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Can you place Claude M. Bristol's accent? Sat Feb 17, 2007 21:56 pm  Can you place Claude M. Bristol's accent?
 

Can you place Claude M. Bristol's accent -- where do you think he grew up?
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Can you please Claude M. Bristol's accent? Sat Feb 17, 2007 22:32 pm  Can you please Claude M. Bristol's accent?
 

Is the actor reproducing Bristol's accent? To me it sounds like a very neutral American accent -- certainly not Southern, is all I can say.
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Can you please Claude M. Bristol's accent? Sat Feb 17, 2007 22:37 pm  Can you please Claude M. Bristol's accent?
 

Hi Conchita, how much of the recording did you listen to? There are two speakers, first a woman gives an introduction and then M. Bristol reads his own book.
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Can you please Claude M. Bristol's accent? Sat Feb 17, 2007 22:44 pm  Can you please Claude M. Bristol's accent?
 

I haven't been able to listen to the recording again, but the first time, I thought I heard the woman say that an actor was going to do the reading -- nice voice, by the way.
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Can you please Claude M. Bristol's accent? Sat Feb 17, 2007 23:45 pm  Can you please Claude M. Bristol's accent?
 

Hi Torsten

Yes, the woman who spoke at the beginning said it was an actor reading the book. I did not get the impression he was attempting to do any particular accent other than "standard". Some of the language itself reminds me of my 95-year-old uncle.

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