Jaques d'Alltrades25/1/04 5:32
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from VivienB contains these words:
Having met USians while working in a USian company and met some when
travelling, I am aware that the 'American' accent varies a great deal
more than those we hear on TV or in the movies. It seems a very
limited range of USian accents are considered acceptable for British
consumption. I cannot tell whether this arises at the production end
of the process, or if buyers/distributors of TV programmes and films
act as a filter. It should also be said that British accents in 'real
life' vary much more and are often much stronger than heard via the
'meeja' .
I could listen to Garrison Keillor all day.......
Oh, YES. I bought several of his tapes when we were in San Francisco in
2003. That man's voice should be bottled and sold as a cure-all!
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Sacha
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