SI Grammar and Spelling Lab Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Edwarda who wrote (2204)	3/22/1999 8:20:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke	Read Replies (1) of 4711

Edwarda: If you were driving on the back roads of Georgia That brings up another entire subject for discussion: regional speech patterns, or dialects, if you will. As a native speaker of one of the Southern varieties, I find this a fascinating subject. Most writers don't handle Southern speech very well. Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner are exceptions, especially Faulkner's handling of the African -American variety. And the TV and film actors who try to do it are often laughable in their ineptitude, mixing the very different mountain and flatland dialects. It's amazing that the English actress Vivian Leigh was able to do a very good Georgia accent in Gone With the Wind. Just musing. Jack

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next