Accents (was Re: literacy)

From: Paul <kax_at_...>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 07:44:05 -0000

• In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "Jane Williams" <janewilliams20_at_y...> wrote:
  > I'd thought accent-placement shoud be determined by the phrase "In
  > Oopland Marsh baht'at". But Volsaxi - Broyan, as played by Brian
  > Blessed, but with a Yorkshire accent - you know, it works. I'm just
  not quite sure I want all the Sartarites speaking Strine.

 What's wrong with the Geo's barmen all speaking Strine? Isn't that what happens in London? ;)
 Actually, I can see that as a reason for some Lunars to want to take the place over - "Those Sartarites keep coming up here and getting jobs as barmen you can't understand! _And_ they get all the barmaids pregnant..."

Paul, who doesn't speak Strine much (about as much accent as JHughes.. ).