Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 11:58:14 -0400

From: Jason Wilke wilke[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NJ2.N-JCENTER.COM

Subject: Re: American accent: nasal



him that in order to learn English he should keep in mind that Americans

have a "chewing gum" way of speaking. I had never heard that one before

and have no idea of what it means. I wonder if nasal is better than



I understand perfectly what he means. I'm not sure I can explain it to

you well -- it's one of those things that just has to click -- but I think

you just answered my question. Ever hear the nasalised dialect of a valley

girl? All Amis do that to some extent. It's what made me stand out

among my friends back home. That can, to some extent, be associated with

the effect of chewing gum -- and also with the type of person that

stereotypically chews gum.



Jason Wilke

wilke[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]n-jcenter.com