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From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 5:37 AM
Subject: Re: Re: EuroEnglish (Was: Same lenses ...)
From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2005/09/05 Mon AM 11:15:37 GMT
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: EuroEnglish (Was: Same lenses ...)
Having spent much time in both California and the upper midwest, I have
to say that the accents are indistinguishable to me. I think this is
due in part to the fact that a large number -- perhaps a majority -- of
southern Californians emigrated from the industrial cities of the
midwest.
On Sep 5, 2005, at 12:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 9/4/2005 9:06:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Upper midwest American, the language of Reagan and Cronkite, that's
> the true
> pure non-accent.
> J.W.L.
A British comedian, whose specialism was mimicry, was trying to break into
the American market. He had a run of shows in (I think) Las Vegas. After
one, he was approached by a couple of ladies of a certain age. In their
Georgian voices, they told him that they enjoyed his show but wondered if
he managed to shrug it off and speak in his normal, unaccented voice
afterwards. In his best Georgian mimic, he told them that it was
extremely easy and he had no problem doing it at all.
They were astonished at his ability to speak without an accent, just like
themselves.
On the other hand, few Brits can manage a really good John Wayne. :-)
J.W.L.
>
> Injecting a smiley there, because it's a troll for sure as my Geordie
> father-in-law would surely have said.
>
> J
> ===========
> No, the true non-accent accent is Californian.
>
> Hollywood and TV.
>
> Nyah, nyah.
>
> Marnie aka Doe ;-)
>
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