must be twilight school of edward cullenOriginally Posted by parkerman
So Bethany DOES go to an English school in Milan.
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must be twilight school of edward cullenSo Bethany DOES go to an English school in Milan.
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If she went to an English school in Milan they would be talking English but with an Italian accent as most of the teachers would still be Italian. English school just means that English is taught there.
I have met people from abroad that have gone to what they call Englsih medium schools and they do jot have a natural English accent
Dazzle (27-03-2015)
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If she went to an English school in Milan they would be talking English but with an Italian accent as most of the teachers would still be Italian. English school just means that English is taught there.
I have met people from abroad that have gone to what they call Englsih medium schools and they do jot have a natural English accent
LouiseP (27-03-2015)
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To add to my last comment my brother lives in France and took his daughter over about the same age. She speaks woth a heavy french accent. Thats the lot on accents now!
Dazzle (27-03-2015)
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faye must only wear her school uniform 24/7 how can anna not see her weight gain
Dazzle (27-03-2015)
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Thanks for the viewpoint of someone with experience of accents, Swmc.
My understanding of Bethany's school was a British school and not just an English speaking school, so she would have been surrounded by pupils (and probably teachers too) speaking English with an English accent (that looks to be the case of the school Parkerman linked to a few pages back, although I admit I haven't examined it in detail). Since we haven't been given details of the school I can only guess at this though.
I've seen discussions about Bethany's accent elsewhere online and other people have anecdotes where the opposite to Swmc's experience is true, so I think it can very much depend on personality and circumstance.
However, even if Bethany's accent is totally incorrect for her particular circumstances, I'd still prefer the actress didn't put on a false Italian accent. Anyone remember the disaster that was Vicky's American accent in Eastenders? Casting an Italian would have been all wrong for the part too, and finding a girl brought up in Northern England with a real Italian accent would have been nigh on impossible.
I think the Corrie team have chosen the best route here (especially given the browbeating they took over Michelle Collins' false Northern accent - which was terrible and really distracted from the character of Stella).
Anna's knows that Faye's been bullied about her weight gain, so she's aware that Faye's bigger than she used to be. She must have chosen not to make an issue of it (the right choice as far as I'm concerned - well it would have been if Faye wasn't hiding a pregnancy lol). I would have liked some reference to Anna's thinking in the script though.
Last edited by Dazzle; 27-03-2015 at 23:42.
parkerman (28-03-2015)
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Yes your right the accent would have got on my nerves too. I am. Sure we will find out Anna's thinking later but it is a bit obvious there is a pregnancy now
Dazzle (31-03-2015)
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An enjoyable hour tonight. I quite like Corrie being on Sunday, like the good old days.
Not alot happened, but nice scenes with Steve and Michelle. I just want to hug Steve and tell him everything is going to be ok. Even Sean was ok tonight.
It is nice to see what the residents of Weatherfield get up to on a Sunday. Did my eyes deceive me or was Liz handing out Sunday Roasts at the Rovers, I am sure I saw an Aunty Bessy on that plate. What would Betty Say?
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Very unseasonal weather for the time of year up in Weatherfield....
Dazzle (31-03-2015)
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shows they filmed it way back
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