Scorcher

[asher63]

As my Mom used to say, playfully reverting to her native Maine dialect, "Aiyup, it's gonna be a scotchuh."

Good day to head to the coast, and that's what I plan to do.

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[plant_lady60]

I loved that Maine accent you posted. Made me giggle and I could hear it in my head....:)

[asher63]

Heh. Mom was quite a character. She was extremely intelligent, and self-educated. (She had to repeat a year of high school, and never attended college, but she read voraciously and was always well-informed of the events of the day.) She must have gone to great pains to lose her down-home twang, and was very proud of her command of standard pronunciation and grammar. But I think she retained an affection for her native land.

[plant_lady60]

Your mom sounds like a trip. I bet I'd like her. I love accents from anywhere. I hate when people try to sound "American" or from whatever region. I think accents give people character, just like their traditions and customs do. I hate the "homogenization" of America. The worst thing, ever, if you ask me.