On Fri, 06 May 2011 07:45 +0100, "Bob W" <[email protected]> wrote: > > when talkies were first shown over here they had to have subtitles > because > British people didn't understand the American accent. It's a matter of > familiarity, and over here regional accents are very much in favour for > TV > announcers, national or not - it's cultural treasure. Variety is the > spice > of life.
Yes Indeed. The Scots seem to be more prevalent as TV hosts than in the past. I'm enjoying the re-runs of the BBC's 'Coast' with Neil Oliver presenting. Of course, his accent isn't as thick as some Scots I've heard (and 'Coast' also features the delectable Alice Roberts - definitely a plus, even if she isn't Scottish!) Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
