines.) A little deeper and you could almost be the voice on this song (wait a couple seconds for the bleeps to stop):
http://smart90.com/dennisweaver

Did Clay hit it on the nose with "Okie"?

[Jerry Glenn Hartwig]

Henry, that's brilliant! You ought to do stand-up comedy.

Sam: thanks for the challenging and entertaining thread. LOL. My ego needed a bit of deflating.