In a message dated 2/1/2005 5:13:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Michele Riccio" <mr1 at rcosta.com> writes >> >> Lots of French Canadians in Florida, from all reports. I've an aunt >> who retired to Miami in the 70's. Perhaps there is an influence on the >> "Miami dialect", although to be seriously confused with Canadian you'd >> have to be shortening your dipthongs (ou's in particular). >> >> I like "unaccented Miami dialect". Everyone thinks they lack an >> accent. I speak in an unaccented Canadian dialect; everyone around me >> speaks in a California accent. It's the world that's crazy, not me. >> >> Shawn > >I've always said that I lack an accent because we Bostonians were >here first (yes, OK, first after the native tribes) - and the rest of the >country is simply wrong in their pronunciation. ;-) > >M > > Damn stright! (Lowell born, and raised...close enough to Boston) -C >Michele Riccio >mr1 at rcosta.com > >