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Re: No Mat-Su Valley accent
Agreed!! I moved here(Wasilla) with my family in 1993 and have yet to meet someone who speaks like our governor. Lousy article. Someone is taking some serious artistic license...
Posted to The Good Word by GKW on October 2, 2008
Waste of ink..Who cares!!
Accent has nothing to do with this race. It makes no sense to me that someone would be ''hung-up'' on an accent. This is the USA, the ''Melting Pot''. There are people with different accents all over the USA. Big Deal!! Their accent has NOTHING to do with their intelligence. Here's an idea: Educate ourselves on the ''key issues'' ...
Posted to The Good Word by UnbrokenEagle on October 1, 2008
Sarah's Accent - Not from Wasilla
Ok, I was born and raised about an hour north of Wasilla. In 33 years I have never heard anyone talk like Sarah P. Not one single person. The article sounds clever, but couldn't be more wrong. Honestly, go hang out at the old Cars and see if you find anyone born iin Wasilla that sounds like that.
Posted to The Good Word by Lanae on October 1, 2008