Date:  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 06:40:33 -0500

From:  SETH SKLAREY <crissiet[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IPOF.FLA.NET>

Subject: Re: Language and Intelligence



>At 4:13 PM 12/5/95, STEPHANIE RAE WELLS wrote:

>>I'm just curious to know if anybody out there still holds the belief that

>>a persons intelligence can be measured by the way they speak?

>

>My husband the psychologist says that while we may recognize that accents,

>dialects et al. are not good indicators of intelligence, vocabulary is

>amongst our best indicators. (And on a personal note, I must admit that

>when I hear a really heavy, thick Southern/ NY /Oklahoman/etc. accent I

>have to concentrate on not immediately thinking stupid -or at least

>uneducated.)

>

>Rima

>



amongst?....uneducated?



Hmmn?