If I had enough time, which unfortunately I don't, I would go search through the diaries and letters of John Adams, who wrote little thumb-nail sketches of the men he met while he was serving in the Continental Congress. About one of them (I think I recall that it was Thomas Nelson) Adams noted that he spoke very fast, like all the Virginians. So much for hot, lazy, ignorant Southerners and their drawls. Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Visit the Library of Virginia's Web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html