Have you noticed the plethora of British accents flooding the television airwaves of late. The Queen's English is heard on reality shows, panel shows, all over the financial channels, with Larry King's replacement and we even have a Scotsman on a late night show. I have to admit - as a closeted Anglophile - "not that there is anything wrong with that." Of course many of these shows had their origin in England and were adapted for our viewing. We have always had British actors/actresses on our stage.
Some years ago in New York it was fashionable to have a British secretary to answer the phone with her cultivated diction. One story had a caller "ringing up" asking to speak to Mr. Boss. The secretary said "I'm terribly sorry - he is not here - he has gone to the United Kingdom." The caller paused - then said "I'm sorry to hear that - is it too late to send flowers?"
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