The differences were not useful in themselves. It was just indicative of the effect of the media to reduce local culture, not all of which was worth saving. But some regional cultures are of value.
On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 09:04:31PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote: > On Jan 11, 2008, at 8:46 PM, Michael Perelman wrote: > > >When I was young, I could hear the different speech patterns > >between New Castle and > >Butler, about 20 miles about. > > Why is that worth preserving? > > Doug -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
