tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post8142327989267451564..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: Which way did he go?Lowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-51155523069453900712013-06-02T08:01:47.005-05:002013-06-02T08:01:47.005-05:00I always enjoy your miscellany.
Much to admire a...I always enjoy your miscellany. <br /><br />Much to admire about McCaine, but yeah, he seems to be getting a little odd in his old age. The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-662408151040777722013-06-01T16:41:40.737-05:002013-06-01T16:41:40.737-05:00I saw that Onion article and laughed out loud. He...I saw that Onion article and laughed out loud. Here in Arizona, McCain is not all that adored by the masses. If he chooses to run again (God forbid) I suspect he might be beaten.<br /><br />When I lived in Texas briefly back in the 1990's I remember telling a woman whose tourist motel I was checking out "Sorry, I'm not from around here." She responded, "Yep, I could tell you was a Yankee!" But I drop into the speech mannerisms of locals, too. I started saying "Y'all" a lot in Texas.<br /><br />By the way, I hope you don't get the dangerous storms ala Oklahoma though your forecast doesn't look too promising.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-91712540751145559012013-05-31T19:13:41.881-05:002013-05-31T19:13:41.881-05:00I think the "slipping in and out of accents&q...I think the "slipping in and out of accents" is normal human behavior. We appear open and friendly to people when we mimic their movement, speech pattern, and behavior. Since English is my second language, I speak very "unaccented" English, but even I started saying "y'all" when we moved from New York to South Carolina.<br /><br />It's the same in German, though. Dialects in Germany are quite extreme; someone from Berlin would not understand what I was saying if I spoke my native Bavarian dialect. So among family and friends from my hometown, I spoke the dialect. In school and among strangers, I spoke the "proper" German (something my parents had to teach us kids before we started school...it was almost like learning another language).Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-55228817041954331572013-05-31T14:35:18.049-05:002013-05-31T14:35:18.049-05:00I feel your pain on the A/C! Still haven't go...I feel your pain on the A/C! Still haven't gotten mine fixed on the Jag and boy, the weather's getting hot again. After two years I just need to bow up and do it. I think tomorrow morning will be fine though for a top down spin. If I can get it washed this evening I'll be there and hope to see you. Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-50191790760153209432013-05-31T13:39:47.797-05:002013-05-31T13:39:47.797-05:00My mom used to do the accent switching all the tim...My mom used to do the accent switching all the time. She spent some time in Pennsylvania visiting her brother & she sounded just like a Yankee when she came home to NC. It was pretty disconcerting. Mike sounds a LOT more southern when we go back to NC - we cross the border & he turns into Shelby Foote :) The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-37059134522944255492013-05-31T11:59:37.444-05:002013-05-31T11:59:37.444-05:00This requires a triple comment.
1. John McCain, no...This requires a triple comment.<br />1. John McCain, no matter what he says or does, love him or hate him, if I am around, YOU WILL RESPECT HIM!! And I know that you do.<br /><br />2. I think I slip into different speak sometimes as well. Black interviewers almost ALL do this including Oprah...Robin Quivers on the Howard Stern show NEVER is guilty of dialog slippage. I love her and the Stern show...don't tell anyone or I will lose some readers.<br /><br />3. Love the Cars and coffee...lots of old foreign sports cars PLEASE!! thanks.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-18240169440410025252013-05-31T10:44:16.959-05:002013-05-31T10:44:16.959-05:00You could always get a bike. Or a scooter! That ...You could always get a bike. Or a scooter! That would be cool.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com