[HPforGrownups] Language point that may have been missed

[Martin Soilleux-Cardwell]

No: HPFGUIDX 54394


>Eric Oppen wrote:
>I was just rereading GoF to keep off the pangs from knowing OoP is coming
>out soon, and noticed something.  _Even when Fleur Delacour is talking to
>Madame Maxime or Gabrielle,_ she continues to speak English, albeit wiz an
>'orrible French ack-sent.
>
>Is this a Flint?

I suspect this is either a plot device so the non-linguistic can understand 
what the heck's being said ;)

Or a wizarding variant of the Universal Translator exists...

But having foreigners speak English with their local accent has been a 
trend of writers and film-makers for decades. It's laughable sometimes but 
I don't have a problem with it. I'm more comfortable with it that having 
the text in French and having to root out my old school English-French 
dictionary ;)

Regards
Martin
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