April digest

Hey Y'all! April contained a Spring Break for me but I was not maxin' and relaxin'. I was finishing up the first round of copy for my book, home projects, and hosting a family visit. 

I don't put too much pressure on myself to do things that cost time and/or energy without an immediate benefit.  This means I gave myself a break from social media posting as I have to make myself post regularly, and the domino effect of minimal social media posting is a light newsletter. Enjoy!

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Y’all I had two book projects goaled (yes I remixed a word for my own use) for this spring.
1) Martin Trivia book and 2) accent speech coaching book. BUT then I started on some home projects and my spirit has been moved more toward the nostalgic cocoon of the 90s.
That means that I have been focused on finishing the Project #1 while doing life. Also, I haven’t been making myself post anything regularly.  You probably haven’t even noticed.

Anyway, the first quarter of 2019 is almost up (dang, for real) and I’m sort of on track. What is the progress on your yearly goals?

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STR Sound Profile

Here are some facts about the "STR" sound. It is: 1) blended into one sound in American English, 2) in words like "stroll, straight, and stream", 3) not a thing in several other languages, 4) said like an "skr" in a few English dialects. 
You may have heard things like “across the skreet or skraight outta Compton”. ⁣

⁣Accents are influenced by where you are from and your social group. ⁣

⁣Radio personality from South Carolina has acknowledged his struggle with saying “STR” sound. ⁣
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⁣#kendratsays Neither way is right or wrong, it’s just a difference. ⁣

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You can choose how you see things in your world. Bright vs dark,  thrifty vs cheap, time efficient vs time waste. ⁣
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⁣Now look at these nails.  I call this set “Rorschach Rage” because everybody who looks at them sees something different. Lime green, khaki green, pistachio, Irish lucky? It looks like my nail artist friend even did a gold rorschach test on them. When I look at my left nail,  I see a rhino talking to a one-legged Marge Simpson. 😆⁣ What is your perspective on today?

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