Singing in a dialect and "Authentic pronunciation"

[Paul Johnston]

He is good, if he's an Aussie.  And Poppy Montgomery, on the same show (Without a Trace) is only slightly less good--I hear the odd raised vowel once in a while, but mostly, she sounds American too.

Paul Johnston
On Oct 2, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Eric Nielsen wrote:

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> Anthony LaPaglia is Australian!? He is very good--if I have any ear at all.
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> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Ann Burlingham <ann at burlinghambooks.com>wrote:
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> "I've heard Australian actor Anthony LaPaglia talk about his accent,
>> wrt Mel Gibson - that they both came to act in the States at a time
>> when there seemed to be no question that they'd adopt American
>> accents. "
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>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/08/02/anthony_lapaglia_lantana_interview.shtml
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