Date:  Tue, 23 Nov 1993 10:23:41 -0800

From:  Roger Vanderveen <rvander[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ICHIPS.INTEL.COM>

Subject: Diversity of accents



Cynthia says:

  The New York Times article (Feb. 14, 1993) I mentioned earlier quotes

  William Stewart as saying "We all sound like TV announcers. . . .

  West Coast norms have taken over the whole country."



Having been born and raised on the west coast, I have always been

surrounded by people from all over the country (and world), and the

diversity of accents is still alive and well. I seem to be in the

minority, but I've found it easy to spot regional accents from the

south, deep south, far west, midwest and northeast areas of the

country.



On the other hand, I've noticed TV announcers in Mississippi who have

hardly a trace of a southern accent. I think William Stewart bases his

reality on too much TV.



-- ROger