Hagrid's Accent

[plinsenmayer at yahoo.com]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Hagrid's Accent
Reply To: [Yahoo! #1827] Re: Please humour me...
Date: 6/10/00 9:55 am  (ET)

Hi:

<Scottish? I was going with him being from the west country or a cockney
(from east end of London). What do others think?>

Great topic -- I've always meant to ask this question. I've heard others,
including my husband, say that Hagrid has a Scottish brogue. That's
certainly the tack that Jim Dale took with the audio versions. But, when
I read through them the first time, I thought west country. Or maybe
Cockney/East London. But, I thought it more likely that Hagrid grew up
in a rural area than in East London. So, I settled on west country.

UK members: what do you think???

Penny