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Waiting for the GOP to accuse Fiona Hill of being a British spy. (Original Post)
dewsgirl
Nov 2019
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IDK about smarter, but women with British accents are definitely sexier...
Wounded Bear
Nov 2019
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2naSalit
(86,561 posts)1. As soon as she finishes her opening statement.
irisblue
(32,968 posts)2. Laura Ingraham start up yet?
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)3. Will they accuse her of being Steele's source?
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)4. Probably, they're kind of slow.
BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)5. And Maj Andre is in cahoots with the Ukrainians!
MineralMan
(146,287 posts)6. Weyal Heyal, She Don't Even Talk lahk un American.
We dont need no forners telling us what to do.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)8. Lmao exactly this
I was just about to post: "As if she isn't speaking English in the most correct way, as opposed to our Americanized dialect."
MineralMan
(146,287 posts)9. Oddly enough, Americans seem convinced that people with a British accent
are somehow more intelligent than people with a typical American accent. That's why you hear quite a few British accents on US TV news, I think.
There is no universally correct accent for English. It's different wherever the language is dominant.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)10. Agreed
Although, I must confess that I prefer my Siri voice to be of a British variety that is remarkably similar to Mrs Hill's voice.
MineralMan
(146,287 posts)12. I dislike non-rhotic accents in general.
Hair vs Hauh.
Drives me up the wall, really.
Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)11. IDK about smarter, but women with British accents are definitely sexier...
(Did I say that out loud?)
MineralMan
(146,287 posts)13. Sexiuh? Hmm...I don't know about that.
I don't find it so.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)14. I would suggest "sexy" is truly in the eye of the beholder
Or ear
MineralMan
(146,287 posts)15. Eeuh. LOL!
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)16. Lol!!!!