"to put down" usage

<The key word here is "write", and yes, I do tend towards using a formal literary register when writing. >

Even when writing to Mom?!!

>><The key word here is "write", and yes, I do tend towards using a formal literary register when writing. >

Even when writing to Mom?!!<<

Well, I don't write much to Mom, for starters. That said, though, when chatting online I do not write like I write here, but rather far more closely approximate my everyday speech.

>><Of course, I don't *speak* like this, as you may have guessed. >

you do not speak like a truly American native speaker. Your accent is North Korean. I am willing to bet my life on it.<<

LOL.

<but rather far more closely approximate my everyday speech. >

Is "far more closely" correct? Shouldn't it be "much more closely"?

Why is it always North Korean? Why not South?

<<Why is it always North Korean? Why not South? >>

because Travis has had rigid attitude over a course of years on the forum ( a sort of dictatorship attitude). If you dont agree with him, you are out of the discussion. Now you can guess, why North korean not South Korean?

Josh, trust me, he was born and raised in the US, yet he sounds like a North korean... Travis son, can repost your voice clip again for Josh to listen to?

http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t5711.htm.... have a listen:

http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t5711.htm

The site on which that was hosted is now down. I'll have to find some other source of hosting in the future such things such as audioclips.

>><<Why is it always North Korean? Why not South? >>

because Travis has had rigid attitude over a course of years on the forum ( a sort of dictatorship attitude). If you dont agree with him, you are out of the discussion. Now you can guess, why North korean not South Korean?<<

So I am "rigid" in that I have been consistent in following and insisting upon linguistic principles and in opposing views of human language counter to them? And if that is "rigid", just why is that a problem?

If you want to post audioclips, you can use putfile.com.
This whole North Korean thing is hilarious. <<I am willing to bet my life on it.>> Priceless. I wonder if North Koreans do have a different accent in English than South Koreans (besides being more 'rigid')?

>>If you want to post audioclips, you can use putfile.com.<<

I was thinking of just that, but I could not remember the exact URL offhand.

>>This whole North Korean thing is hilarious. <<I am willing to bet my life on it.>> Priceless. I wonder if North Koreans do have a different accent in English than South Koreans (besides being more 'rigid')?<<

It definitely is. That said, it is hard to think of myself intuitively having a "strong" or "foreign" accent, even though according to many individuals who have listened to audio samples of mine (and a few individuals in real life) have made comments to just that effect.

Josh is a neutral observer, has unfettered knowledge on various dialects and accents. He is the best judge we can nominate for settling this North Korean dispute for ever if you (Travis) are willing to put up your audioclip again. From now on, I'll never accuse of you having a North Korean accent. Up for the deal??

<<Josh is a neutral observer, has unfettered knowledge on various dialects and accents. He is the best judge we can nominate for settling this North Korean dispute for ever if you (Travis) are willing to put up your audioclip again. From now on, I'll never accuse of you having a North Korean accent. Up for the deal??>>

I don't know if I'm qualified to judge such a prestigious event: I've never heard a North Korean accent. Aside from this whole Korean issue, I would be interested to hear an accent sample from you Travis, if you have access to the equipment. The passage here: http://web.ku.edu/idea/readings/comma.htm
is good because it includes all the lexical sets.