A customer of my wife’s has an “accent” like Elmer Fudd. Really!
He can talk normal “unaccented” English. But then suddenly, he’ll switch into talking like Elmer Fudd.
It’s not a put-on or anything like that. He talks that way to my wife, to me when I was doing some contract work for him.
Is there a reason someone might develop this speach pattern? Hearing problems? Speach impediments? Watching too many Bugs Bunny cartoons?
There’s a website that is able to “Fuddize” any text you give it. It’s very funny to take a very serious memo and have it changed to Fudd-speak.
It’s called Dialectizer.com I believe. Try it out.
I always thought it was a Boston accent…
It’s called the Dialectizer but it’s at http://rinkworks.com/dialect/
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He can tawk nowmaw “unaccented” Engwish. But then suddenwy, he’ww switch into tawking wike Ewmew Fudd.
It’s not a put-on ow anything wike that. He tawks that way to my wife, to me when I was doing some contwact wowk fow him. Is thewe a weason someone might devewop this speach pattewn? Heawing pwobwems? Speach impediments? Watching too many Bugs Bunny cawtoons?
It does seem to be common in Boston. There was a famous announcer there who cracked me up with his comments about “Wobeht Pawwish”, the Celtics center at the time.
Semi-Highjack: what regional dialect is it that “Alf” (the furry space-alien muppet who’s shilling for long-distance) speaks in? A friend said Philadelphia… Can that be right?
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I’ll close this and refer posters to the link provided by Markxxx.
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