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To: wimpycat
I am also reminded of the story of Sidney Poitier who came to the States from the West Indies speaking with such an accent he he could not be understood by us "natives." He rid himself of the accent, but his careful, flowing speech shows the results of his training.
116 posted on 02/19/2003 2:07:19 PM PST by RobbyS
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To: RobbyS
I am also reminded of the story of Sidney Poitier who came to the States from the West Indies speaking with such an accent he he could not be understood by us "natives." He rid himself of the accent, but his careful, flowing speech shows the results of his training.

I wish he'd send the name of his teacher to Arianna Huffington.

147 posted on 02/19/2003 2:28:28 PM PST by Inspectorette
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