Elmo is a Hometown Boy!
Two posts ago, a video clip of Amelia with her new Elmo computer got me wondering if Elmo was voiced by someone from Baltimore. Well, Mr. Kevin Clash is the voice of Elmo, and sure enough, he grew up right here in Charm City. It was his pronunciation of the word "on" as "ooh-uhn" that tipped me. Around these parts, all "o's" are diphthongs, hon.
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