In a message dated 98-04-13 11:06:24 EDT, you write:
> Anyway, other times I do find myself talking with a bit of a twang. I find
> this odd and don't have an explanation for it. When I first moved from
> Ithaca to Syracuse (about 60 miles) I was informed by quite a few people
> that I have an accent. Must be the hard "a" or something.
The twang may be neurologic. Ithaca has an accent of its own, usually reserved
for the townies, rarely learned by the students.
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