IN re: DDK's accent being "off," DH emigrated to the US when he was four. He and his parents (and eventual younger brother) always spoke their native language with each other at home, and of course integrated US terms and phrases, although they all speak fluent English. After they left, their country and others had their borders redefined, and although the country remains, the area they were from is now part of another country.

There has been a recent influx where DH works of people from his native country, and the new people were overjoyed to discover someone supposedly fluent in their primary language. Except that in the intervening decades since DH left, the language, as language does, has changed, evolved, flowed, merged and diverged. He's getting corrected on usage, pronunciation, and other fine points, as well as his accent, because the language he speaks is that of decades past.

The same could be true of DDK and his parents' accent. IJS.

Lilly was very cute on Letterman. It was fun to find out that the only speaking part she'd had on film before Lost was a 1-800 Canadian "singles meet" commercial.

Soon, I say! Soon!

Yay! ::dusts bookshelves in preparation for Vonnie!visit::

Glad you're enjoying the Bujold, Vonnie.

Speaking of accent, my friend Laura yesterday told me a story about Kendra's rasta-leprechaun accent that I found very interesting. She said that Bianca Lawson had been extensively coached in a really rare dialect spoken only by about 500 people on an island in the caribbean, and that's why it sounds so goofy to us. Dunno if it's true, and she couldn't recall where she'd heard it.

Errr, I'm offtopic. Um, did I mention that the beach they're shooting on is about 200 yards from one of the project sites for my PFH? It's very funny to see the scene and know that behind them isn't a jungle but is in fact a parking lot, a road, and an airport. Heh.

So the secret is that the island is really in the far future?!?

Maybe it's "20 minutes into the future..."

Well, MH was on ABC...

She said that Bianca Lawson had been extensively coached in a really rare dialect spoken only by about 500 people on an island in the caribbean, and that's why it sounds so goofy to us.

I read that too. I accepted it without question because I can be that way.

I've been skimming through the Fuselage VIP Archive. Fun, but stressful for the eyes.

She said that Bianca Lawson had been extensively coached in a really rare dialect spoken only by about 500 people on an island in the caribbean

What I'd heard was that it was supposed to be a Jamaican accent. In fact, I think in the episode commentary, they mention it explicitly.

And it's NOT.

eta: From Bianca in SFX:

"I really hated that accent! I got the part, and I didn't originally have an accent. Then, literally the night before, they said, "What about a Jamaican accent?" So it's one of those things where, y'know, I just had to put it on tape, but I didn't have a chance to get comfortable with it. And the thing is, certain things - if you say it properly [in Jamaican patois], people don't really fully understand it, so they would change things. They'd say, "Well, say it like this" and it's like, "Would that be accurate in that accent though?" "It doesn't matter because no-one's going to understand you!" So different people were giving their interpretations of it. I was like "But everyone's going to think that I'm doing it wrong!" So personally, I wasn't happy with the accent!"

Huh. Then I wonder where this story about the tiny island dialect came from.

Even if it were accurate, it sounds absurd. ::handwaves::

Frankly, Kendra's clothing offended me more than her accent did. Heh.

Huh. Then I wonder where this story about the tiny island dialect came from.

My guess? It was a fanwank or rumor that was later stated as fact, and then the origin was lost.

Oh, it's the whole international date line thing, isnt' it? Wait a minute, Hawaii is on OUR side of the line. Huh. Maybe the island has wacked space-time continuum, on top of OMGWTF POLAR WEAR, creepy French zombie women, and invisiblemechasaurs.

yeah...the Fuselage is on GMT time. just like beta.

people are bashing Evangeline Lilly's acting skills? are you kidding? i think she's awesome. especially since this is her first real acting gig.

And talented

The man has always given something extra to the line

posting from the FUTURE!!

And did we mention, also HOTT!!?!

hee! like i told him last night, he's good people.

Yeah, as cool as it is that the actors post there, that format SUCKS THE BIG ONE. Plus, they're liable to spoil!

see, that format is what i've grown to know and love. though i will be the first to admit that the posters there are extremely childish. i have been attempting to bring some kind of modicum of maturity there, but i have a feeling it's a lost cause. i had to smack down someone last night as a matter of fact.

IN re: DDK's accent being "off," DH emigrated to the US when he was four.

actually DDK said at the Fuselage that he was two when his family emigrated here.

Someone should tell DDK about the internet criticisms of Glenn Quinn's "fake Irish accent" back when Angel first started. Apparently, there were people who thought David Boreanaz did a better job.

Oh. My. Dog.

Who could possibly have thought that? Glenn Quinn didn't just have an Irish accent, he had a Dublin accent. I could never understand how DB could keep up the ridiculous Oirish accent when he'd clearly heard how it should sound.

IN re: DDK's accent being "off," DH emigrated to the US when he was four.

actually DDK said at the Fuselage that he was two when his family emigrated here.

Yes, I got that. My point was that immigrants continue to speak their native language the way they spoke it last in situ, while the language itself continues to evolve and change. So that when native speakers hear immigrants speaking their frozen-in-time version, it no longer sounds "authentic."