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bravo on a believable newfie accent


i'm not sure i've ever seen someone outside the province pull that off. good job sir.

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Good to know. I wasn't sure what kind of accent it was or if it was any good. Love him and enjoyed The Grand Seduction.

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I'm from Dublin, like Gleeson and when I worked in Canada years ago, many Toronto Canadians mistook me as being from Newfie. I also saw a programme on trappers in Newfie and the trappers Newfie accent was actually rather similar to a Dublin accent, oddly enough. Maybe Gleeson didn't have to try very hard. 

Hey, look at that! She's not crazy, she's being chased by a cheetah!

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