The Dictionary of American Regional English Toasts Fred Cassidy: On to Z! Wednesday, October 10  |  5:00 - 6:45 PM Venue: Wisconsin Historical Society-Library Mall Presenter(s): Simon Winchester, Joan Houston Hall, Robert Easton, August Rubrecht Are American English dialects becoming "homogenized" by the media and our population's mobility? Hear the contrary evidence from award-winning dialect coach Robert Easton ("the Henry Higgins of Hollywood"). Get the British perspective from celebrated author Simon Winchester. And catch up on the progress of the Dictionary of American Regional English with editor Joan Houston Hall. You'll go away confident that, despite the media, there is still plenty of fascinating variety in the ways Americans speak, and there's no reason to expect that the situation will change. This event celebrates DARE and its founding editor, Frederic G. Cassidy, on the centennial of his birth. Bookseller: Wisconsin Historical Society Category(s): Wisconsin Ties, Writing & Publishing

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