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atari 2600 · 01.16.2007, 03:35 PM

My mother is Italian and was born in Providence, Rhode Island.

She calls a house a "whoose" and a mouse a "moose."

People here in Virginia have a weird southern accent. It's not as pronounced as further south, but many pronounce words like "about" as "a-boot" like some Canadians would.

01.16.2007, 03:35 PM	#18
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	My mother is Italian and was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She calls a house a "whoose" and a mouse a "moose." People here in Virginia have a weird southern accent. It's not as pronounced as further south, but many pronounce words like "about" as "a-boot" like some Canadians would. __________________ Robert Rauschenberg, Canyon, 1959. Combine on canvas 81 3/4 x 70 x 24 inches.
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