In Reply to: DDLewis hasn't the cadence of any American native speaker. That's the problem: posted by tinear on November 17, 2009 at 08:15:53:
This native speaker, for one, was uncannily, even scarily, reminded of a former colleague by her delivery in Possession.
I'm sure you're right about Damian Lewis, but my impression is that at least some of this generation of actors have a better ear for this - 'music' and all - than previous ones.
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Follow Ups
- Too harsh re La Paltrow ... - Bhasi 13:20:00 11/17/09 (5)
- Are you a native speaker of "English" English? - tinear 18:48:59 11/17/09 (4)
- Without getting too ad hominem about this, tin, ... - Bhasi 01:51:42 11/18/09 (3)
- My cred is a bit different, having - tinear 08:04:32 11/18/09 (2)
- I don't disagree with a single point you make ... - Bhasi 09:03:06 11/18/09 (1)
- Johnny Depp "doing" English. Creeps me out, completely. nt - tinear 15:46:19 11/18/09 (0)