John Rowland wrote:

Since Emma can't say Highgate properly, and obviously belongs
to a certain class,

Snobbery is never attractive.

--

Stephen

I haven’t been this excited since Madonna just dropped by
Total Request Live.

Stephen Farrow wrote:
John Rowland wrote:

Since Emma can't say Highgate properly, and obviously belongs
to a certain class,

Snobbery is never attractive.

I wasn't suggesting that there is anything wrong with speaking like that, or
that her accent wouldn't be suitable for a private company's recordings,
merely that a more class-neutral accent would have been more suitable for
publicly funded transport.

John Rowland wrote:
Stephen Farrow wrote:
John Rowland wrote:

Since Emma can't say Highgate properly, and obviously belongs
to a certain class,

Snobbery is never attractive.

I wasn't suggesting that there is anything wrong with speaking like
that, or that her accent wouldn't be suitable for a private company's
recordings, merely that a more class-neutral accent would have been
more suitable for publicly funded transport.

ITYF that the Northern Line voice is "Celia", said to be Celia Drummond, NOT
Emma Clarke, unless they've changed the announcements on the 1995 stock
recently.
--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)

On Nov 28, 10:15 pm, "Richard J." wrote:
John Rowland wrote:
Stephen Farrow wrote:
John Rowland wrote:

Since Emma can't say Highgate properly, and obviously belongs
to a certain class,

Snobbery is never attractive.

I wasn't suggesting that there is anything wrong with speaking like
that, or that her accent wouldn't be suitable for a private company's
recordings, merely that a more class-neutral accent would have been
more suitable for publicly funded transport.

ITYF that the Northern Line voice is "Celia", said to be Celia Drummond, NOT
Emma Clarke, unless they've changed the announcements on the 1995 stock
recently.
--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)

Is she the one who says "the next station is Spank" and "this is
Spank", which used to be the same on the Central but seem to have been
rerecorded?

John Rowland wrote:
Stephen Farrow wrote:
John Rowland wrote:

Since Emma can't say Highgate properly, and obviously belongs
to a certain class,
Snobbery is never attractive.

This:

I wasn't suggesting that there is anything wrong with speaking like that, or
that her accent wouldn't be suitable for a private company's recordings,

Doesn't entirely go with this:

merely that a more class-neutral accent would have been more suitable for
publicly funded transport.

As I said, snobbery is never attractive.

--

Stephen

Veronica: I don't know if I like the idea of you running around a place
full of armed, drunk businessmen.
Keith: That's why I rarely go to Texas.