Originally posted by Freddie:
Kathy, dear,
We all recognize that Valley Girl-speak is, like, you know, sort of, you know, an alien language form. (I don't use "alien" meaning non-American - ValSpeak is clearly extra-terrestrial. God protect us from whatever planet on which the language originated - gag me with a spoon from space...) Well, duh, and cheers, Fred
Gil - Thanks for reassuring me that Montana counts as a native-English speaking state. When one is born on a ranch in the absolute sticks (Sidney), it is not always clear.
Fred, my father was born on a ranch in the total absolute sticks outside of Kremlin MT. He certainly considered himself a native born English speaker. Now, my mother, who was born in North Dakota, well, that is another story. ;)
