Weasley's accents

[a_reader2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 81870

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jeffl1965" <jeffl1965 at h...> 
wrote:
>   Jeff:
> 
>     Agreed, and thanks for the history as well. ;) Yeah, again, I 
> think the Weasley's have that thick cockney accent, except for that 
> bugger Percy. I think *he'd* be the one to sound like an announcer 
on 
> Radio One. ;) He's so ashamed of his family that I think he'd 
change 
> his speech patterns on purpose, to try to reflect the fact that he 
is 
> of a good breeding stock and would show it with his nose in the air 
> and speaking like a "proper gentleman" would. 

Reply from CW:

Erm...You probably mean BBC Radio 3 or 4 ! Radio One (and to some 
extent Radio 2) is the UK pop station ! Channels 3 and 4 are the 
upmarket classical music and 'serious' discussion channels. [Note to 
US readers - you will probably be astonished that these four main 
radio channels dominate UK airwaves to the extent that they do, 
despite all the new competition and an infinite number of local 
stations).