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Lancer525
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 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:50 am Post subject: |
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| bobsouer wrote: | | dhouston67 wrote: | | Lancer525 wrote: | | As the Vegan said to Dr. McCoy in Star Trek III: To your planet, Welcome! |
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David,
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Well, now that the Circassian Cat is out of the fabric cargo enclosure, I have to admit that I learned my Scottish accent from...
Well, no need to make myself look like more of an idiot than I already am... <giggle>
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dhouston67
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:55 am Post subject: |
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| Lancer525 wrote: | | I have to admit that I learned my Scottish accent from... |
Since you brought it up...
I loved Jimmy Doohan, even met him once; and the character of Scotty is a treasure for the ages. However, Scotty's accent --- as I'm sure Banksey would attest --- was far from genuine.
When it comes to accents and dialects the basic rule is: if you can't fool the natives, don't do it. Get some bona-fide dialect coaching if you can. (This doesn't come from a high horse; I've learned this the hard way,)
Speaking Klingon is where I draw the line, but I salute you on your fluency...
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Lancer525
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| dhouston67 wrote: | | Lancer525 wrote: | | I have to admit that I learned my Scottish accent from... |
Since you brought it up...
I loved Jimmy Doohan, even met him once; and the character of Scotty is a treasure for the ages. However, Scotty's accent --- as I'm sure Banksey would attest --- was far from genuine. |
See, this is where we get into trouble... You're assuming that I just patterned mine after Doohan's. I didn't.
| Quote: | | When it comes to accents and dialects the basic rule is: if you can't fool the natives, don't do it. Get some bona-fide dialect coaching if you can. (This doesn't come from a high horse; I've learned this the hard way,) |
I would never presume to be so insecure that I thought for a moment that you were high-horsing. Honestly, you don't know me well enough to pontificate yet. I appreciate the benefit of your experience.
And as for fooling the natives, I actually have. From several countries. <wink> My proudest achievements while acting in local theater, were the times when audience members from those countries would come up after the show, and upon hearing my plain accent-less voice, express disappointment that I wasn't actually from their country.
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Speaking Klingon is where I draw the line, but I salute you on your fluency... |
Actually, I looked this one up. Klingonese sounds like three dogs fighting over a dead pig to me... <giggle> |
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Philip Banks
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Lancer525 wrote: | My proudest achievements while acting in local theater, were the times when audience members from those countries would come up after the show, and upon hearing my plain accent-less voice, express disappointment that I wasn't actually from their country.
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Text in bold submitted without even a hint of irony. I often been to Georgia and on speaking to the natives have concluded ... My goodness, you could be from anywhere! Except Klingon obviously, Klingons always sound like they're from Reading or Basingstoke. 
Welcome aboard "Lance", good to see another new face. |
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bobsouer
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Banksey wrote: | | Klingons always sound like they're from Reading or Basingstoke. |
Banksey,
Definitely Basingstoke to my ears. But, as already noted elsewhere, they are far from "golden." The ears, I mean, not the Klingons.
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Philip Banks
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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| bobsouer wrote: | | Banksey wrote: | | Klingons always sound like they're from Reading or Basingstoke. |
Banksey,
Definitely Basingstoke to my ears. But, as already noted elsewhere, they are far from "golden." The ears, I mean, not the Klingons. |
You need to fine tune, matey. I'm lucky. Not only do I speak with a "British" accent I hear with one too. |
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bobsouer
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Banksey wrote: | | You need to fine tune, matey. I'm lucky. Not only do I speak with a "British" accent I hear with one too. |
Philip,
I'm all too painfully aware this is so. Thank you, sir. May I have another?
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Deirdre
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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I loved Jimmy Doohan, even met him once; and the character of Scotty is a treasure for the ages. However, Scotty's accent --- as I'm sure Banksey would attest --- was far from genuine.
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Craig Ferguson went off on Scotty for a bit last night in his monologue.
He said the accent was more Pakistani than Scots.
I love Craig Ferguson.
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Philip Banks
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When I first saw him do a stand up routine he was introduced as Bing Hitler.
Last night a Scottish comedian commented on the thought that Mel Gibson would make a terrible Scot in Rob Roy. Now look at him, a racist alcoholic! A credit to Glasgow's finest. |
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dhouston67
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Banksey wrote: | | Last night a Scottish comedian commented on the thought that Mel Gibson would make a terrible Scot in Rob Roy. Now look at him, a racist alcoholic! A credit to Glasgow's finest. |
Ouch! Sharper than a Claymore, that, but dead-on.
If the movie was Rob Roy, it's ironic that a Belfastian (Liam Neeson) portrayed a far more passable Scot.
Gibson's Highland accent in Braveheart was even more laughable than Sean Connery's supposed "Russian Submarine Captain" in HFRO...
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dhouston67
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| Deirdre wrote: |
Craig Ferguson went off on Scotty for a bit last night in his monologue.
He said the accent was more Pakistani than Scots.
I love Craig Ferguson. |
Me too. Underrated.
I wonder if Craig knows that his accent has been watered down a bit by his time in the States, sufficiently that people here can actually understand him. 
Contrast that with the Proclaimers' appearance on David Letterman; Dave literally told them, in complete seriousness, "I have no idea what you guys just said."
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Edo
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the board, Lance!
Regards from The Netherlands,
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VO-Guy
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Lance,
Glad to have ya here! |
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Audiogal
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome, Lance. Hope you have lots of spare time...this board is a busy one. I can hardly keep up!
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Bruce
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, but have you pretended to be Scotty, doing an impersonation of Captain Kirk, on a stage at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas? A so-so actor playing a so-so actor with a bad accent playing a bad actor? I dare say I'm one of the few on this board who's done it.
Welcome aboard Lancerman! You are now surrounded by the nifty and the notorious, but not one nattering nabob of negativity.
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