Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Gaelic League Anniversary
A 1913 poster for The Gaelic League, which celebrates its anniversary today (it was founded on July 31, 1893 by Douglas Hyde).
Monday, July 30, 2012
USA Olympians try their hand at Cockney Slang
A United States Olympic wrestler says she knows that "people in London talk funny," but does she know that the Cockney dialect she's speaking of actually has specific social and geographic ties?
To get themselves in the London spirit, a gaggle of U.S. Olympians took to the classroom to try their hand at the infamous Cockney accent. Their efforts are both hilarious and unfortunate, but in the end, one thing was true: USA should be grateful that Cockney impressions is not an Olympic sport. If it were, the Americans would dominate for all the wrong reasons.
To get themselves in the London spirit, a gaggle of U.S. Olympians took to the classroom to try their hand at the infamous Cockney accent. Their efforts are both hilarious and unfortunate, but in the end, one thing was true: USA should be grateful that Cockney impressions is not an Olympic sport. If it were, the Americans would dominate for all the wrong reasons.
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