[Magdalen] Rhode Island Red.

[Grace Cangialosi]

What is non-rhotic, David?

> On Dec 1, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> I ordered a couple of Christmas gifts via telephone from two Rhode  Island
> merchants today, and I was once again amused by the Rhode Island
> accent of the clerks taking the orders.  The two companies are  Ross-Simons,
> the jeweler, and Cross Pens that are made in Rhode Island.
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> I don't know how William Labov would categorize the Rhode Island  accent,
> but to me it sounds like Long Island, NY with a tough edge.  The  accent
> is non-rhotic as are all New England accents, but the Rhode Island is 
> remarkably different than the Boston accent just up the coast.
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> It is really remarkable that we are able to maintain such regional  accents
> in spite of the preeminence of the media.  Such local phenomena  make
> life much more interesting.
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> David Strang - Whose accent was popularized in the movie and the TV
> series, "Fargo".