muldoon wrote: > Americans consider having a "British accent" a sign of sophistication > and high intelligence. Many companies hire salespersons from Britain to > represent their products,etc. Question: When the British hear an > "American accent," does it sound unsophisticated and dumb? > > Be blunt. We Americans need to know. Should we try to change the way we > speak? Are there certain words that sound particularly goofy? Please > help us with your advice on this awkward matter.
To true Pythonistas, the only regional English accent which denotes sophistication and high intelligence is the Dutch-English accent. For those wishing to practice their faux-Dutch-English accent (absolutely necessary if you are to be taken seriously at any Python-related gathering, no matter where in the world it is held), some examples to emulate can be found here (needs Quicktime): http://classweb.gmu.edu/accent/dutch0.html and here: http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail545.html http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail559.html Tim C -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
