tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974863302478837639.post1374729169650010632..comments2019-10-12T19:10:22.814-04:00Comments on cryptonaut-in-exile: Of our affectations, vowel-shifting, and the politics of accented speech. (Or, why I'll never talk like I'm from #Fuquay, no matter how long I live here.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974863302478837639.post-51801981248497951352012-03-29T12:10:41.300-04:002012-03-29T12:10:41.300-04:00I had a thick Michigan accent before moving to Ind...I had a thick Michigan accent before moving to Indiana and then Philadelphia (it sounded reminiscent of a male version of Sarah Palin, more Wisconsin or Minnesota than Michigan, really). I was at a party a few weeks ago, had a few drinks, and someone asked me if I was Canadian...Bret Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.com