RE: RE: Fwd: Thinking Like a Chimp

From: Gatherer, D. (Derek) (D.Gatherer@organon.nhe.akzonobel.nl)
Date: Fri Dec 01 2000 - 11:09:15 GMT

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    Vincent:
    I'm pretty certain that Mel Gibson, like Russell 'Gladiator' Crowe, is
    Aussie-born,

    Derek: No, he's American by birth, as indeed was Maria Callas - there's
    another good one for a trivia quiz.

    Vincent:
    Aren't the BeeGees British?

    Derek:
    But you're right on that one. They are British by birth.

    Vincent:
    distinguish between Aussie and English accents

    Derek:
    Off the trivia quiz, have you been listening to Melvyn Bragg's current
    series on spoken English on Radio 4? It's getting critical raves.
    Apparently in South Carolina for instance (this example is from the first
    series last year), it's possible to distinguish 4 regional accents which
    correspond roughly to 4 groups that settled the territory. Coastal
    Carolinian (if that's the word) has affinities with Devon/Cornwall English,
    central agricultural Carolinian has SE English roots and the hill dialect is
    from Ulster. Can't remember the 4th one..... Incidentally, have you heard
    Newfoundland dialect? It's incredibly Irish sounding, even though some are
    5th or 6th generation immigrants.

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