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Published on October 18, 2005 By dharmagrl In Blogging

I just got off the phone with SingrDave.  He had volunteered to give me a listen to his British accent.

I fully expected him to toss out a few Monty Python lines, sit back and say "well, whaddya think?"

I was wrong.  This man can produce a valid North London accent at the drop of a hat, and he can continue it through an entire conversation.  At one point I could have sworn I was talking to my brother. 

He doesn't just use a British accent for American terminology either.  He punctuates his sentences with 'right' and 'innit' the way British citizens do. 

Oh, and check this out:  he can do a Cornwall accent as well.  Those are really difficult to get the hang of.  Even I balk at doing one.

I was really, really impressed....and that's quite something for me to say. I'm not easily impressed by people's fake accents, but I was impressed by his.

I'm here to tell you that SingrDave is the real deal.  When he says he can do a British accent, you shoudl believe him.

I should have.


Comments
on Oct 18, 2005

Your husband has a very nice accent, actually...but I'm not surprised you can't fake it.  It's hard to do, you have to drop your h's and ennunciate your T's and d's, extend your a's and make them sound totally different than American a's.

SingrD's got it down pat, though...

on Oct 18, 2005
I do a great Yogi Bear..........
on Oct 18, 2005
Now you've got me blushing. I'm just sorry I woke you.

Cheers, Dharma.
on Oct 18, 2005
He's got a natural ear. That one's good, but you ought to hear him do Minnesota, eh? Always cracked me up.
on Oct 18, 2005

That one's good, but you ought to hear him do Minnesota, eh?

I did, and it was good too!  I lived up in that neck of the woods for 9 years...I know my Minn accents!

I'm just sorry I woke you

You didn't.  Dave (my Dave) got a call at 5am because one of his problem children was having some issues, so I got up with him.  It just takes me about an hour to be fully awake....