David Daniel wrote:

> Finally!  Several of our most talented US celebrities have fallen victim to
> this syndrome.  Now that there is a diagnosis, there is hope for people like
> Madonna.

There is an equivalent syndrome in the UK. The opening chords of a pop
song suffice to trigger a part of the brain in the performer that produces
an accent vaguely resembling American, sometimes to the point of parody.
It must be related to the environment, because it also affects Australians
resident over here.

Allen Esterson
Former lecturer, Science Department
Southwark College, London
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://www.human-nature.com/esterson/index.html
http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=10


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