Thenmean old speech teacher made Eliza Doolittle do her vocal exercisesnagain and again and again. And over again, again.
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nAllnthis while treating her rather badly!
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nAsnshe daydreams about taking revenge on her teacher, Doolittle dreamsnof a day when she will be famous, “proper and prim.” She imaginesnmeeting the King; he is so charmed by her that he proclaims:
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n“Oh,nLiza, old thing,
Inwant all of England your praises to sing.
Nextnweek on the twentieth of May,
Inproclaim Eliza Doolittle Day!”
Inwant all of England your praises to sing.
Nextnweek on the twentieth of May,
Inproclaim Eliza Doolittle Day!”
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Thisndelightful revenge song is in the Broadway show and movie MynFair Lady.nIt’s all about the transformation of a young cockney woman, who earnsna grubby living by selling flowers, into a Lady with a capital “L.”nThe speech teacher is Professor Henry Higgins (‘Enry ‘Iggins, tonEliza Doolittle), and he does his transforming trick on the “flowerngirl” in order to win a bet with a colleague. The question thatnhangs over the movie is—Do these two fall for each other? And maybeneven, do they live happily ever after?
Thisndelightful revenge song is in the Broadway show and movie MynFair Lady.nIt’s all about the transformation of a young cockney woman, who earnsna grubby living by selling flowers, into a Lady with a capital “L.”nThe speech teacher is Professor Henry Higgins (‘Enry ‘Iggins, tonEliza Doolittle), and he does his transforming trick on the “flowerngirl” in order to win a bet with a colleague. The question thatnhangs over the movie is—Do these two fall for each other? And maybeneven, do they live happily ever after?n
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nBasically,ntoday we celebrate a fictional character’s daydream about somethingnthat would never, ever happen!
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It’sn a great day to watch the movie Myn Fair Lady.n
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nLearnn the whole song “Just You Wait.”
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nDon you think that the movie is sexist, according to our modern ideas?n And what do you think about the way “upper class” and “lowern class” people are depicted?
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n“Elocution”n is the study of formal speaking. What is the “proper” orn “correct” pronunciation of a word in a world with many differentn accents? n
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nWouldnit surprise you to hear that the “right” way to say something isnsupposed to be the way that the upper class pronounces things? InnEngland, the upper-class English accent is called “the Queen’snEnglish.” The accent used by most American news broadcasters isncalled “General American.”
Of course, in reality there isnno one “correct” accent or way of pronouncing words. No matternwhat ‘Enry ‘Iggins said, people with regional accents that arendifferent from what are considered “standard” accents are notnnecessarily less intelligent, less educated, or less “cultured.”
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nPlannAhead…
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards of Maynholidays, historicalnevents in May,nand Maynbirthdays.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nFlyingnFirsts Day
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nIndependencenDay in East Timor
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