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Tue Mar-18-08 12:40 AM
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| 23. Maybe because they couldn't find any Nazis to film?? n/t |
| -Why do people sing without the accent they speak with? |
bob_weaver |
Mar-17-08 10:59 PM |
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because you're taught to sing the sounds |
RainDog |
Mar-17-08 11:02 PM |
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We did the same thing in French class! n/t |
boilerbabe |
Mar-18-08 12:37 AM |
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another question: why do singers affect an accent they don't speak with? |
grasswire |
Mar-17-08 11:08 PM |
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Or vice-versa: |
bob_weaver |
Mar-17-08 11:09 PM |
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Makes me think of this... |
primate1 |
Mar-17-08 11:25 PM |
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Yeah, Armstrong used to sound like Joe Strummer, but nowadays he sounds more like Shane McGowan. |
nomorenomore08 |
Mar-18-08 07:08 PM |
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Armstrong sounds more like Paul Simonon to me actually. |
primate1 |
Mar-18-08 07:47 PM |
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Is that "American Songbook" something having to do with Rod Stuart?? n/t |
boilerbabe |
Mar-18-08 12:38 AM |
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well, no |
grasswire |
Mar-18-08 01:29 AM |
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They are trying to sound sophisticated?? n/t |
boilerbabe |
Mar-18-08 12:50 AM |
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Why do German Nazis in movies speak with British accents? |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-17-08 11:13 PM |
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I think it has to do with the Holy Roman Empire |
laconicsax |
Mar-17-08 11:36 PM |
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See, you've gone & blown my mind. I'd thought it was something HBO-related. |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-17-08 11:41 PM |
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OK, My Final Answer: |
boilerbabe |
Mar-18-08 12:48 AM |
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Just Empire is enough. If you're in a movie and an adherent to an empire, you speak like a Brit |
JVS |
Mar-18-08 11:41 AM |
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Roman Empire, British Empire, Galactic Empire... |
laconicsax |
Mar-19-08 12:53 AM |
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Practically everyone in "Dr. Zhivago" has a British accent... |
bob_weaver |
Mar-17-08 11:38 PM |
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I wonder why people don't think of that when they get around to making a movie. |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-17-08 11:51 PM |
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"Oh, it was won-der-ful, dahling!" |
bob_weaver |
Mar-18-08 12:32 AM |
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You can see it in the cadences of speech |
boilerbabe |
Mar-18-08 01:05 AM |
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At the time of the filming... |
boilerbabe |
Mar-18-08 12:59 AM |
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Irregardless is NOT a word. It's a double negative. |
Perragrande |
Mar-19-08 12:42 AM |
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From Farlex, nonstandard, but a word. |
siligut |
Mar-19-08 01:07 AM |
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Because most of the actors were from the British Isles? |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Mar-18-08 11:22 AM |
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It just seems weird because the story is set in Russia. |
bob_weaver |
Mar-18-08 03:32 PM |
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Kinda funny how that makes a difference, huh? |
Oeditpus Rex |
Mar-17-08 11:50 PM |
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How would you like to be a history expert or prop archivist on the sets |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-18-08 12:05 AM |
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That'd be a dream job for me |
Oeditpus Rex |
Mar-18-08 12:27 AM |
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That would be a great job. I'm not even a historian, but I've found so |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Mar-18-08 11:29 AM |
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I do the same thing sometimes- I'm not really good at it, |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-18-08 06:11 PM |
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Maybe because they couldn't find any Nazis to film?? n/t |
boilerbabe |
Mar-18-08 12:39 AM |
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Not Nazis but movie actors who play German Nazis. |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-18-08 12:49 AM |
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but... why would they have German accents either? |
unpossibles |
Mar-18-08 11:57 AM |
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"Ohio non-accent"! Have you ever been to Xenia? |
Throd |
Mar-18-08 09:04 PM |
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Maybe because they couldn't find any Nazis to film?? n/t |
boilerbabe |
Mar-18-08 12:40 AM |
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Another thought: |
LynzM |
Mar-18-08 10:21 AM |
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When Germans speak English they often have a British accent because that's what their schools teach. |
JVS |
Mar-18-08 11:39 AM |
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I notice that some American singers sound British when they sing! |
Pushed To The Left |
Mar-17-08 11:25 PM |
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Didn't Madonna get ahold of a British accent at one point? |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-17-08 11:30 PM |
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She was talking with a British accent for a while after spending time in England n/t |
Pushed To The Left |
Mar-17-08 11:33 PM |
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If you have a good ear |
drmeow |
Mar-17-08 11:52 PM |
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not like she did - that was/is fake as hell!!! |
harmonicon |
Mar-18-08 12:30 AM |
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actually, it isn't far fetched |
drmeow |
Mar-18-08 01:34 AM |
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but there are real and fake accents - her accent is fake |
harmonicon |
Mar-18-08 10:00 AM |
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How about William F. Buckley's British accent? |
bif |
Mar-18-08 10:25 AM |
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That's not British |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Mar-18-08 11:34 AM |
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It's called "Mid-Atlantic pronunciation." They used to teach it to actors and prep school kids. |
nomorenomore08 |
Mar-18-08 07:18 PM |
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That's a good question! |
boilerbabe |
Mar-18-08 12:35 AM |
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Most singers are taught to sing |
ChoralScholar |
Mar-18-08 09:45 AM |
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I once had an LP of a Norwegian choir singing Christmas carols |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Mar-18-08 11:32 AM |
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Two words: |
Orsino |
Mar-18-08 09:47 AM |
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HA ! |
Sequoia |
Mar-18-08 06:58 PM |
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I'll stick to Irish since you mentioned it. Think about the Cranberries. |
Xithras |
Mar-18-08 11:35 AM |
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Good point. Also sticking with the Irish, look at Shane MacGowan. |
SteppingRazor |
Mar-18-08 11:36 AM |
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Singing works differently than talking. |
DarkTirade |
Mar-18-08 03:47 PM |
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This lassie doesn't |
Rambis |
Mar-18-08 03:53 PM |
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Kate is one of my faves! |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Mar-18-08 04:58 PM |
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Tour of the states |
Rambis |
Mar-19-08 09:27 AM |
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I was shocked to learn that a new neighbor is French.... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Mar-18-08 04:35 PM |
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I wonder the same thing. |
sammythecat |
Mar-18-08 05:53 PM |
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My Oma came over here from Berlin during WW2, |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-18-08 06:02 PM |
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Green Day made it OK |
Taverner |
Mar-18-08 05:17 PM |
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Peter Gabriel seems to be one of few exceptions. |
nytemare |
Mar-18-08 05:34 PM |
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Singing uses a different part of the brain than speaking |
ftbc |
Mar-19-08 09:39 AM |
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