I had a sort of out-of-the-blue thought today. I am sure all of you are acquainted with, on some level or another, the distinctive Southern drawl. It is a dialect of dawdling proportions to say the least. Can you imagine a Southerner in the role of Mary Poppins???? Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious might have made the record books as the word with the most screen time, clocking in at just over 4 hours.

That being said, I do find the sprawling syllables rather charming, particularly when the speaker happens to remember proper English. I can only wish that my generous dialogues were to blame on leisurely speech—but no, I happen to be the pack-rat of conversation, padding every word with at least 5 others to beat the point dead.