On 5/12/2014 1:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/11/2014 11:55 PM, pltrgyst wrote:
>> On 5/11/14, 2:48 PM, Yellow wrote:
>>
>>> We speak English and Americans speak American English.
>>
>> But you Brits sing in American English. 8
>>
>> Odd, innit?
>>
>> -- Larry
>>
>>
> I have noticed if you listen to British singers, first listen to them
> talk. The accent is quite pronounced. When they sing, they've lost the
> Cockney or the Liverpudlian or the Scots. It's rather odd but true.
>
> Jill

A properly trained singer does not usually have much of an accent while
singing, while talking it's something else! However, there are popular
singers whose accents are quite apparent. The Socialist folk singer,
Billy Bragg, is an obvious one.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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