Good point.
He was a hell of a lot better at the accent than the original one, though.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:49, archived)

I don't remember the original one clear enough to say,
but he was Canadian. Pegg is very good at accents.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)

Yes, he is.
The original was fucking shocking, really bad.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)

Oh well,
he'd been mixing with foreigners in Starfleet for a long time by then.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:52, archived)

It was almost convincing if you'd never heard a real Scottish person,
and didn't notice that the accent jumped at random between Edinburgh, Dublin and North America.

That said, I used to have a teacher whose accent switched between Texan and cockney every few words, so it was not totally implausible.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:56, archived)

I once went to a lecture by a guy from Bradford
who'd been lecturing in the States for most of his professional career. That was kind of weird and confusing.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 21:02, archived)