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Learning accents: sounds familiar?


Well, now, here you have a video Jorge found. Sandra Bullock is interviewed by a British reporter on the red carpet (Oscars 2013). She talks about her new film with George Clooney and she also says how much she loves British accent and how it makes British people look smarter and more respectable.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2013/02/25/exp-pmt-sandra-bullock-oscar-red-carpet.cnn

Guess what? When I saw this video the British reporter looked really familiar. I knew I had seen him before and I've just remembered where. Do you recall Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent? He was a member of the jury that evening and he was stunned by Susan Boyle's performance as everybody else, of course. Who would've guessed. (Please do notice Susan Boyle's Scottish accent)

If you're up for more surprising videos, here you have another one. Enjoy! Isn't she adorable? And she scared the living daylights out of all of them, didn't she? Lovely British accent, by the way. Did you notice?

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