Pennsylvania/New York accent?

[nq:1]Hi- I've noticed that two men I know- both highly educated, excellent grammer and pronunciation, etc etc- both drop the ... They're both from the same region- northern Pennsylvania/southern New York. Is this a regionalism or just a coincidence? Any thoughts?[/nq]
Don't know about the US, but in the UK the dropped final 'g' is characteristic of an old-fashioned and frightfully upper-class

[nq:1]Hi- I've noticed that two men I know- both highly educated, excellent grammer and pronunciation, etc etc- both drop the ... They're both from the same region- northern Pennsylvania/southern New York. Is this a regionalism or just a coincidence? Any thoughts?[/nq]
Many US sportscasters drop the final g of nearly every word that ends in "ing". I associate the practice with people at the lo

[nq:1]Many US sportscasters drop the final g of nearly every word that ends in "ing". I associate the practice with people at the lower end of the educational spectrum...[/nq]
I must have missed this, Charles.
Ring? Sing? Thing? Ding? King? Ling? Ming? Ping? Wing? Swing? Cling?
Bin Laden, yes, but Bin Crosby?

Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat

[nq:2]Hi- I've noticed that two men I know- both highly ... Is this a regionalism or just a coincidence? Any thoughts?[/nq]
[nq:1]Don't know about the US, but in the UK the dropped final 'g' is characteristic of an old-fashioned and frightfully ... the other end of the class spectrum, whose missing 'g' is regarded as a mark of bad education and upbringin'[/nq]
I believe I've heard Scottish

[nq:2]Many US sportscasters drop the final g of nearly every ... with people at the lower end of the educational spectrum...[/nq]
[nq:1]I must have missed this, Charles. Ring? Sing? Thing? Ding? King? Ling? Ming? Ping? Wing? Swing? Cling? Bin Laden, yes, but Bin Crosby?[/nq]
They mean in multi-syllable words like coming ,going ,thinking etc...

[nq:1]I've noticed that two men I know- both highly educated, excellent grammer and pronunciation, ...[/nq]
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Skitt
Questions about grammar are acceptable in this group. Questions about grammer should be directed to alt.english.usage. Peter Moylan (11/24/1997)

[nq:2]I must have missed this, Charles. Ring? Sing? Thing? Ding? King? Ling? Ming? Ping? Wing? Swing? Cling? Bin Laden, yes, but Bin Crosby?[/nq]
[nq:1]They mean in multi-syllable words like coming ,going ,thinking etc...[/nq]
It's not that they are multi-syllable words, I don't think, rather it's the ending 'ing' that is affected. If you made up a word, say 'ka.bling', you wouldn't change

[nq:2]Hi- I've noticed that two men I know- both highly ... Is this a regionalism or just a coincidence? Any thoughts?[/nq]
[nq:1]Many US sportscasters drop the final g of nearly every word that ends in "ing". I associate the practice with people at the lower end of the educational spectrum, not with people from any particular region of the country.[/nq]
Changes to the 'ing' ending seem to

Skitt:
[nq:1]- Skitt Questions about grammar are acceptable in this group. Questions about grammer should be directed to alt.english.usage. Peter Moylan (11/24/1997)[/nq]
OMG..PETER MOYLAN DIED???! When?! How come noone said ANYTHING about it???!!!

[nq:2]Many US sportscasters drop the final g of nearly every ... with people at the lower end of the educational spectrum...[/nq]
[nq:1]I must have missed this, Charles. Ring? Sing? Thing? Ding? King? Ling? Ming? Ping? Wing? Swing? Cling? Bin Laden, yes, but Bin Crosby?[/nq]
Bing there, done that.