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...tempting to think of Nigel Short as an English Bobby Fischer. Transform Short's Lancastrian accent into Brooklynese, remove the wire-rimmed glasses, and Nigel becomes Bobby. After all, Short and Fischer are the only non- Russians to play in the finals of the World Chess Championship since 1948, and both were child prodigies who grew up to challenge the established order of the chess world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing With His Fingertips | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

Lewis pointed out that Hoffman originated the class often identified with Joseph S. Nye, but students will have to wait for the spring to figure out how, other than the trademarked Hoffman accent, the course will differ...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: Course Offerings Include `Justice' | 9/17/1993 | See Source »

Lewis pointed out that Hoffman originated the class often identified with Joseph S. Nye, but students will have to wait for the spring to figure out how, other than the trademarked Hoffman accent, the course will differ...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: Course Offerings Include `Justice' | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...Damme's thick accent is thought to be one of the reasons he has yet to become a major star. The Cajun gambit was last played in "Universal Soldier" to some box office success, but Van Damme can't fall back on this forever...

Author: By John Aboud, | Title: 'Hard Target' Misses The Great Action Mark | 8/20/1993 | See Source »

...least "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" could boast Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater, even though it had Kevin Costner's Southern Californian Robin Hood. I am willing to grant that Elwes's Robin Hood has a British accent, though...

Author: By Young IL Kim, | Title: These Tights Don't Fit | 8/6/1993 | See Source »

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