[thechat] tricky Yankee speech (was RE: Knife-man foundinBusinessWeek)

[John Handelaar]

2008/11/8 William Anderson <neuro at well.com>:
> Martin Burns wrote:
>> On 7 Nov 2008, at 16:01, Joel D Canfield wrote:
>>> he and I made a trip back to Texas five years later, and I swear, as
>>> we
>>> crossed the state line, the drawl came back. he didn't even realize
>>> it.
>>
>> Not unlike the return of the Scottish accent to Mr Handelaar of these
>> airts.
>
> Indeed; yards away from Gretna and his burr unnaturally returns :)

It used to be the first trip to the British Rail buffet car out of
Kings Cross.  Prolly has something to do with not having the other
(really quite London) accent until aged 5.

The two are different enough that it's more like being bilingual, innit?

(The *real* trick is trying not to drift over during a radio
programme.  I can't have two different accents and only one name
_professionally_.)

jh