Yeah You Rite!

January. 20,1985

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Documentary

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New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana Linguistics

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This award winning film is a fast paced, humorous look at the colorful way the residents of New Orleans express themselves - why they talk the way they do, where the words come from, and what it means to talk with a New Orleans accent.

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