tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post1345270761616160157..comments2024-03-23T12:42:50.151-04:00Comments on MMmusing: Constraints, ConstraintsMICHAEL MONROEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392848296427560715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-61021707223157800592007-06-20T08:37:00.000-04:002007-06-20T08:37:00.000-04:00Yeah, I think she always heard it read with a pret...Yeah, I think she always heard it read with a pretty exaggerated French accent, especially the guttural 'r' on "Something is not rright," which becomes "Something is not fffflight." (For those who have no idea what this is about, go <A HREF="http://michaelmonroe.blogspot.com/2007/05/mad.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> and fast-forward to about 1:40.)MICHAEL MONROEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392848296427560715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-28286622365783974232007-06-19T21:49:00.000-04:002007-06-19T21:49:00.000-04:00You know, it occurred to my mother and I (while we...You know, it occurred to my mother and I (while we were listening to your daughter recite Madeleine) that she sounded very Germanic or something. My mom asked if she was raised overseas or something, and I said "Not that I know of...". Then it came to me that she was probably read the story with a French accent, and was just repeating what she heard, pretty convincingly. So...did you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com