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In reply to the discussion: The Lincoln Project has a new target... [View all]Hermit-The-Prog
(33,598 posts)18. Kentucky has many accents
Speech patterns in Kentucky are at least as diverse as its geography. Radio and television have had a slight homogenizing effect, but the accents are still there. Anyone can get a good sampling by watching KET's KY channel.
Owensboro area? You'll sound slightly different than folks in Pikeville, Somerset, Barlow, or Bowling Green, and quite a bit different from Louisville. (Louisville residents need to learn to slow down a little so the rest of us hillbillies can figure out what they're saying).
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I'm afraid that is how we sound in Kentucky. I don't notice, till I hear my own voice.
fwvinson
May 2020
#14
Republicans are pretty could at simple messaging. Usually, it is BS aimed at Democrats, but
OAITW r.2.0
May 2020
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