The Weasley's accents

[jeffl1965]

No: HPFGUIDX 81861

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sylviablundell2001" 
<sylviablundell at a...> wrote:
> The Weasleys certainly don't sound Devonian, or indeed West 
Country.  
> As a child, I had a Devon accent you could cut with a knife, so I 
> know whereof I speak.  The Weasleys all seem to me to speak what is 
> usually referred to as "standard English".  The cockneyfication of 
> Ron in the films seems to me entirely wrong and grates on me rather.
> I think Hagrid probably speaks with a West Country accent - 
certainly 
> not Scots, whatever Robbie Coltrane's origins.
> Sylvia (who lost her accent years ago, alas)


  Jeff:

   Really? I dunno. Like I said, I can picture Percy losing his 
accent on purpose, but I still think the kids, at least Ron and the 
Twins having a cockney accent as being proper. The actor isn't acting 
either, he's got that accent. I've seen a few interviews.
   Why is it bothersome? I know some folk think it barbaric, just 
like they think most Northerners are as well. 


  Jeff