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The Master68
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: For those of you looking to 'brush up' your BRITISH acce |
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I don't have one, but I can fake it a little from my years of watching "Doctor Who" and "James Bond"...
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bbchris Princess Of Hongkong
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MIKE BURN Generally Crazy Guy
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: For those of you looking to 'brush up' your BRITISH acce |
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Funny audio clips!
I mean THAT's the real English!
With European ears you can hear there very well how close English is mixed/similiar and vice/versa with Scandinavian languages like Swedish/Norwegian/Danish and with northern German dialects!
It's very obvious!
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RonOnGuitar
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: For those of you looking to 'brush up' your BRITISH acce |
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That's pretty nifty, Chris!
Every once in a great while I have a go at Manchester, BBC proper, Cockney, Liverpool or mimic the ones heard on the old Monty Phython TV show. I'd venture to say that to most American's ears, all Brit accents sound alike!
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RonOnGuitar
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:36 pm Post subject: Re: For those of you looking to 'brush up' your BRITISH acce |
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Quote: I don't have one, but I can fake it a little from my years of watching "Doctor Who" and "James Bond"...
68 - If you mean THE definitive James Bond, Sean Connery - he's Scottish, but usually adopts an English-Brit accent in his films.
Reminds me of an exchange the late Richard Burton once had:
Somebody asked him if he was English. Burton replied, but the person didn't understand what he said.
So the person asks: "What did you say?"
Burton replied: "I said 'Bite your tongue!' - in Welsh."
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bbchris Princess Of Hongkong
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The Master68
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: For those of you looking to 'brush up' your BRITISH acce |
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"If you mean THE definitive James Bond, Sean Connery"
No, I mean THE definitive James Bond, Roger Moore...
Who is English..
Moore was the best Bond.
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The Master68
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: For those of you looking to 'brush up' your BRITISH acce |
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Yeah, but Scotsmen aren't Englishmen...
Connery is a good Bond, but not as good as Moore.
Moore added alot of charm that Connery didn't have. Also a little humor.
Just enough humor to make you laugh, but not make Bond into a caricature.
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Galmin The King has spoken!
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: For those of you looking to 'brush up' your BRITISH acce |
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Timothy Dalton is the worst Bond, though. Even Lazenby is better.
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ED1G PIGGY MOONRUST
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