Accented English

[oboakk]

Barb: wrote:
> I actually missed learning the states and their capitals. I moved 
> between 3rd and 4th grades from New Jersey to Connecticut. In NJ 
> students were taught them in 4th grade; in CT, they were taught in 
3rd 
> grade. I also missed learning to play the recorder because of this.

Hmm...I was subjected to the recorder for the entirety of elementary 
school, and we also learned a song with all of the states in quasi-
alphabetical order (which I can still sing, by the way).

Back on the topic of accents, has anyone ever heard of a central 
Indiana accent?  Being from Indianapolis, I'm convinced that there 
isn't one.  Folks from northern Indiana tend to have a Chicago-style 
accent, and those from southern Indiana have an almost Kentucky 
accent.  I fear I may have colorless speech!!

-Abby