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R.I.P. Julia Child
I remember watching a re-run of one of her cooking shows once where she brought a huge sword to cut up a piece of steak or something! She was so funny! I loved her English accent; it was quite strange, though. Perhaps it was heavily influenced by speaking a lot of French when she was younger. Actually, I even wonder if Robin Williams borrowed from Julia for Mrs. Doubtfire's unusual accent.
Christopher {'CJ')
Christopher {'CJ')
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[nq:1]I remember watching a re-run of one of her cooking shows once where she brought a huge sword to cut up a piece of steak or something! She was so funny! [/nq] Whatever it was, it was not an English accent.
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[nq:1]I remember watching a re-run of one of her cooking shows once where she brought a huge sword to cut up a piece of steak or something! She was so funny! I loved her English accent; it was quite strange, though.[/nq]
Whatever it was, it was not an English accent.
[nq:1]Perhaps it was heavily influenced by speaking a lot of French when she was younger. Actually, I even wonder if Robin W
Whatever it was, it was not an English accent.
[nq:1]Perhaps it was heavily influenced by speaking a lot of French when she was younger. Actually, I even wonder if Robin W
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[nq:2]I remember watching a re-run of one of her cooking ... I loved her English accent; it was quite strange, though.[/nq]
[nq:1]Whatever it was, it was not an English accent.[/nq]
She was born and raised in California.
SML
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[nq:1]Whatever it was, it was not an English accent.[/nq]
She was born and raised in California.
SML
http://pirate-women.com
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[nq:1]Robin Williamsab used a Scottish accent, possibly influenced by Maggie Smith in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie".[/nq]
I would have accepted "attempted". "Tried" might have been OK as well (provided he were found innocent for lack of evidence).
Cheers - Ian
I would have accepted "attempted". "Tried" might have been OK as well (provided he were found innocent for lack of evidence).
Cheers - Ian
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[nq:2]Whatever it was, it was not an English accent.[/nq]
[nq:1]She was born and raised in California.[/nq]
I always thought her accent was an affectation, though a most entertaining one. It surely never was current in Pasadena, where she came from; it sounded like a California imitation of an upper-class accent from some not-too-specific place on the Eastern Seaboard.
Chris Green
[nq:1]She was born and raised in California.[/nq]
I always thought her accent was an affectation, though a most entertaining one. It surely never was current in Pasadena, where she came from; it sounded like a California imitation of an upper-class accent from some not-too-specific place on the Eastern Seaboard.
Chris Green
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[nq:1]I always thought her accent was an affectation, though a most entertaining one. It surely never was current in Pasadena, where she came from; it sounded like a California imitation of an upper-class accent from some not-too-specific place on the Eastern Seaboard.[/nq]
She did attend Smith College.
Brian Rodenborn
She did attend Smith College.
Brian Rodenborn
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[nq:2]I always thought her accent was an affectation, though a ... upper-class accent from some not-too-specific place on the Eastern Seaboard.[/nq]
[nq:1]She did attend Smith College. Brian Rodenborn[/nq]
And she lived in very blue blood north Cambridge.
[nq:1]She did attend Smith College. Brian Rodenborn[/nq]
And she lived in very blue blood north Cambridge.
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[nq:2]Whatever it was, it was not an English accent. Robin ... by Maggie Smith in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie".[/nq]
[nq:1]There used to be a TV reporter on the BBC who sounded just like Julia, think his name was Fyffe, not Will Fyffe the Scottish comedian.[/nq]
Fyfe Robertson? A Colonel Sanders goatee and lots of tweedy clothes.
Ross Howard
[nq:1]There used to be a TV reporter on the BBC who sounded just like Julia, think his name was Fyffe, not Will Fyffe the Scottish comedian.[/nq]
Fyfe Robertson? A Colonel Sanders goatee and lots of tweedy clothes.
Ross Howard
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[nq:2]She was born and raised in California.[/nq]
[nq:1]I always thought her accent was an affectation, though a most entertaining one. It surely never was current in Pasadena, ... on the Eastern Seaboard.Born in Pasadena, but brought up in Boston, according to her obit in the Daily Telegraph today.[/nq]
Cheers - Ian
[nq:1]I always thought her accent was an affectation, though a most entertaining one. It surely never was current in Pasadena, ... on the Eastern Seaboard.Born in Pasadena, but brought up in Boston, according to her obit in the Daily Telegraph today.[/nq]
Cheers - Ian
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[nq:2]There used to be a TV reporter on the BBC ... his name was Fyffe, not Will Fyffe the Scottish comedian.[/nq]
[nq:1]Fyfe Robertson? A Colonel Sanders goatee and lots of tweedy clothes.[/nq]
That's the man! One of the most erudite and entertaining interviewers of all time. had that same sort of flutey voice.
[nq:1]Fyfe Robertson? A Colonel Sanders goatee and lots of tweedy clothes.[/nq]
That's the man! One of the most erudite and entertaining interviewers of all time. had that same sort of flutey voice.
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