speak with a drawl

  • 11drawl — verb (I, T) to speak in a slow unclear way with vowel sounds that are longer than normal drawl noun (singular): a Southern drawl …

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  • 12drawl — I. verb Etymology: probably frequentative of draw Date: 1598 intransitive verb to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged transitive verb to utter in a slow lengthened tone • drawler noun • drawlingly adverb II …

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  • 13drawl — verb speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds. noun a drawling accent. Derivatives drawler noun drawly adjective Origin C16: prob. orig. sl., from Low Ger. or Du. dralen delay, linger …

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  • 14North American English regional phonology — See also: Regional vocabularies of American English North American English regional phonology is the study of variations in the pronunciation of spoken English by the inhabitants of various parts of North America. North American English can be… …

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  • 15Communication accommodation — theory is a result of the work of Howard Giles, Communication professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This is a pragmatic theory that looks at the phenomena of interactants changing the way they communicate when in differing… …

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  • 16Charles Manson — The Manson Family redirects here. For the 2003 film, see The Manson Family (film). Charles Milles Manson …

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  • 17List of recurring The Simpsons characters — Contents 1 Agnes Skinner 2 Akira 3 Anastasia 4 Arnie Pye …

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  • 18List of Transformers: Cybertron characters — Principal cast from Transformers: Cybertron. This article lists characters that appear in Transformers: Cybertron, the third chapter of the Unicron Trilogy series of the Transformers franchise. The series features the entirety of planet Cybertron …

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  • 19List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters — This is an incomplete list of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters. Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z B …

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  • 20Old Virginia accent — The Old Virginia accent is one that is primarily heard in the Tidewater and Piedmont regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Traces of this dialect and its characteristic drawl can also be heard in adjacent states, including words that are… …

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