Re: The problem with Jazzer

On Oct 31, 2:22 am, Jo Lonergan <joloner...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:44:37 -0000, "Anne Burgess"

<anne.andes...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jazzer grates on my ears every time he opens his mouth. He
doesn't sound much like any of the people I grew up with, or
many of the ones I know now.

The difference is, of course, because he has a strong Glasgow
accent. This is not the same as Scots as spoken in Aberdeen, or
Angus, or the Highlands.

I find it mildly irritating that English
producers/scriptwriters/directors or whatever seem to think that
all Scots speak with a Glasgow accent. It would be pleasant if
sometimes they used accents from other parts of Scotland, just
as they mange to use accents from different parts of England.

One of my friends is from Glasgow, and it's a pleasure to listen to
her. It's not just the accent, of course, but that is part of it. OTOH
I've noticed that on the stage a (different) Glasgow accent is often
used as a sort of shorthand, to signal that the character is a violent
thug.

Russ Abbot has a lot to answer for.

.

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