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    I honestly don't see why any Presenter should have to change/adjust their voice or accent:dunno:
    What is an "acceptable" accent.........do we go back to the days of the 1940/1950's BBC accent?:scratch::doh: I want to see Presenters with knowledge, character and humour and, for me, Carol fits the Bill.:cat-kittyandsmiley::coffee:
     
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      I'm not sure that "TV rumours" actually mean there is any truth in it. Don't forget Monty has a record of a minor stroke which isn't really conducive to the really strenuous dance training and routines in Strictly Come Dancing........give the Guy a break:dunno::heehee:

      Perhaps something more appropriate would be........
       
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        Well, that's an "interesting" proposition, JR:dunno::heehee:
         
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          That was a joke.. She'd be hopeless in wellingtons (I can't picture it)
          Seriously now, how about Racheal de Tame.
          Lovely woman and a top gardener.
           
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            How do you know?:love30::heehee:

            Oh, yes, you can!!:hate-shocked::heehee::heehee:
             
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              With Carol Klein, I always feel she's speaking to me like I'm just about to turn 10 or slightly retarded. :dunno: So yes, I absolutely love her style of gardening and her garden (her geraniums are truly magnificent!) but find her style of presenting insufferable.

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                I think anyone can grow a geranium, so what is there to get impressed about.:biggrin:
                 
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                  Everyone talks to me like that! :dunno: :sad:
                   
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                    Some are mean, she's an undeniably brilliant expert in her field, her public persona is based on all things gardening.... not giving elocution lessons.
                    We are a diverse country with many , many great accents enriching our language. It mustn't be forgotten that we ALL have an accent.

                    I'm a Hampshire Hog......perhaps I can't be understood by some:dunno: I would hate for the ' BBC accent' of yesteryear to be brought back in.....
                    so mundane ,flat and characterless!!

                    Her presenting skills are secondary to her Horticultural ones.....which is her chosen career .
                     
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                      Top posts, Armandii and Upsydaisy. Adam Frost has a strong Southern accent, many TV and radio presenters have regional accents . But I can understand him, Carol Klein et al.

                      Yes, we all have an accent of a kind, it defines one and is a part of ones identity. Acceptance of it is a good thing, I think.

                      It's the mumbling by actors on some programmes and films , considered to be acceptable by film makers and producers which annoys me. Maybe poor sound quality allowed by BBC technicians is more of an issue than mere accents. But that debate is not to be discussed on poor Monty's thread, I don't think!
                      Sorry, OP.
                       
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                        My "Horticulturist With The Best Regional Accent" award goes to Christine Walkden and her Lancashire accent, I'm so fond of it that I would happily listen to her simply reading out a long list of plant names! :heehee:

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                          That Lady has a really deep "hands on" knowledge combined with the, sometimes, Tongue in Cheek sense of Lancashire humour......hard to beat.:dunno::heehee::love30:
                           
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                            A very nice lady. She moved in down the road to us about 30 years ago. Moved from there to just round the corner a little while back. She came to our open garden one time and didn't criticise anything :heehee: Definitely nice :)
                             
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                              I assume she arrived by hot air balloon.;)
                               
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                                Actually, she walked. :)
                                 
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