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"dont underestimate the power of the dark side" - darth vader ( james earl jones )
what a brilliant actor and as mentioend above, his voice is superb. and as to sir hopkins, he is really the "kinf of the actors" imo.
well, its cleraly shows, that actors, who started their carriers in threatres, are the real ones who offer quality, not those mickey mouse hollywood "stars"...
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Posted: 2007-07-29 20:07:10
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That's so true, there seems to have been a general decline in the correct use of English over the past few years. Normally i'd chalk it up to a general apathy towards reading, but the intrusion of technology in the form of television, films, multi-media, etc has probably been the biggest factor responsible for it. One would think that it's only youngsters who exhibit this lowered standard, but judging from the language used in many posts here it's far more widespread than that.
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Posted: 2007-07-29 20:10:00
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in that case, is this true of other languages?
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Posted: 2007-07-29 20:18:15
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Anthony Hopkins is Welsh BTW, david Attenborough or Oliver Reed (deceased) have very strong but neutral accents.
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Posted: 2007-07-29 20:23:35
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On 2007-07-29 19:05:17, Cycovision wrote:
Anybody other than Hugh Grant, my missus loves him for his ' Well spoken English accent' but he sounds like a poof to me
Hahah
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Posted: 2007-07-29 20:44:52
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Yes it is Lesley, it would appear to be a world-wide problem. In S.Africa there are 11 official languages, of which i teach two, and it's certainly a problem with which we battle.
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Posted: 2007-07-29 20:51:00
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there is no such thing as a "english" accent, it depends on the area of the country you come from and your dialect.Some are common others aren't, just like in america . Ive heard americans talking on xbox live that i have been completely unable to understand some sound just like boomhower off king of the hill.
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Posted: 2007-07-29 20:56:48
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@ Kryptik
somewhat relieved... live a slightly insular life in se england and sometimes i'm almost embarrased about how ppl around me abuse the english language...
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Posted: 2007-07-29 20:57:26
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Something which has always irritated me is the proliferation of poor spelling all around us. The names of stores, e.g. KwikSpar, Shoprite, etc. The incidence of the phonetic spelling being used as opposed to the grammatically correct spelling is becoming more common, and resultantly children are thinking that it's acceptable to write in a similar fashion. Hehehe it seems that no matter where one goes the situation is the same.
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Posted: 2007-07-29 21:08:00
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On 2007-07-29 13:31:03, mweb6161 wrote:
I'm not a big fan of "BBC" English, it does come across as being rather pompous and twee nowadays.
However some regional accents are somewhat difficult to understand, Glaswegian for Eg, however only 40 miles away, in Edinburgh their scottish brogue is easy on the ear and comes across as being quite cultured.
I have a Glaswegian accent and I would like to think that I am easy to understand. There are different types of Glaswegian accent; you are probably referring to the Rab C. Nesbitt brogue rather than something like a North Kelvenside accent i.e. a pan loaf accent.
Some people from Edinburgh can be rather well spoken, but of course one would have more fun at a Glasgow stabbing than at an Edinburgh wedding.
I am rather fond of a Cornish accent myself, it has a rather nice lilt to it. I also like a nice Highland accent, very natural and has an understated hint of beauty to it.
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Posted: 2007-07-29 21:17:36
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