2 ago 2011

This is easy...innit?

Innit. Spelt I-N-N-I-T. 'Innit' - usually pronounced that way, usually with a regional accent of some kind, often with a Cockney accent of some kind, often with a Jamaican accent - it's because it's come really from the fashionable use, in London mainly, by the Asian community and the Jamaican community, popularised by Ali G and others. It was actually the name of a film in 1999, 'Ali G, Innit'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1453_uptodate3/page8.shtml 

25 jul 2011

Who said you have to master accents to be an actor?



There are few actors who have exploited their accent as successfully as Sir Sean Connery.
No matter the role, Sir Sean always sounds the same, whether he’s a Spanish immortal in Highlander, an English King, in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, or a New York beatnik in A Fine Madness, he never alters his lispy Scotch accent.

Here’s a quick trip around the world according to Sir Sean.

24 jul 2011

Ever wanted to draw a penguin?

How to draw a penguin

Play on words


bear - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

23 jul 2011

A Serious Case....


My friend is afraid of spiders. This isn’t very unusual; a lot of people are afraid of spiders. But my friend isn’t just afraid of spiders, she is totally, completely and utterly terrified of them