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    Quote Originally Posted by Simone View Post
    If you would like to explore why you may not be able to "tolerate her on video," I highly recommend this essay by Mary Beard.
    Or more likely it's because of her accent. I feel the same way about a few American accents that just plain annoy me because something about them grates (defined as "make an unpleasant rasping sound").

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simone View Post
    If you would like to explore why you may not be able to "tolerate her on video," I highly recommend this essay by Mary Beard.
    I think it’s more the insufferable smugness than my Homeric programming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
    I think it’s more the insufferable smugness than my Homeric programming.
    You mean because she sounds like Margaret Thatcher?


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    No. I really liked her.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
    No. I really liked her.
    I did too. "U-turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning." But I suspect she might not so easy to live with as a SO or roommate IRL.

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