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Re: USAGE: English, Masculine, Feminine

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Monday, June 14, 2004, 20:10
Phillippe> What I meant is that when I listen so some English
Phillippe> people (not all of them, clearly), I feel a sheer
Phillippe> pleasure . . .

Many Americans agree with you; an RP accent is generally considered
sexy over here.  Sadly, the reverse does not seem to be true; Americans
reportedly just "sound like people from the telly" in the UK.  Ah, well.

-Mark

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