Weasley accents/regional clues

jdr0918 jdr0918 at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 30 01:59:01 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 81887

<<<In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_reader2003" wrote:...In the 
UK, this sausage is routinely used as a comic cliche to identify 
people from the North. It is supposed to indicate earthy, working 
class, unpretentious tastes, and as such in the books it indicates 
how different Ron is in style and background to eg Hermione, who 
having a typical middle class southern background knows and likes 
French food such as bouillebaisse...>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says

Could we get a British perspective on another accent? I love Tom 
Felton as much as anyone else, don't get me wrong, but for some 
reason his accent bugs me a little, or maybe it's his voice. What 
does he sound like to British ears? I'd expect Draco to have 
an "accentless" accent, like Hermione or Harry, or Mr. Malfoy.

I know this is starting to veer a little off-topic, but I promise to 
drop it right here...

--JDR







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