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[dench]

Yeah, I'm not saying she's not British, my point was that she has adopted
a very phoney pseudo-regional accent.  Nobody from Manchester sounds like
she does (unless they're on American TV!).  It's just an observation from
watching US comedies that when a British accent is featured, it is usually
a stereotypical accent.  I am sure that any American watching a British TV
representation of a US accent would feel the same way.

In the UK we even have phoney accents in comedies set in different regions
of the country.  For instance, comedies set in Liverpool have a
stereotypical accent, a sort of exaggerated, refined version of the real
thing.

Daphne's accent is the best thing about 'Frasier'!

Martin

On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Martyn White wrote:

> >What exactly is a British accent?  If it's the same as Daphne's in
> >'Frasier', then I would have to say that that is definitely not a British
> >accent!
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>         No.  The actress who plays Daphne really is from Manchester.
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> Martyn
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