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Originally posted by watcher652Was it supposed to be some gung ho Texas accent? Because it wasn’t. Or if somebody can say, yeah, that’s a real Dallas accent that guy has, I say, so what? I thought it was fake.
As for reality, there are Texans who do talk like that to varying degrees. It's more associated with lower socio-economic class, but that is far from a constant.
Imagine that there's an X/Y axis chart, and Texas slang word choice is on the X axis and drawl in pronunciation is the Y axis. Everett is way out there on both axes. Everett most approximates lower-education, lower socio-economic class Texans, among whom you can find more drawl and lots of use of Texas slang. You might find someone who's educated but drawly, or educated and not drawly but uses Texas slang. But it's rare to find someone who's educated, or advanced in business, society or their profession, who's both drawly and slangy.
As I said, this isn't a constant. There are exceptions. You might be familiar with Ross Perot. He's a billionaire Texan who talks with slang and drawl. He grew up near my father-in-law in Texarkana and my father-in-law has no appreciable Texas slang or drawl. It's my opinion Perot and others like him kind of play-up their accent as projecting a the Texas cowboy/good-old-boy persona.
Another person who puts on such an accent is George W. Bush. 'Nuff said.
So Everett's either a military guy from a pretty humble Texas family/socioeconomic background who worked his way up, or a guy who's not from such a background, but who has, or even accentuates, a Texan way of speaking because that's part of his persona.
It didn't come off well and distracted from the episode.~*~*~*~*~*
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Originally posted by not so ancientSo Everett's either a military guy from a pretty humble Texas family/socioeconomic background who worked his way up, or a guy who's not from such a background, but who has, or even accentuates, a Texan way of speaking because that's part of his persona.
It didn't come off well and distracted from the episode.
I'm sorry his character came off the way it did. The episode would have been so much better if Everett was more believable. When you are yelling at the screen because of an actor's delivery, instead of the words and actions of the character, then there's a problem.
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Originally posted by Major TylerNate! It's good to see you on GateWorld! Too bad you won't be in part three. Did your character have a name, by the way?
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Originally posted by greytopDoes anyone know who played the Athosian that was Teyla's sparing partner when she and Colonel Dillon first met?On fighting:
Farrah: "A swordsman does not fear death, if he dies with honor."
Dr. Who: "Then he's an idiot."
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Okay, at the time of the Siege Part Two exactly how much time has the Atlantis team been on Atlantis? I thought during the Storm that they had been there for over half a year but then in The Brotherhood McKay says 'a matter of months.' That doesn't sound like a very long time. So I was just wondering what you guys think about this.
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Originally posted by GatetheWayOkay, at the time of the Siege Part Two exactly how much time has the Atlantis team been on Atlantis? I thought during the Storm that they had been there for over half a year but then in The Brotherhood McKay says 'a matter of months.' That doesn't sound like a very long time. So I was just wondering what you guys think about this.Last edited by Purpleyin; 28 May 2005, 02:25 PM.
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