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10-04-2008, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ban basketball  However, I'm just of the opinion that the VP ought to try to pronounce words a bit more correctly than folks like me. | Like NUCLEAR?
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10-04-2008, 10:57 PM
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hey Ban, were you also annoyed at how JFK had a Massachusetts accent/mannerisms? Or how Barney Frank has a gay accent/mannerisms? Or Guilani's New York accent/mannerisms?
I truly hope you are not stupid enough to fault smart people for being affected by their regional "imperfections" as you see them.
You are so transparent Ban. Good for a laugh though! Thanks for highlighting your ignorance for all to see!
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10-05-2008, 11:29 AM
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10-05-2008, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Ignatius J. Reilly hey Ban, were you also annoyed at how JFK had a Massachusetts accent/mannerisms? Or how Barney Frank has a gay accent/mannerisms? Or Guilani's New York accent/mannerisms?
I truly hope you are not stupid enough to fault smart people for being affected by their regional "imperfections" as you see them.
You are so transparent Ban. Good for a laugh though! Thanks for highlighting your ignorance for all to see! | There's a big difference between what you say and how you say it. A regionalism (accent) is no problem, but folksy, insipid informality as a substitute for substance is.
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10-05-2008, 09:24 PM
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wrong. alaskans and other northerners from wisconsin and minnesota have regional accents. Palin has this accent. I am surprised you and ban are not intelligent enough to recognize this.
Go rent "Fargo". They sould identical to Palin. Then go rent "The Departed" they sound like many Bostonians.
You guys need to get out more.
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10-05-2008, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ignatius J. Reilly wrong. alaskans and other northerners from wisconsin and minnesota have regional accents. Palin has this accent. I am surprised you and ban are not intelligent enough to recognize this.
Go rent "Fargo". They sould identical to Palin. Then go rent "The Departed" they sound like many Bostonians.
You guys need to get out more. | Are you talking to me? 
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10-06-2008, 05:40 PM
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i don't see anybody else in the room so I must be talkin' to you
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10-06-2008, 09:57 PM
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Ha! Good answer!
I asked because I did mention the difference between a regional accent and too much folksiness.
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10-06-2008, 10:19 PM
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Yes, I wouldn't mind a bit of "folksiness" here and there on the campaign trail, but it seems like she doesn't know how to not do it. In situations where a professional manner is a called for (a debate, for instance), the folksiness isn't really appropriate.
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10-06-2008, 10:23 PM
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I wonder if she is able to talk professionally. It seemed to me that Sarah Palin was playing up her folksy "everywoman" persona during the debate, while Biden was playing up his "smart experienced guy" persona.
If I were American, I would prefer to see professional, "proper" speech from my elected representative as well during formal occasions. |
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