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Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OT John Clarke & Brian Dawe explain the Euro debt crisis
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 06:29:50 +0000
Yes, it is colloquial, after all, Andrew.  And I did like it.

Chris

On 31 Oct 2011, at 21:45, Andrew Fildes wrote:

> These two do a weekly segment where Dawe always plays the formal interviewer 
> and Clarke plays whoever, but always in the same, deadpan, relaxed style. He 
> only gets into character in the content. As they are both extremely 
> intelligent, perceptive and funny men, they are often extremely amusing. Dawe 
> is also a serious television drama writer down here and Clarke is possibly 
> the funniest man in the Antipodes - he used to be a Kiwi but we're claiming 
> him now.
> As to the grammar - they do TV vernacular, right?
> There's a bit of their stuff on YouTube - the three minute explanation of the 
> financial system is worth the watch. If you can cope with the local 
> references and regional tongue.
> Andrew Fildes

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