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Re: Dead PC - English siren
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David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 9 Oct 2005 10:52:03 -0700
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On 9 Oct 2005 at 3:41, Basil Adzil wrote:

> What is 'an English siren'?  As an Englishman, I'd
> love to know.

  The kind of two-note siren sound that North Americans hear ambulances and
police cars make on British TV shows(*) and movies is different from most
North American sirens, which rise and fall gradually in pitch.

(*) A PBS series called "Mystery!" often features British police dramas such
as Inspector Morse, Linley, Dalgleish, etc.

David Gillett

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