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With a passionate Roman accent, she announces: “We have beautiful, beautiful fresh fish tonight. Scallops as an appetizer—olive oil, garlic. Magnificent! Sea bass, what we call branzino, with fresh tomato, sautéed and spinach and roast potato. Scampi! Oh, the size of my fist—grilled, with lemon and olive oil and with some wonderful risotto...
...keen perspective on the goings-on at one of Britain’s most prestigious universities. In a recurring feature titled “Veritas,” the author passes judgement on some of the biggest issues bouncing around the Oxford campus—in an American accent. The columnist hails from another vaunted institution in the little town of Cambridge—Massachusetts, that is—and belongs to none other than Crimson Editorial Editor Robert J. Fenster ’03. “I don’t know that much about Oxford...
...Gospel According to St. Matthew (which, like Gibson's location shots, was filmed in the Italian town of Matera), and he fakes a big yawn. On Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ: "You've got Harvey Keitel as Judas saying"--and here Gibson shifts into a Brooklyn accent--"'Hey, you ovah dere...
...hate the U.S. They don't feel threatened by American culture, they embrace it. Sonia likes parties, rock 'n' roll music and never misses an episode of Friends. Tamara is partial to Hollywood blockbusters, particularly those starring Bruce Willis or Sandra Bullock. Nabil affects a faux New York accent to go with his fading 501s and Tommy Hilfiger jacket, and says he is in love with "that tough girl on TV - Buffy...
...everything--but because these twins grow up in the same family, it also shows that what isn't explained by genes isn't explained by family influences either. Similarly, children need to hear English to acquire it. But if their parents are immigrants, they end up with the accent of their peers, not their parents...