• commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    the seanchan are described as having a drawl, but you’re not introduced to them until book2 and they’re not uniformly darkfriends.

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      1 year ago

      Sorry, my ADHD memory lol. I’m currently at book 3 and knew for sure that it was one of the previous ones 😁

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        1 year ago

        ah. well i haven’t heard rosamund’s narration, but the previous recordings by michael kramer and kate redding did not have either the stereotypical british accent nor did they stretch to give the seanchan a southerndrawl. you might find that less jarring if you can get past the first few books where they seem to never pre-read and, so, frequently misstep in meter or emphasis and sometimes just mispronounce names and places altogether.

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        an example of stumbling over meter or emphasis:

        *i* did not take the money
        i did *not* take the money
        i did not *take* the money
        i did not take the *money*
        
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          Nah, they don’t appear that much so far and as I said she’s doing a fantastic job overall so I’m gonna stick with her. Thanks anyway 🙂