[78-L] Pronounciations and Odd Label Misspellings: Deep Ellum Blues

[Julian Vein]

Dnjchi at aol.com wrote:
> When I worked in West Virginia (WV) I heard a great true story in this  
> regard.  A group of senior high school students were to be bussed to  Washington, 
> D.C., for their annual trip.  They would join a bus that was  coming from 
> Oklahoma with a group of student that would pick them up for  the ride to DC.  As 
> they traveled, there arose a mild hostility between the  two groups of 
> students; the WV group was upset by the OK group's mocking of  their dialect, i.e. 
> talking like they did.  Gradually it became apparent  that THEY BOTH SPOKE WITH 
> THE SAME DIALECT. The rest of the trip was enjoyed by  all!
> Don Chichester
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There was a radio series in the early 50s called "In All Directions" 
featuring Peter Ustinov and Peter Jones. They kept referring to "Jew 
boys". Eventually I found out they were talking about "Dubois"!

Interesting that you use "bussed". I usually see it spelled "bused" over 
there.

      Julian Vein