Re: CHAT YAEPT :Re: Phonological musings (was: Announcement: New auxlang "Choton")
| From: | Ben Poplawski <thebassplayer@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Saturday, October 9, 2004, 6:33 |
|---|
On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 06:24:52 +0100, Stephen Mulraney
<ataltanie@...> wrote:
>Roger Mills wrote:
>
>> Mark J. Reed wrote:
>
>> As for Upper Class speech (and I don't mean just Wealthy), I doubt this
>> country ever had anything as pervasive as England's; each of the old major
>> cities -- Boston, NYC, Phila, Charleston, New Orleans to name the best
>
>Exqueeze me, but where's this Charleston Of Which You Speak? WV or SC? Or
>somewhere else?
Considering he's referencing other colonial cities it's most likely the
Charleston in South Carolina.
I don't think the Charleston of West Virginia is that old in comparison.
It might have been around by that fight at Fort Sumter. ;)
Buenas noches,
Ben
Reply