Uh, oh. How long in NJ?
I'm from Portland--thirty years--and I resisted this place rubbing off on
me, but people now say I even have a hint of an accent. No pickup truck or
cowboy hat yet, though.
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Robert Handy
Brazoria County Historical Museum
100 East Cedar
Angleton, Texas 77515
(409) 864-1208
museum_bob
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From: Adrienne Deangelis[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 8:33 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Equity, and All That
RH: "But then, I've been in the South for twenty-seven years and haven't
been
up
in your territory for awhile. Maybe I am just mis-reading that naturally
abrasive (as I was called for years by my southern colleagues) tone that
folks in your regional culture have in their voice all the time."
Umm, RH: I'm from California. Born and bred.
A. DeAngelis