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They only do it to annoy you. They go to the web site http://www.how_jackie_and_myridon_talk.org and then talk some other way.
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Thanks all--but if anyone could summarize all the later common usages--defs if you will--then I wuld be much indebted indeed
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I haven't seen the term "porch dog" before, but I have heard a saying (and seen it on bumper stickers too) that says "If you can't run with the big dogs then stay on the porch." (Presumably the person espousing this P.O.V. is a self-proclaimed big dog and we're all supposed to be very impressed with him.)
A countrified version of "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" does sound awful. I'm glad I don't watch American Idol. Next thing you know they'll have Toby Keith wannabes singing "The Way You Look Tonight."
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They only do it to annoy you.
Sorry, the point wasn't to make fun of their accents. Both comments were meant to be about problems relating to the usage of standardized accents.
Kelly Pickler's accent is charming and I could listen to her talk all day, but as someone aspiring to be a professional singer it's hard to see how she could have gotten to where she is now without learning how to do some modulation of her accent/style on songs outside her specialty (not to mention the possibility of wanting to sing Eliza Doolittle or West Side Story).
It's kind of like how they keep finding people to go on Survivor who say it's their favorite show and then are surprised when they are expected to be able to swim, catch fish, and light a fire.
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Jackie: That's what I say
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