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Re: English diglossia (was Re: retroflex consonants)

From:James Landau <neurotico@...>
Date:Sunday, February 2, 2003, 9:39
 Well, I did say I was from California. Does that make me a valley boy?

 Great movies. Those two really glorify all that's special about being
Californian -- including listening to the way WE talk for once in a while --
/a/ in "hot" and all!




In a message dated 2/1/2003 9:41:40 AM Pacific Standard Time,
lloannna@SURFSIDE.NET writes:


> That is so Valley. Exactly what I do, when I remember not to say "like" as > much. This makes me want to watch "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (the movie) > or "Clueless" (the movie or the TV show) again. > > Sarah Marie Parker-Allen > lloannna@surfside.net > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/lloannna.geo">http://www.geocities.com/lloannna.geo</A> > <A HREF="http://lloannna.blogspot.com/">http://lloannna.blogspot.com</A> > > "I will never buy an apple from peddlers plying their craft in remote > places where the customer base could not possibly support a full-time > merchant." -- Rules for the Hero's True Love > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> Of James Landau >> >> >> I actually use the word "all", or strictly speaking, the verb "to be all": >> >> I tried to look at his drum set, just because I admired it, but he was >> all, "Don't touch my third-hand expensive 1973 Zildjian drum set". Then I >> was all, "Just touching it won't hurt it. What makes it different from any >> other drum set?" He's all, "This one is vintage, man! It was made in >> 1973!" So I'm all, "But you play it every time the band plays a song! And >> it hasn't been damaged!" Then he's all, "Yeah, but I don't really like >> having to wear it." >> >> And *I* happen to be from California, as a matter of fact. >> >