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Rupert Murdoch's accent

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Stuart Chapman - 15 Nov 2006 08:25 GMT
To me, Rupert Murdoch's accent is 20% generic-USian, and 80% Australian.
How do you Americans, and others, hear it?

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dontbother - 15 Nov 2006 08:41 GMT
> To me, Rupert Murdoch's accent is 20% generic-USian, and 80%
> Australian. How do you Americans, and others, hear it?

I never hear it at all, thank goodness.

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Will - 15 Nov 2006 08:51 GMT
> > To me, Rupert Murdoch's accent is 20% generic-USian, and 80%
> > Australian. How do you Americans, and others, hear it?
>
> I never hear it at all, thank goodness.

Nor me.  He's quite reticent, I find, preferring to spend his time with
his money.

Will.
Martin Ambuhl - 15 Nov 2006 08:57 GMT
> To me, Rupert Murdoch's accent is 20% generic-USian, and 80% Australian.
> How do you Americans, and others, hear it?

100% Fascist
tinwhistler - 15 Nov 2006 18:18 GMT
> 100% Fascist

Ditto.  (Hillary's been listening to him, according to recent reports.
While Bill was good at selling, Hillary seems bent on selling out.)

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