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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Three Soldiers by cDos Passos
Dear all
I'm reading "Three Soldiers" by Dos Passos and I've come across the following passage and would be obliged if you explain about "Yankee twang" and if necessary "Maine coast Yankee twang".
Dos Passos reader from Tehran
I'm reading "Three Soldiers" by Dos Passos and I've come across the following passage and would be obliged if you explain about "Yankee twang" and if necessary "Maine coast Yankee twang".
Toby had just stepped into the café, a tall man with a brown bulldog face and a scar on his left cheek. He spoke rarely and solemnly with a Maine coast Yankee twang.
Best regardsDos Passos reader from Tehran
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"Yankee twang" means that the speaker has the characteristic sound of someone who was born (or raised) in the New England states. ) Twang also suggests a nasally intonation.
- "Yankee twang" means that the speaker has the characteristic sound of someone who was born (or raised) in the New England states.
- ) Twang also suggests a nasally intonation.
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"Yankee twang" means that the speaker has the characteristic sound of someone who was born (or raised) in the New England states. (Maine is a coastal state in the New England region of the USA.) Twang also suggests a nasally intonation.
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