Posted by Tim Johns on May 20, 1999 at 19:14:36 from wes22.bham.ac.uk:
In Reply to: American kids and British accents posted by Anne LeVeque on May 19, 1999 at 20:13:07:
Thanks Anne, for that information: I find the idea of your kids doing their turns as John Cleese, Mrs. Slocum etc. very cheering!
As it happens, I've come across a second 'Howdy' in Arthur Ransome that has led me to revise the 'Cowboys and Indians' hypothesis somewhat. It comes in chapter 28 of Pigeon Post where Nancy, speaking of Captain Flint, says:
"He may be back now. He may be just strolling up here to say howdy and us without an ingot to show him."