I was watching Bryant Gumbal on a “Finding Your Roots” show the other day and he said something interesting. He said that his father instilled in him at a very early age that, upon visiting an uncle who spoke in the vernacular, that he, Bryant, should not be afraid to speak like he was educated.
That got me to thinking a whole lot. When I look back at my rant about Fried Voices and my frequent use of a “redneck” voice when I refer to someone of limited intellect, I find that I often make judgments based upon how someone speaks. I do not think that I am alone in this.
In my own experience, I found that when I left the lumber mill and entered the office environment, I refined my vocabulary and speaking style. Partially because of my previous style was unacceptable and partially because I was exposed to the different environment. Incessant reading helped over the years to increase my vocabulary so that I think I grew as I aged. I do not think I ever left the “rough around the edges” factor but at least I smoothed those edges.
I just think that it is unnecessary for a person to sound ignorant and stupid if they are exposed to any outside influences and it is a matter of laziness if they continue to do so in this day and age. What with the constant exposure to radio, television, internet, and social media there is no reason that people need to sound so bad. I am not referring to accents which are regional, social, and economical to a degree but to the unsophisticated use of those accents. Essentially, if someone from outside your general area, cannot understand you; you, not them, have a problem.
I firmly believe that I should not be able to tell your race based upon talking to you on a telephone. Nor should I be able to estimate, within a year or so, the grade of school you attended in what area of the country.
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