Posted by Peter H on October 17, 2003 at 22:18:35 from 213.122.202.236 user Peter_H.
In Reply to: Re: Blackett English posted by Adam Quinan on October 17, 2003 at 20:40:10:
I totally agree with Adam Quinan on this. Plus the 'chameleon' effect. At boarding schools, it is (or was) a well-known phenomenon that some pupils arrive back after the long summer break with their local accent revived, only to lose it after a few days (and much ribbing). But as Adam says, it was never the full-strength accent. It is interesting that Port and Starboard (whom I've just mentioned an another thread) also mocked an accent different from their own. Did AR have a bee in his bonnet about this?