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Marina wrote in message ... Kreisleriana wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:20:14 +0100, "Exocat" yodeled: The most excruciatingly bad attempt at an English accent it's ever been my misfortune to hear. Unfortunately. Ruined a great show for me. Purrs Gordon & the TT That was the consensus from the show's English fans. Made me glad I wasn't handicapped in that way-- they deprived themselves of a absolutely hysterical comic performance. Apparently, Daphne is just as phony. Yeah, and she IS British isn't she? She's just hopeless at putting on a Manchester accent. I was convinced that she was American until someone assured me otherwise. Jeanette |
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Marina wrote in message ... Kreisleriana wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:20:14 +0100, "Exocat" yodeled: The most excruciatingly bad attempt at an English accent it's ever been my misfortune to hear. Unfortunately. Ruined a great show for me. Purrs Gordon & the TT That was the consensus from the show's English fans. Made me glad I wasn't handicapped in that way-- they deprived themselves of a absolutely hysterical comic performance. Apparently, Daphne is just as phony. Yeah, and she IS British isn't she? She's just hopeless at putting on a Manchester accent. I was convinced that she was American until someone assured me otherwise. Jeanette |
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On 27 Oct , Sherry wrote:
---------------------snip---------------------- 3. One son mentioned he'd like to get married at sunrise in California, with the sun coming up over the ocean. (???!!!!) Yes, people are supposed to know that the sun SETS in the west, but there's a famous Hollywood story about that which may or may not be true. It seems there was a director who wanted a shot of sunrise on the beach. Some half-bright assistant reminded him that the sun sets over the Pacific ocean, it doesn't rise. "That's OK, replied the director, "we'll just run the film backward and the sun will rise." Cut to the screening room next day where the staff is screening the dailies of the shooting of the "sunrise". Sure enough, there is the sun rising over the California coastline --- and there are the ocean waves rolling out to sea! Regards and Purrs, O J (Old John) Gritmon |
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On 27 Oct , Sherry wrote:
---------------------snip---------------------- 3. One son mentioned he'd like to get married at sunrise in California, with the sun coming up over the ocean. (???!!!!) Yes, people are supposed to know that the sun SETS in the west, but there's a famous Hollywood story about that which may or may not be true. It seems there was a director who wanted a shot of sunrise on the beach. Some half-bright assistant reminded him that the sun sets over the Pacific ocean, it doesn't rise. "That's OK, replied the director, "we'll just run the film backward and the sun will rise." Cut to the screening room next day where the staff is screening the dailies of the shooting of the "sunrise". Sure enough, there is the sun rising over the California coastline --- and there are the ocean waves rolling out to sea! Regards and Purrs, O J (Old John) Gritmon |
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On 27 Oct , Sherry wrote:
---------------------snip---------------------- 3. One son mentioned he'd like to get married at sunrise in California, with the sun coming up over the ocean. (???!!!!) Yes, people are supposed to know that the sun SETS in the west, but there's a famous Hollywood story about that which may or may not be true. It seems there was a director who wanted a shot of sunrise on the beach. Some half-bright assistant reminded him that the sun sets over the Pacific ocean, it doesn't rise. "That's OK, replied the director, "we'll just run the film backward and the sun will rise." Cut to the screening room next day where the staff is screening the dailies of the shooting of the "sunrise". Sure enough, there is the sun rising over the California coastline --- and there are the ocean waves rolling out to sea! Regards and Purrs, O J (Old John) Gritmon |
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:33:30 +1000, "Yowie"
yodeled: Listening to my friend Alfred, an Australian born to Chinese parents, I am always amazed how he can talk with his brothers in both Chinese and English and neither he nor his brothers even notice when they've changed from one to the other. To *my* ears it sounds like "blah blah blah blah, down to Wollongong, turn right, blah blah blah blah, no worries, blah blah, Seeya". I crack up each time, and htey have *no idea* that they've had half the conversation in Cantonese and half the conversation in English, and are often surprised that I didn't understand it all (since I don't speak Cantonese at all). Alfred speaks in perfectly flawless Australian English with no trace of accent, and perfectly flawless without a trace of accent Cantonese. His parents, although speaking perfectly good and understandable English, have a pronounced accent and have a noticably different speach pattern than their sons. And they either speak entirely English or Entirely Cantonese, they don't switch half way through a conversation without noticing. Yowie My mom teaches third graders, who are the children of immigrants, and notes the same thing constantly, to her amusement. It's also quite interesting how accents get picked up-- my ex's family traveled constantly between England and the Pacific, and almost every member of the family had a slightly (or markedly) different accent. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:33:30 +1000, "Yowie"
yodeled: Listening to my friend Alfred, an Australian born to Chinese parents, I am always amazed how he can talk with his brothers in both Chinese and English and neither he nor his brothers even notice when they've changed from one to the other. To *my* ears it sounds like "blah blah blah blah, down to Wollongong, turn right, blah blah blah blah, no worries, blah blah, Seeya". I crack up each time, and htey have *no idea* that they've had half the conversation in Cantonese and half the conversation in English, and are often surprised that I didn't understand it all (since I don't speak Cantonese at all). Alfred speaks in perfectly flawless Australian English with no trace of accent, and perfectly flawless without a trace of accent Cantonese. His parents, although speaking perfectly good and understandable English, have a pronounced accent and have a noticably different speach pattern than their sons. And they either speak entirely English or Entirely Cantonese, they don't switch half way through a conversation without noticing. Yowie My mom teaches third graders, who are the children of immigrants, and notes the same thing constantly, to her amusement. It's also quite interesting how accents get picked up-- my ex's family traveled constantly between England and the Pacific, and almost every member of the family had a slightly (or markedly) different accent. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:33:30 +1000, "Yowie"
yodeled: Listening to my friend Alfred, an Australian born to Chinese parents, I am always amazed how he can talk with his brothers in both Chinese and English and neither he nor his brothers even notice when they've changed from one to the other. To *my* ears it sounds like "blah blah blah blah, down to Wollongong, turn right, blah blah blah blah, no worries, blah blah, Seeya". I crack up each time, and htey have *no idea* that they've had half the conversation in Cantonese and half the conversation in English, and are often surprised that I didn't understand it all (since I don't speak Cantonese at all). Alfred speaks in perfectly flawless Australian English with no trace of accent, and perfectly flawless without a trace of accent Cantonese. His parents, although speaking perfectly good and understandable English, have a pronounced accent and have a noticably different speach pattern than their sons. And they either speak entirely English or Entirely Cantonese, they don't switch half way through a conversation without noticing. Yowie My mom teaches third graders, who are the children of immigrants, and notes the same thing constantly, to her amusement. It's also quite interesting how accents get picked up-- my ex's family traveled constantly between England and the Pacific, and almost every member of the family had a slightly (or markedly) different accent. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:36:44 +0300, Marina
yodeled: Kreisleriana wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:20:14 +0100, "Exocat" yodeled: The most excruciatingly bad attempt at an English accent it's ever been my misfortune to hear. Unfortunately. Ruined a great show for me. Purrs Gordon & the TT That was the consensus from the show's English fans. Made me glad I wasn't handicapped in that way-- they deprived themselves of a absolutely hysterical comic performance. Apparently, Daphne is just as phony. Yeah, every once in awhile someone would complain about that. I didn't care. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:36:44 +0300, Marina
yodeled: Kreisleriana wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:20:14 +0100, "Exocat" yodeled: The most excruciatingly bad attempt at an English accent it's ever been my misfortune to hear. Unfortunately. Ruined a great show for me. Purrs Gordon & the TT That was the consensus from the show's English fans. Made me glad I wasn't handicapped in that way-- they deprived themselves of a absolutely hysterical comic performance. Apparently, Daphne is just as phony. Yeah, every once in awhile someone would complain about that. I didn't care. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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