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Waiting for the GOP to accuse Fiona Hill of being a British spy. (Original Post) dewsgirl Nov 2019 OP
As soon as she finishes her opening statement. 2naSalit Nov 2019 #1
Laura Ingraham start up yet? irisblue Nov 2019 #2
Will they accuse her of being Steele's source? bigbrother05 Nov 2019 #3
Probably, they're kind of slow. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #4
And Maj Andre is in cahoots with the Ukrainians! BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #5
Weyal Heyal, She Don't Even Talk lahk un American. MineralMan Nov 2019 #6
LOL😆 dewsgirl Nov 2019 #7
Lmao exactly this Docreed2003 Nov 2019 #8
Oddly enough, Americans seem convinced that people with a British accent MineralMan Nov 2019 #9
Agreed Docreed2003 Nov 2019 #10
I dislike non-rhotic accents in general. MineralMan Nov 2019 #12
IDK about smarter, but women with British accents are definitely sexier... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #11
Sexiuh? Hmm...I don't know about that. MineralMan Nov 2019 #13
I would suggest "sexy" is truly in the eye of the beholder Docreed2003 Nov 2019 #14
Eeuh. LOL! MineralMan Nov 2019 #15
Lol!!!! Docreed2003 Nov 2019 #16

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)
8. Lmao exactly this
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 12:02 PM
Nov 2019

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
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 12:05 PM
Nov 2019

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
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 12:09 PM
Nov 2019

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.

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)
11. IDK about smarter, but women with British accents are definitely sexier...
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 12:12 PM
Nov 2019


(Did I say that out loud?)
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