Nebraskans/Standard English

[Dennis R. Preston]

Ah cain;t detect this jettisoning mahsef.

dInIs



>As far as "best" speech relates to
>news-anchors:
>
>Walter Cronkite's from Leavenworth, Kansas
>(and we Kansans always thought the "purity"
>of Kansas speech had something to do with
>his success.  LOL...or maybe Kansas is simply
>too close to Nebraska....?)
>
>Or....what regional variety did Dan Rather learn
>when he jettisoned his "Texas" accent ?  Maybe
>that points to what journalists themselves con-
>sider "best" ?
>
>Did Peter Jennings make any adjustments of his
>speech when he came from the CBC ?  If not, is
>a "Canadian" accent the best "American" accent ?
>
>
>                                                              Steve Hicks