Deep Roots

I remember thinking some years back about one of my cousins back home and how she has such a deep Southern accent that she almost sounds British.
And when you think about it, it almost makes sense. At one time, not too long ago when you really think about it, everyone spoke that way here.
And with [...]

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Maybe Just Call It ‘DST’

So, Daylight Saving Time went into effect today — two weeks earlier than normal.
It really threw me for one. It was my turn to work weekend duty, which means you have to get to work at 6:30 a.m., something that’s nowhere near on my schedule.
It had to be the worst weekend other than Christmas to [...]

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Aye Eye, Captain

Being lazy, I always go for the easiest pronunciation of something, which is difficult when you find yourself saying words such as Bremsstrahlung, so I don’t understand why some people go for the long drawn out aye instead of plain old i (as in ‘Dan is a prick.’)
Aye-rack and ant-eye are examples, although, ant-eye gets [...]

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