BrE and AmE inevitably together?
His name is LOYD Grossman - he realliy isn't "putting on an act" - that's exactly how he speaks all the time - we should know as he's been on British TV ever since Adam was a lad.
He is an American born and brought up in Marble Head, MA, USA but has now lived in England for many centuries so his accent is a very weird mix of God know's what. It's unique and British people love to mock his accent and he revels in the mockery.
Not only does he appear in talk shows and programs such as "Who Lives in a House Like This?" he also presents and appears in cookery programs and he has his name commercially attached to a wide range of culinary sauces which you can buy in most supermarkets.
Here are some Brits doing just that - sending up poor old Loyd....the real thing appears right at the end for a second or two before he is cut off as some kind of impostor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NudgZnM2m0E
This is the real thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6v9w63rqKs
Damian.
When you seek to bring your massive intellect to bear on any subject do try to make the effort of showing some intellectual rigor, that, and some honesty.
Entertain the ambition.
Ok.
Rigor? As in the sensation of a sudden chilliness and a fit of the shivers and muscular cramps, following which the mortis kind may well set in?
What on earth does all that have to do with your presumed fellow countryman highlighted in my last posting? Or it could be "ex" fellow countryman now since he seems to have rooted himself permanently on these shores now, hence his manner of speaking our language.
A severe attack of rigor could well be the effect his weird mid Atlantic accent may have on many people, especially here in Britain.
Why name yourself after a highly respected British newspaper, just AAMOI?
;-)
I must remember to proofread. it should read rigour, not...rigor.
(:
Enjoy your tea.
<Do we sound any more American now than we did 50 years ago? Nope>
Quite funny...
I think you misunderstand me. When I said I thought he was 'putting on an act', I wasn't doubting that he had a muddled accent, merely that all of the elements in his accent were what you would call a natural progession.
The odd thing about Loyd Grossman's accent is that not really changed since he has been broadcasting; i.e. it developed, or he trained himself in it, and it got "set" sometime earlier on in his life.
I honestly don't think an American would choose "Steak 'n' Chips" as a pseudonym do you? Please remember that "chips" in Britain does not mean the same as it does in America. The word refers to two different things entirely depending on which side of the salty water you are on.
Here in the UK "chips" is the same thing as the American "fries" as my compatriot pointed out so vehemently in a YT clip I posted in here recently. What they call "chips" we call "crisps", outside of a casino that is.
Damian, spot on! I couldn't imagine eating steak with crisps... Yes, I'm British.
By the way, I noticed Loyd Grossman's Wiki article only briefly mentions his remarkable accent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyd_Grossman
I, on the other hand, am American.
That's right, I listened only to American English. When I was watching Star Wars, I covered my ears every time Obi-Wan, C-3PO, Darth Vader or Emperor Palpatine appeared on the screen. It was hard because I didn't know what was going on in the movie at times, but I kept telling myself, you've gotta make sacrifices.
The toughest decision, however, was to burn all my Pink Floyd CDs. Only in retrospect do I see it was worth it. My American accent is pure and undiluted by insular features.
Darth Vader was voiced by an American, James Earl Jones. And he talks like that in every role. He used to be in great demand for voiceover work, because his voice was so rich and deep and distinctive. Hard to believe that he stuttered as a child!
As a Star Wars fan, I am insulted by your suggestion that I don't know who James Earl Jones is. :)
