Hagrid's dialect (and some US/UK)

[selah_1977]

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From: selah_1977
Subject: Re: Hagrid's dialect  (and some US/UK)
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5063] Re: Hagrid's dialect
Date: 7/25/00 8:51 pm  (ET)

Thanks to all who replied! Especially for the suggestions.

I told another interested student that I thought Hagrid's accent was
Cockney, but that I'd check online. Theatre background working for
me there... that's what it looked like on paper, at least, to this
foreigner. :)

Speaking of British accents, today we had a mock debate in Social Studies
in which we re-enacted our version of the Second Continental Congress. The
question of the hour was, "Should the American Colonies declare their
independence from Great Britain?" There were "representatives" from each
of the thirteen colonies, and from the Crown.

Anyway, each student had a colonial era personality to research. Some
of the kids tried doing generic British and Southern US accents... now
I see *exactly* why there's no way we can cast American kids in the
upcoming movie, bless their hearts.

Having said all that, IAmMattsGirl, please don't think that I am not proud
of being American. I am. I've crossed swords with America-bashers online
and real life. America bashing seems to be en vogue the world over... sort
of like the way everyone hatea the prom queen and the handsome jock. It's
just that I respect and treasure the value in every culture.

As a bibliophile, after reading books about my own heritage and
experience, I happen to love reading literature from and about England
best. Even the American authors I like best tend to include dynamic
English/Scottish/Irish characters in their writing, or are writing about a
particular period in British history. Just a stubborn personal preference,
I think.

Long live Harry Potter--the Boy Who Lived!

Ebony AKA AngieJ