Date:    Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:07:46 -0500
<br>From:    Grant Barrett <gbarrett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DFJP.COM>
<br>Subject: Estuary English
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<br>There's an article in today's New York Times discussing Tony Blair's
<br>newly-affected accent. It's being described as "Estuary English."
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<br>http://search.nytimes.com/search/daily/bin/fastweb?getdoc+site+iib-site+1
<br>36+0+wAAA+estuary%7Eenglish
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<br>Note near the end of the piece the member of the House of Lords and
<br>linguist, Lord Quirk.
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<br>Grant Barrett
<br>gbarrett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]dfjp.com
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