tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870598638158252019.post2584293198940317707..comments2023-05-30T19:53:34.128+05:30Comments on ඉංගිරිසි Ingirisi: You Wont Lawcal English? - අපේ කඩ්ඩේ වගතුගSujeewa de Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870598638158252019.post-55255844528740395992010-01-08T12:26:40.265+05:302010-01-08T12:26:40.265+05:30@Milinda
That's the way they do politics. You...@Milinda<br /><br />That's the way they do politics. You've got to show the masses that you are one of them, and what better way to do that than by imitating their speech. But when these politicians get back to their peers - from here or abroad - they switch back to their normal ways.Sujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870598638158252019.post-35698695574079915742010-01-08T10:54:32.457+05:302010-01-08T10:54:32.457+05:30Here's something interesting. Milinda Moragoda...Here's something interesting. Milinda Moragoda, used to speak perfect English with a rather posh accent, and he was educated in Switzerland and the US. After becoming a politician, he has deliberately cultivated a local-sort of an accent with no distinction between saw and so. However, when he speaks for foreigners, he sometimes reverts back to his original accent.Milindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870598638158252019.post-78505426746317213132010-01-07T10:02:28.219+05:302010-01-07T10:02:28.219+05:30@realskullzero, uditha & Bardo
Thanks@realskullzero, uditha & Bardo<br />ThanksSujeewa de Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136087482564447181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870598638158252019.post-62813311740162693002010-01-07T09:30:13.580+05:302010-01-07T09:30:13.580+05:30Good post. The vast majority of Sri Lankans don...Good post. The vast majority of Sri Lankans don't know the distinction.Bardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870598638158252019.post-61247765343529032222010-01-07T07:31:30.980+05:302010-01-07T07:31:30.980+05:30නියමයිනියමයිudithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613086633675928107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870598638158252019.post-70108434903743206732010-01-07T01:22:11.906+05:302010-01-07T01:22:11.906+05:30එල පොස්ට් එක...එල පොස්ට් එක...realskullzerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372691550424187620noreply@blogger.com