In article , WaltA
writes
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 11:16:20 +0000, Kay wrote:

In article , Jaques
d'Alltrades writes
The message
from Kay contains these words:

Does he have an accent?

Everyone (who speaks) has an accent.

sigh Does he have an accent which is sufficiently distinctive for the
possibility of 'playing to his accent' to arise?

Hmmm, a clarification may be in order :
Do you think that I was criticizing him for _having_ an accent ?

No, not at all. I was just unaware that he had a, presumably Yorkshire,
accent.

Did I say anything about it being _distinctive_ ?

Implied, in your comment about 'playing to his accent' - you can't play
to something that no-one notices.

(anyhows, is being distinctive a problem?)

Of course not - did I say it was?

Did I say anything about the desirability of not having an accent (an
impossibility) to be able to broadcast via the BBC as Lord Reith tried
to command ?

No you didn't, and have I anywhere tried to suggest that you were?

What the heck are you getting at me for???
I just asked if he had an accent, then clarified my comment in response
to Rusty' pedantry. I just honestly don't notice Titchmarsh's accent,
just as I don't notice my son's allegedly Yorkshire accent, so I was
puzzled by your suggestion. You're carrying on as if I was trying to
argue against you or criticise you. Look, if you get that upset by what
I say in all innocence, why don't you just kf me and have done with it?


--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"