British interrogative accents

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Spot o'te-`EA?
Instruction: Extra syllable added with the raise of voice at end.

Are you about done, then.
Instruction: Not a question at all, really, judging by the inflection.

Are you about `DONE, then.
Instruction: Not a question at all, but a statement with an accented second-to-last word of the sentence.

You're NOT GOING TO GO TO THE SHO-`OP?
Instruction: Begin raising the voice interrogatively after FIRST word of sentence to get a real monotonous squeal going. Then, to be even more annoying, add an extra little syllable to the last word which is raised to an even higher pitch to really emphasize the point that this is a question. This is the polite version of asking a question, somehow. It sounds very annoying in long sentences put forth by high-pitched women asking things they damn well know the answer to already.

'Allo Guvnah, Wednesday, 2 November 2005 11:33 (nineteen years ago)

I thought this was going to be about spying, with Leo McKern barking "Why did you resign?" forty-five hundred times, etc.

Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 11:38 (nineteen years ago)

It still can be!

'Allo Guvnah, Wednesday, 2 November 2005 11:41 (nineteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/92/Guy_burgess.jpg/250px-Guy_burgess.jpg

HOT

Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 11:42 (nineteen years ago)

Sean Connery to Ian Bannen in The Offence, clenched teeth, hushed Scottish drone - "Before you leave this room, you will be on your knees. Begging me to listen to you."

Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 11:42 (nineteen years ago)

ihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Philby03.jpg

Not as hot.

Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 11:43 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.bg-group.com/executive/images/sr.jpg

Even less hot.

Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 11:48 (nineteen years ago)

Possibly worthy of the 1:55am nightclub rush, but not before:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Spy_-_Harry_Ferguson_%26_Sandy_Williams.jpg

Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 11:51 (nineteen years ago)


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