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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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And, I can't read those works anymore without hearing the voice of James Basket in my head. He was one of the greats. (We had a set of 45 rpm records when I was a kid, that had Mr. Basket telling all of the Uncle Remus stories. I listened to them till I purt' near wore 'em out.)