Re: Totally off-topic but totally interesting

"John James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "Neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3235934.stm
> >
> > Stroke gives woman British accent
>  [...]
> >
> > -- 
> > Neil
> 
> Haha. I saw that one too. Thought it was a wind-up at first, but apparently
> not. Still, many Americans seem to believe Australians have British accents,
> so I guess their definitions encompass a wide variety of speech patterns. I
> still don't know what a 'British accent' *is* anyway - never met anyone who
> had one.

Say JJ, if you don't know what a 'British accent' *is*, how can you know
whether you've met anyone with one or not?

It boggles the mind.

Rich

> John James (JJ)