Singing in a dialect and "Authentic pronunciation" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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I wasn't aware until just now that she was born in Texas.  (But
apparently she was raised in San Diego).

My bad.

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> Why would a Southern gal's Southern accent be impressive??
> DanG
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> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
> Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
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> > > > I can recall some English people decades ago remarking on Peter
> > Sellers'
> > > > "marvelous" ability to mimic an "American" accent (as though
there
> > were just
> > > > one).
> >
> > His portrayal of President Merkin Muffley in Dr. Strangelove was
pretty
> > good.
> >
> > > >
> > > > Some actors of a later generation are indeed brilliant at
dialects,
> > > > however.  I especially remember Londoner Emily Loyd as a
Kentuckian
> > girl in
> > > > _In Country_ (1988).
> >
> > I've always been impressed with Robin Wright Penn's Southern dialect
in
> > "Toys".
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