British Accents (WAS: the casting of Emma Thompson as trelawney)

[Barbara D. Poland-Waters]

From: Ali [mailto:Ali at zymurgy.org]

It is much
easier to sound British, if you are British: I've seen relatively
few non-Brits actors who can really get through the "Ali test" for
sounding authentic. Thus, in general, it will be easier to have a
British actor playing a British part - but that is a generalisation.<<<

Just out of curiosity, how many of you Brits have seen Buffy the Vampire
Slayer? Okay, now do you think James Marsters and Alexis Denisof sound
British, because to my American ears, they sounded pretty convincing!

Just wondering. . .

Barbara
bd-bear