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<p>MArk Watson was having a bit of a rant on RS about 5.15pm and while he had some valid points, he also didnt provide any solutions to make the awards 'fairer' to the 'other' sports.</p>
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<p>MArk Watson was having a bit of a rant on RS about 5.15pm and while he had some valid points, he also didnt provide any solutions to make the awards 'fairer' to the 'other' sports.</p>
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<p>Mark Watson is only happy when he has something to whinge about. On that basis he'd make the perfect ferner. </p> -
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<p>You should have heard Watson's cricket rant.....</p>
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<p>I try to avoid listening to him TBH, too ranty and off-base more often than not IMO, not to mention how often he hangs up on people when thier opinions differ to his.</p> -
Great to see Baz and Kane win awards
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<p>So All Blacks picked up supreme award in the end, Lydia pipped again but her time will come.</p>
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<p>Awesome to see Kane get the award of DC. Kinda expected them to give it to DC given his final year but yeah great to see Kane (and cricket) getting the recognition it deserves.</p> -
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<p>So All Blacks picked up supreme award in the end</p>
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<p>It was always going to happen. The ABs have only won the Supreme Award 3 times - 1987, 2011 and now 2015 (RWC winning years). </p> -
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<p>Stoked for Lydia Ko too. Well Deserved.</p>
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<p>Even with her american accent she still comes across as a great New Zealand ambassador. Very humvble too</p>
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<p>When did Scott Dixon move over there though? It's easy to forget how young Ko is, and the younger you are the more likely you are to pick up a new accent.</p>
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<p>Scott Dixon has retained his NZ accent despite liivng in the US for a long time.</p>
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<p>Like many people where English is not their first language, Ko probably learnt English watching US TV shows as she has always had an American accent.</p>
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<p>Ko used to have a very strong Kiwi accent as a young teen but too much time over there has had it taken over by the american accent.</p>
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<p>Some people lose their accent quickly or take on idiosyncracies (is that the right word - spelling aside?) of another accent pretty quickly while others hold thiers.</p>
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<p>My English wife has never had a strong accent, and when I listen to her obviously I don't hear it, but other people do and they also hear little things my kids say with an English twang.</p>
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<p>BUt yeah Ko is a really amazing young lady, if she continues on the trajectory she is on, wow!</p>
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<p>Not uncommon for Asian people to speak English with an American accent.</p>
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<p>Worth keeping in mind that Lydia spent as much time in America as she did NZ as a 15 and 16 year old and then lived full time in America for the last two years.</p>
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<p>The accent is kinda jarring. But she's as proud a Kiwi as you'll come across. Made her Aussie caddie wear all black the day the All Blacks won the World Cup as punishment for him wearing green and gold following the cricket world cup final.</p> -
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<p>Ko used to have a very strong Kiwi accent as a young teen but too much time over there has had it taken over by the american accent.</p>
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<p>Scott Dixon has an american twang too</p>
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<p>Dixon moved to the US when he was 18/19 so has been there ~17 years. I don't think his American accent is that pronounced, particularly when you hear him interviewed by NZ media. Compare that to someone like Sean Marks. I say this as someone who lived in the US myself. And no, I don't have an accent either. :)</p> -
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<p>Not uncommon for Asian people to speak English with an American accent.</p>
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<p>This. Worth noting that English language schools in places like Korea, Taiwan etc teach American English - pronunciation and spelling etc. I was immersed in it for 13 months teaching, and I came home with an r-rolling twang. If it's all you hear, and lazy kiwi pronunciation gets you misunderstood, of course she will adapt.</p>
