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English and its many avatars - The Hindu

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:40:52 GMT

English and its many avatars
The Hindu
Although English is the language of several other countries including the US, Canada and Australia, it is spoken with a different accent characterising the dweller of each country. In fact, spoken English in the UK itself varies from region to region.

Tom Jones: I said yes to The Voice when I saw judges were Jessie J, will.i.am ... - WalesOnline

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:24:05 GMT

Tom Jones: I said yes to The Voice when I saw judges were Jessie J, will.i.am ...
WalesOnline
As a result the Welsh icon is running late, but when he turns up some 15 minutes behind schedule he's nevertheless relaxed and in an ebullient mood. His distinctive brogue, rich and deep, booms out in a Pontypridd accent, that although exiled for the ...

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Meet gorgeous Holly Hale, Wales' very own Miss Universe GB - WalesOnline

Sat, 12 May 2012 23:32:33 GMT

Meet gorgeous Holly Hale, Wales' very own Miss Universe GB
WalesOnline
I like how down to earth the Welsh are and I adore the accent. I think once I've lived in a city for a while I'd like to return to Wales and enjoy rural life. Q) If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

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Renton and Begbie: back on the train gang - Irish Times

Fri, 11 May 2012 23:35:47 GMT

Irish Times

Renton and Begbie: back on the train gang
Irish Times
Like any great first-person vernacular yarn – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Riddley Walker, True History of the Kelly Gang – it had its own dialect, and Welsh's Scottish patois forced the reader to slow down and parse that narrative voice, ...

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Second chance for Steve Jones: Welsh star lands Entertainment Tonight job ... - Mirror.co.uk

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:26:10 GMT

Second chance for Steve Jones: Welsh star lands Entertainment Tonight job ...
Mirror.co.uk
... axed him as the host of The X Factor USA after just one series. He was criticised for his accent and not being empathetic enough towards contestants . A source confirmed “Steve has got the job and will be on screen with the lead anchor Nancy O 'Dell.

Why Katherine Jenkins Could Win Dancing With the Stars Season 14 - Wetpaint

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:40:19 GMT

Toronto Star

Why Katherine Jenkins Could Win Dancing With the Stars Season 14
Wetpaint
We've already shared a few reasons why Donald & Peta will win, but we love all the finalists, so here are four reasons it's gonna be The Welsh Wiggler & The Guy With The Ever-Changing Accent. (Stay tuned for reasons Team Fuego will burn the floor to ...
Dancing With The Stars' "Giggle Girl" Maria Menounos Is EliminatedThe Spoof (satire)

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'TWO BY PINTER' DELIVERS A DOUBLE DOSE OF SUSPENSE, COMEDY - U-T San Diego

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:12:16 GMT

'TWO BY PINTER' DELIVERS A DOUBLE DOSE OF SUSPENSE, COMEDY
U-T San Diego
By Anne Marie Welsh • Special to the uT Elaine Rivkin and Mark Pinter star in “The Lover” at North Coast Repertory Theatre. Aaron Rumley A waiting game propels the plots of “Two by Pinter,” now in well-acted new productions directed by David Ellenstein ...

Engaged: Erin Berman and Jim Welsh - Baltimore Sun

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:46:40 GMT

Engaged: Erin Berman and Jim Welsh
Baltimore Sun
"He started talking in a French accent and I thought, 'Who is this kid?' Oh my god, he's crazy,' “ says Erin. “But, later on I found out he's just goofy. He asked me what I did for a living, and I said, "I am a teacher at Jemicy School.

Disney debut real-life version of Scots princess...but she sounds Irish - Scottish Daily Record

Sun, 13 May 2012 06:49:09 GMT

Press-Enterprise

Disney debut real-life version of Scots princess...but she sounds Irish
Scottish Daily Record
That accent is part-Irish, part-Indian.” Another said: “Oh dear, the accent is all over the place. There's a mix of Irish and even Welsh in there.” A third stated: “Holy bejesus. That's the worst fake Irish accent I've ever heard.
Disney World's newest Scottish princess in “Brave” faces criticism for ...IrishCentral

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Writer Joanne brings Gothic wonder to children's fiction - WalesOnline

Fri, 11 May 2012 05:28:50 GMT

Writer Joanne brings Gothic wonder to children's fiction
WalesOnline
She tells Kirstie McCrum why Prague is her dream home... after Wales, of course Roaming the Bohemian streets of Prague, cobbles imbued with mysterious myths and people living in the shadows of sinister folk tales, is somewhere that writer Joanne Owen ...