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Originally Posted by slayda
I challenge anyone (who didn't grow up hearing it) to read the Tales of Uncle Remus aloud at all, let alone correctly. I grew up hearing it and still have trouble wrapping my tongue around it. It takes a page or two to get my mind in the groove.
For those that don't know it is written somewhat phonetically.
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i have a lot of trouble with that sometimes, especially if the phonetic transcription is of a regional accent or dialect. sometimes it helps if i try to pronounce the word and listen to how it sounds but i can't read fluidly like that.