Bad TV dialects

[Dennis R. Preston]

Hmmmm. What a venting it would be if the authentic speakers from
those areas represented by such TV-reality shows as the Beverly
Hillbillies, Dukes of Hazard, and their ilk were were vented upon.

dInIs

>Ok, I have to vent. I watched a few minutes of _Hack_
>the other night. It's supposed to take place in
>Philadelphia, but like last year's _Philly_ everyone
>seems to sound like New Yorkers. Don't those Hollywood
>people know what a Philly dialect sounds like? It
>makes me miss _Homicide_ where at least the extras
>actually sounded like Baltimorians.
>
>Feel free to commiserate if your city/region fails to
>get proper treatemnt on TV!
>
>Ed
>
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Dennis R. Preston
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