tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397077846126452047.post1638831557004142246..comments2024-02-19T21:33:43.042-06:00Comments on Come With Me If You Want To Read: Reviewing P.G. Wodehouse's "Laughing Gas"Laura S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14448444625422741328noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397077846126452047.post-23968420944818481262013-12-27T09:39:21.739-06:002013-12-27T09:39:21.739-06:00What Ho! Jolly good idea old girl. What Ho! Jolly good idea old girl. Christopher Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330869008884469708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397077846126452047.post-33928708845640825832013-12-19T20:02:01.882-06:002013-12-19T20:02:01.882-06:00Thanks for reading, Christopher!
Don't worr...Thanks for reading, Christopher! <br /><br />Don't worry about scaring me; I've watched plenty of Brit TV and listened to plenty of audiobooks since I was twelve, and have always found regional accents (of various countries) fascinating. Also interesting is how accents evolve over time: as I pointed out, early Hollywood actors sound a bit British (especially the non-rhotic pronunciationLaura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14448444625422741328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397077846126452047.post-22450156540345068492013-12-18T04:20:16.828-06:002013-12-18T04:20:16.828-06:00Heavens, I haven't read any P.G. Wodehouse sin...Heavens, I haven't read any P.G. Wodehouse since the eighties. I can certainly remember that one had to suspend one's disbelief at some of the antics. I hate to scare you but there really isn't such a thing as a British accent per se. With four countries making up Britain each has their own accent and sometimes even language. And again in each country that makes up Britain, )Scotland,Christopher Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330869008884469708noreply@blogger.com