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Accents: An actor's approach
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Street and Lane: Accents and radio drama

SCENE 7

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ARTHURTha wants to fettle anon at Doddses ter scrit reight clatter, Eddie.
GNMCarn't nathen. Doddsies happen to git fitched up frit bust and cloysed.
JOHNNY Let me try one. Dodds is on his holiday at his villa in the Isle of Wight?
ARTHURNot even close.
JOHNNYBournemouth?
ARTHURWrong. He says Dodds and co have ceased trading due to financial shortcomings beyond their control and closed down.
JOHNNYAsk him what he's brought us then?
ARTHURWhat breetness of clatter has tha fetched up for wi then?
GNMLeet Blenheim ochre. Nathen.
ARTHURLeet Blenheim ochre. Now then.
JOHNNYThat's no good. Blenheim's nowhere near Morocco.
ARTHURIt's close. Like oxo and tea.
JOHNNYThey've ordered Moroccan Brown they'll want Morrocan Brown.

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