Translation from English to American, Please?

Jim Flanagan jamesf at alumni.caltech.edu
Sat Nov 18 05:05:22 UTC 2000


No: HPFGUIDX 5882

>
> "Posh" refers to being well-spoken/upper-class, whereas Ian Hart
> is a more down to earth "working class" lad.  To be honest, 
> I wouldn't regard some of the adult cast (Julie Walters, 
> Robbie Coltrane...) as posh, but it's true that they are 
> largely theatrical "luvvie" types.
>  
> Neil

Thanks, Neil. I've heard of posh furnishings and posh accents, but 
it seems a little strange to think about posh people. 

I wonder what kind of accent they're going to give Lord V?  Tom 
Riddle was raised in an orphanage, so I presume that he would have a 
regional accent of some kind. 

-Jim Flanagan
Born in the U.S. of A.








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