Bad TV dialects

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 10/2/02 4:09:01 PM, juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US
writes:

<< I think most people can recognize at least the difference between Jimmy
Carter and Elvis. >>

yes, if you put a coastal southern speaker next to an Appalachian speaker,
most people will be able to report that they are different. But obviously the
media stereotype of "southern" is quite different from the reality of West
Virginia.