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>He later met his wife Brenda on a computer dating service. In the late 1960s I thought this needed more explanation: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/ar

by ugh123 4y ago

>He later met his wife Brenda on a computer dating service. In the late 1960s I thought this needed more explanation: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/02/old-weird-tech-computer-dating-of-the-1960s/71217/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/02/old-w...

tragomaskhalos 4y ago
Brenda is described as having a "thick British accent" which is tantalising vis a vis how they met as it suggests she is from the UK, but unfortunately otherwise meaningless as there is no such thing as a (single) "British accent".
- pprotas 4y ago
  This might offend some Brits, but most people know exactly what is meant by a “British accent”
  - arethuza 4y ago
    I don't think anyone would be offended, same way that we refer to an "American accent" even though people from the US do have different accents.