> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Brian Walters > > 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.
his presentation style of talking over his shoulder annoy me. > 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!) Ah, now, the delectable Dr. Roberts. Lovely vowels. B -- 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.
