The Green Room - Dialects

Reply #10 - Jan 31^st, 2008 at 12:48pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Jan 31^st, 2008 at 9:54am:

That would explain the communication problem I have with my grandpa who lives in Central Utah. Once he asked me to find him a "power card" for his chain saw. I looked at him with a bewildered expression. I didn't know what a power card was! He looked back at me like I was the biggest idiot on earth! He had to repeat the term three times before I realized he really wanted a "power chord."

I do hope that you turned it up to 11.

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Reply #11 - Jan 31^st, 2008 at 1:46pm

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Stretch Armstrong wrote on Jan 31^st, 2008 at 12:48pm:

kitchensinger wrote on Jan 31^st, 2008 at 9:54am:

That would explain the communication problem I have with my grandpa who lives in Central Utah. �Once he asked me to find him a "power card" for his chain saw. �I looked at him with a bewildered expression. �I didn't know what a power card was! �He looked back at me like I was the biggest idiot on earth! �He had to repeat the term three times before I realized he really wanted a "power chord."

I do hope that you turned it up to 11.

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Reply #12 - Jan 31^st, 2008 at 1:57pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Jan 31^st, 2008 at 9:54am:

That would explain the communication problem I have with my grandpa who lives in Central Utah. �Once he asked me to find him a "power card" for his chain saw. �I looked at him with a bewildered expression. �I didn't know what a power card was! �He looked back at me like I was the biggest idiot on earth! �He had to repeat the term three times before I realized he really wanted a "power chord."

And you gave it to him, right? A nice, resounding A Major?

Sorry. Spelling snark.

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Reply #13 - Jan 31^st, 2008 at 4:20pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Jan 31^st, 2008 at 9:54am:

That would explain the communication problem I have with my grandpa who lives in Central Utah. �Once he asked me to find him a "power card" for his chain saw. �I looked at him with a bewildered expression. �I didn't know what a power card was! �He looked back at me like I was the biggest idiot on earth! �He had to repeat the term three times before I realized he really wanted a "power chord."

And you gave it to him, right? �A nice, resounding A Major?

Sorry. �Spelling snark. �

Very funny. �Unfortunately (or as my grandpa would say, "un-far-tunately") I can't sing 3 notes at the same time.

AND my grandpa only likes honky-tonk.

But I love him though...even when he's angry while holding a chain saw.

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Reply #14 - Feb 1^st, 2008 at 8:03am

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That is a really cool website. Thanks.

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Reply #15 - Feb 12^th, 2008 at 10:39pm

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Pshaw. Who "studies" dialects? �Everybody learned how to use the same generic pseudo-British accent in High School drama, and it works for EVERYTHING.

On that note -- I just auditioned for a pretty good, equity-sanctioned Shakespeare company a week and a half ago...and a few of the girls called back for Hero in Much Ado and what's-her-face in A Winter's Tale were doing that pseudo-British thing. I wasn't sure if I wanted to kill them or myself.

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Reply #16 - Feb 13^th, 2008 at 7:22am

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TenorJew wrote on Feb 12^th, 2008 at 10:39pm:

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Pshaw. Who "studies" dialects? �Everybody learned how to use the same generic pseudo-British accent in High School drama, and it works for EVERYTHING.

On that note -- I just auditioned for a pretty good, equity-sanctioned Shakespeare company a week and a half ago...and a few of the girls called back for Hero in Much Ado and what's-her-face in A Winter's Tale were doing that pseudo-British thing. �I wasn't sure if I wanted to kill them or myself.

So, just trying the old "Eastern Standard" dialect just wasn't good enough for them?

Tsk.

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Reply #17 - Feb 13^th, 2008 at 8:02am

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Pshaw. Who "studies" dialects? Everybody learned how to use the same generic pseudo-British accent in High School drama, and it works for EVERYTHING.

Um. Me. I do.

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Reply #18 - Feb 13^th, 2008 at 8:36am

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Pshaw. Who "studies" dialects? �Everybody learned how to use the same generic pseudo-British accent in High School drama, and it works for EVERYTHING.

Um. �Me. �I do.

As if I needed another reason to like you

I was being EXTREMELY sarcastic.I hate that High School drama voice.

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Reply #19 - Feb 13^th, 2008 at 8:50am

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Pshaw. Who "studies" dialects? �Everybody learned how to use the same generic pseudo-British accent in High School drama, and it works for EVERYTHING.

Um. �Me. �I do.

As if I needed another reason to like you �

I was being EXTREMELY sarcastic.I hate that High School drama voice.

Oh, the days when the Gamemaster at my RPG sessions would attempt to do an English Non-Player Character... always sounded like a bad John Cleese impression...

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