Python Worst Practices

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Michael Torrie <torriem at gmail.com>:

> On 03/01/2015 09:58 AM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:

>> Well, every nonnative strives for the standard Hollywoodese and does
>> a decent job at that. But when I hear a Brit speak their native
>> tongue, I just "smile and wave, smile and wave" because I usually
>> have little idea what they are trying to explain.
>
> Ahh, I see. Your reaction, then, is similar to what most international
> English speakers do when they hear American politicians trying to
> speak in folksy southern accents.

Yes. Note that the Atlanta-based CNN has standardized on a Hollywood
accent(*). Only occasionally do the anchors slip and the Georgia accent
shines through.


Marko

(*) With some fake artefacts. For example, "negotiate" is pronounced
hypercorrectly [nə'goʊsəeɪt] instead of the standard [nə'goʊʃəeɪt].