Comments on: Why are all these Romans speaking with British accents? http://augusthour.com/news/2005/09/06/why-are-all-these-roman%e2%80%99s-speaking-with-british-accents/ always be compelling Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:17:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tug McTighe http://augusthour.com/news/2005/09/06/why-are-all-these-roman%e2%80%99s-speaking-with-british-accents/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Tug McTighe Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:50:00 +0000 http://augusthour.com/news/?p=18#comment-5 J: you keep forgetting. Everyone sounds 10% smarter witth a British accent. How do you thing all those former carpenters and mill workers are making six figures as soccer coaches over here. Also, all bad guys have British accents. Remember the leaders of the Empire were all Limeys. And, for a few oddly placed scenes, Princess Leia has a British accent. t J: you keep forgetting. Everyone sounds 10% smarter witth a British accent. How do you thing all those former carpenters and mill workers are making six figures as soccer coaches over here.

Also, all bad guys have British accents. Remember the leaders of the Empire were all Limeys.

And, for a few oddly placed scenes, Princess Leia has a British accent.

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