Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[LouiseP]

Perhaps she goes to an English school in Milan, e.g.: http://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/sir-james-henderson-school/

Where that are taught to speak with regional accents and use teenage idioms and slang ? .

[LouiseP]

Perhaps she goes to an English school in Milan, e.g.: http://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/sir-james-henderson-school/

Where that are taught to speak with regional accents and use teenage idioms and slang ? .

[Snagglepus]

And she knows her way around town, going shopping to the Arndale Centre.

[LouiseP]

It would have been so much better and more interesting to have had Bethany as a true Italian. Well, she would be, wouldn't she and to see her trying to come to terms with British culture. She hasn't even been here for holidays for goodness sake. No, we have to have another bolshie teenager . What's new? Yawn !!

[parkerman]

Where that are taught to speak with regional accents and use teenage idioms and slang ? .

No, of course she wouldn't be taught that any more than children here are taught teenage idioms and slang. But she would be mixing with other English children who would speak with regional accents and use teenage idioms and slang. Her own accent would come from her mother of course.

[lizann]

She sounds just like Tina o'brian

more like sinead to me

[Dazzle]

Bethany was brought up in Weatherfield for her first seven years and developed her accent then. Many people don't lose their accents after that age, no matter how long they live in another country. Also as well as probably going to an English school and being surrounded by English kids, accents and phrases, she would have been mostly hanging out with her mum and great uncle (?) who were brought up in Manchester, and also possibly talking to her old school friends online. So I don't see a problem with her accent.

I think we can also accept that she and Sarah have been back to Manchester since she's left, despite it not being shown or mentioned in Corrie. Plus, there's a thing called Google maps for those who don't know their way around...

I think Bethany's got off to a very good start and she makes me laugh - which is a good sign. I agree she looks about 18, but that was deliberate on the part of the casting directors. They wanted an actress who could pass as an adult (as many 14 year old girls can when they're dressed to the nines). It's hard to see her hanging out with Faye though. They'd have absolutely nothing in common!

Gail's lies have gone way too far and it was quite unpleasant to see her lying through her teeth to Gavin's mother. I suppose having made the decision to lie she's got to stick to it, but she's in over her head and keeps digging herself deeper and deeper. I enjoyed Michael's outburst about the chips too, Tammy.

David had some cracking one-liners, especially when talking about Gail's absence from the mediation session ("you'd think she wasn't there!" ). Bethany had some good lines too and pulled them off well.

[flappinfanny]

The scenes with Steve and Michelle were nice.

[lizann]

is sean and his vicar recruiting for a new stripper group

[parkerman]

So Bethany DOES go to an English school in Milan.