Do you think that the RP accent is really posh?

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Orpheus

#1855 Wed, 09 Jul 03 02:39 AM

Well, actually it has 3. You forgot the birds, Maj.

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Woodward

#1856 Wed, 09 Jul 03 03:37 AM

That's right Orpheus. It is the national bird of NZ. That is why they call NZers Kiwis. They are only found in NZ.
The Kiwi is a brown flightless bird with a long beak that usually comes to life at night.

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maj

#1869 Wed, 09 Jul 03 11:04 AM

so, no second meaning in the last sentence, I guess.

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#1870 Wed, 09 Jul 03 11:05 AM

I love the Scottish accent! and Scottish people are so sweet! and the castle looks so magnificent!

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#1872 Wed, 09 Jul 03 12:40 PM

I like the Scottish accents as well, and I would like to speak English like them. Instead I don't like my Spanish accent at all, although I cannot part with it.

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Woodward

#1882 Wed, 09 Jul 03 02:13 PM

Though sometimes a thick Scottish accent can be hard to understand (and sometimes an Irish one too), especially at one of their local pubs at closing time. Smile [:)]

Castles....I love castles!

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maj

#1889 Wed, 09 Jul 03 07:07 PM

Where are you from Canvas? I am sure I'd love your accent if that helps you... I like mine, too. I am saying this just in case somebody around here gets a little confused. Although people usually seem to be surprised when I say I am Spanish, I think that when you speak a foreign language it doesn' t necessarily mean that you have to get rid of your own background and culture to adopt a new one.

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#1983 Fri, 11 Jul 03 12:31 PM

I am from Spain. In fact, I rather had to have said that my accent sounds weird when I speak English. It is true that I don't have to get rid of my own background. In fact, I think learning a foreign language does not affect my cultural background at all. Therefore, I can speak with a British accent and at the same time I can fell Spanish. I don't see any problem with my background.

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