tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post1401895567806734721..comments2024-03-28T21:19:42.625-05:00Comments on Word on the Streep: Accents Mastered updatedJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-14697322552197536862016-05-30T13:00:07.814-05:002016-05-30T13:00:07.814-05:00Not at all. As a native I can vouch for how convin...Not at all. As a native I can vouch for how convincing she was. She would never have settled for less than perfect anyway, the voice coach proves how much prep she's willing to do!CJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937312863597687063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-12258134760012525732016-05-30T12:20:30.537-05:002016-05-30T12:20:30.537-05:00I've heard a few people say that about Meryl p...I've heard a few people say that about Meryl pulling off the accent. Originally I had wondered if it was maybe not very good because Streep for the first time had a dialect coach tell her she wasn't getting certain words right. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-64034312981045040922016-05-30T02:15:43.677-05:002016-05-30T02:15:43.677-05:00Hm this isn't strictly Northern Irish as Doneg...Hm this isn't strictly Northern Irish as Donegal is technically Southern Ireland. There is no one generic Irish accent though so Meryl really achieved the correct dialect for the region and era the film was set in, which was so convincing even native people didn't realise she wasn't genuinely Irish!CJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937312863597687063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-10295513239396038362016-05-28T15:49:26.435-05:002016-05-28T15:49:26.435-05:00Ooo thanks for the correction! I've edited ab...Ooo thanks for the correction! I've edited above. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-11691589204281423502016-05-28T15:39:40.956-05:002016-05-28T15:39:40.956-05:00More specifically, Meryl pulls off a Northern Iris...More specifically, Meryl pulls off a Northern Irish accent in Dancing at Lughnasa. Worth noting as it differs greatly from the southern dialectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com