[78-L] Accent you hate

[Bud Black]

I am constantly amazed at how well most English actors can emulate the
American accent (Bob Hoskins, Hugh Laurie), and most American actors, when
assuming the British accent, sound unconvincing.  Why is this?

Bud 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Julian Vein
Date: 6/10/2009 1:56:42 PM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: [78-L] Accent you hate
 
Watched the 1934 version of "Of Human Bondage" last night. The 78
connection was of Leslie Howard briefly working in a record shop in
London. Unfortunately, the shop window had a placard advertising Little
Wonder records.
 
Bette Davis's cockney accent should be placed in the Hall of Infamy
alongside Dick Van Dyke's in "Mary Poppins" and Orson Welles's Irish
accent in "The Lady From Shanghai"! You can add Tom Hank's indeterminate
one in "Forrest Gump".
 
      Julian Vein
 
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