I wish I could find where I read about this, but apparently there's a pocket of people (must be tiny tiny people) in North Carolina who have the same accent as Shakespeare. The person who figured this out got a troupe of actors to do a couple of Shakespeare's plays in that accent, and everything rhymed! The rhythm was effortlessly right! It sounded odd, but it was wonderful.
Can we maybe vote on the whole murdering people issue?
Wash ,'Serenity'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - May 01, 2012 10:34:20 am PDT #3291 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Jessica - May 01, 2012 10:38:28 am PDT #3292 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've found that the further west you go in Ontario, the more cliched the accents get. St Joseph Island is a veritable hotbed of "aboot."
Amy - May 01, 2012 10:40:01 am PDT #3293 of 30001
Because books.
There was a lot of "aboot" in upstate New York, too.
Sue - May 01, 2012 10:46:06 am PDT #3294 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Newfoundland accents (where I was born): [link]
Cape Breton accent (where I grew up): [link]
I don't really sound like either of those.
Ouise - May 01, 2012 10:50:53 am PDT #3295 of 30001
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
I really think only a tiny percentage of Canadians sound like they say aboot.
Isn't the difference that Canadians (mostly) say "aboat" (vowel pronounced like "oh") and Americans say "abowt" (vowel pronounced like "ow")?
Tom Scola - May 01, 2012 10:52:34 am PDT #3296 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I agree with Ouise.
Jesse - May 01, 2012 10:57:31 am PDT #3297 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Isn't the difference that Canadians (mostly) say "aboat" (vowel pronounced like "oh") and Americans say "abowt" (vowel pronounced like "ow")?
Or even in between those two sounds, for some Canadians I've known.
Amy - May 01, 2012 11:02:26 am PDT #3298 of 30001
Because books.
In *ewwww* news, the neighbor's dog just peed on my foot. He's an adorable Shiba Inu, but he slips his collar all the time and takes off. And O's brother came to get her at the bus stop, with the dog, by himself. He's autistic, and the collar was nearly off, so I leaned down to put it back. I don't know if I scared him, but the next thing I knew my foot was wet.
At least I was wearing flip-flops, making cleanup easier?
Connie Neil - May 01, 2012 11:10:20 am PDT #3299 of 30001
brillig
I get calls from Canadians, and the "aboat" does appear. It's cute.
re: Ellen--Architectural Digest did a spread on her and Portia's house, and their closet is hysterical. There's a wall of shelves for shoes. On Portia's side there's pumps and stilettos and sandals and everything. On Ellen's--her usual brand of tennis shoe in every color imaginable. The two of them are just adorable.
Burrell - May 01, 2012 11:11:48 am PDT #3300 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh Amy, talk about no good deed going unpunished.
but apparently there's a pocket of people (must be tiny tiny people) in North Carolina who have the same accent as Shakespeare.
My apologies Zen, but my first thought on reading this was: yay Hobbits!
It's like HoYay only different (or not).