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Dr. Goodword Discusses the Rebel-Yankee Test on NPR

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:31 am
by Dr. Goodword
The NPR story on the alphaDictionary Rebel-Yankee Test can be heard and read about at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=5496546

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:03 am
by Stargzer
OOh! The Doc Himself! I wonder if we'll get to hear some Russian spoken with a Southern drawl while he's on the air? :lol:

Well I NEVER!

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:59 pm
by bdhsd
Loved the show, but really!!! To say that no one west of Ohio has a noticable accent!!?? I'm from South Dakota and I can tell you that my Scandanavian cousins in the Dakotas and Minnesota take extreme umbrage! Especially as to the question of whether or not "route" rhymes with "root" or "foot." We ALL know route ryhmes with boot while root is pronounced like roof!

;)

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:40 pm
by Bailey
dang, I missed the show, and can't find the replay on npr, help?

mark

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:41 pm
by Bailey
dang, I missed the show, and can't find the replay on npr, help? route(rowt) rhymes with boot?

mark

listenin to da show

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:09 pm
by bdhsd
well, it's on:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=5496546

or if you're on the npr homepage you should be able to put this line into your browser address bar and hit enter:

javascript:getMedia('ME', '20-Jun-2006', '15', 'RM,WM');

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:03 pm
by Bailey
thanks, I found that page before but overlooked the
'listen' link. I enjoyed the show, and it's as I've always said, I really have no accent, mine is pure and is as easy to understand as possible.
mark

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:21 pm
by Brazilian dude
I'm sure the interview was great.

Brazilian dude

Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:52 am
by Perry
I just listened. Well done Robert!

Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:05 pm
by sluggo
dang, I missed the show, and can't find the replay on npr, help? route(rowt) rhymes with boot?

mark
I can't get the feed :cry: -is the Dr. saying that 'rowt' for route is a Southern thing? I'm still attached to my NFL media theory. Sure seems to me that this is a word currently in transit. Have others noticed this as a shift?

(Sometimes a tech type will suggest you use a router on a computer system. Why they want us to bore holes in there?)

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:33 am
by Brazilian dude
I just listenend to the doc's interview. Why so short :?:

Contrary to what I thought, the doc sounds like a very nice guy. I always imagined him much more serious. Don't ask me why.

Brazilian dude

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:34 am
by Brazilian dude
I just listened to the doc's interview. Why so short :?:
I had downloaded Windows Media Player 11 (I think) and thought that might help me listen to the radio show, and it did!

Contrary to what I thought, the doc sounds like a very nice guy. I always imagined him much more serious. Don't ask me why.

Brazilian dude

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:41 pm
by gailr
The mac just looked at me blankly, but the pc downloaded the interview on the first try. (Mac, love, you're killing me, here...)

The interview segments are often short, unless the person is a well-known pop icon or political figure. It was good exposure for the alphaDictionary, though. I also noted the reference to "Mr. Beard"...

-gailr

Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:24 am
by sluggo


The interview segments are often short, unless the person is a well-known pop icon or political figure. It was good exposure for the alphaDictionary, though. I also noted the reference to "Mr. Beard"...

-gailr
Scandalacious! He's a well-known icon 'round these parts, though I'd hesitate to call him "Pop".

Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:28 am
by Brazilian dude
Why? Would you call him Soda?

Brazilian dude