Friday, October 19, 2007

Accents

I came across something interesting today while reading the British newspaper, "The Guardian" http://www.guardian.co.uk/. This paper is the UK's equivalent to the left-leaning Washington Post. In the Financial section there was an interview with an American named Jules Kroll. He was described as having a "refined east coast accent." What does that sound like I wonder?
Further reading reveals that he was born in Brooklyn and currently works in Manhattan. Ahhh... so that's what "refined" sounds like to the Brits.
-Dale

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