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> I recently watched the film “The Imitation Game” and it’s brilliant despite Keira Knightley’s failed attempt at a posh British accent. Really? Born: March 2
by VikingCoder 12y ago
> I recently watched the film “The Imitation Game” and it’s brilliant despite Keira Knightley’s failed attempt at a posh British accent.
Really?
Born: March 26, 1985 (age 29), Teddington, London, United Kingdom
Is the problem that her British accent wasn't posh enough?
- jgrahamc 12y agoCorrect.
- peteretep 12y agoWhy would you think Joan Clarke was any posher than Keira Knightly? She was the daughter of a vicar...
- jgrahamc 12y agoListen to her speak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB2e9R7bXCk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB2e9R7bXCk
- AwesomeTogether 12y agoIs that posher or just more old fashioned? Serious question.
- evincarofautumn 12y agoIf anything, the one issue I’d cite with the movie was that it didn’t depict Turing honestly in the slightest.
- saraid216 12y agoOne Woman, 17 British Accents - Anglophenia Ep 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk