More accents (was McGonagall's accent was Re: SS/PS question

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> wrote:
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> > Geoff:
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> > If you go into the Western Highlands -where a fair number of 
> > people also speak Gaelic on a regular basis - the accent is much 
> > softer and often slower.
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> Potioncat:
> Have you seen 'Driving Lessons'? Rupert Grint's character meets a 
> young woman in a hotel in Scotland. What sort of accent did she have? 
> I thought it was rather pleasant sounding. 
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> The other movie that comes to mind is 'Blow Dry'. Natasha Richardson 
> and Alan Rickman play a working class ex-couple. Their accent is very 
> different than the ones the actors usually have. Of course, so is the 
> part! That one was fun to listen to.

Geoff:
Having led a very sheltered life, I haven't encountered either of these films.