Re: Apologetic for accent in English?! (was: Hello to you all!)
From: | And Rosta <a.rosta@...> |
Date: | Saturday, March 16, 2002, 8:59 |
John Cowan:
> Michael Poxon scripsit:
>
> > Or you could say
> > something like "Vic said to Fred 'what you doing here?' in a thick
> > Glaswegian accent" or suchlike. After that, you would know to 'hear' Vic in
> > a Glaswegian accent.
>
> All very well for Glasgow, which actually exists; and even a thick
> Brithenig accent is fairly conceivable. But what is (in English) a
> thick Uatakassi accent supposed to sound like? Still more, what
> does a thick Livagian accent sound like when speaking Hangkerimian?
Hmm. If anyone has an url or other info for Hangkerim, I'll see if I can
tell you. (Is Hangkerim Pablo's or Carlos's? I get confused.)
--And.