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Your accent (pg. 12)
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| Yohan |
| quote: | Originally posted by DuBam
Mine is practically non-existant..
But I'd die for a N.Y. one :) |
why the frack why? |
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| DuBam |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
why the frack why? |
Cos it sounds so cool (hey yous), especially the 1930's one that Conan does sometimes, it has it's own name.. Can't remember.. Prolly begins with an 'r' (?) |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
It's also quite hard for me to tell the difference between Canadians and Americans, so I have to be careful before saying like "Oh hey, what part of America are you from" as I've offended a few Canadians in the past :p |
haha just ask what part of canada they are from?
cant go wrong..... :p |
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| Yohan |
| quote: | Originally posted by DuBam
Cos it sounds so cool (hey yous), especially the 1930's one that Conan does sometimes, it has it's own name.. Can't remember.. Prolly begins with an 'r' (?) |
you know naw yawk accent sounds totally retarded.
well, unless you're a retard too :p |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ania_xox
English according to Ben:
(I have witnessed this several times via telephone)
ass = EEEEASS
about = a-BOW-t
your = yer
well = wull
not = NAT
I could go on and on
... throw the jew down the well... so that my country can be free... lalalalalalaaaaa <3 xoxo
iloveyoukbye |
You're Fran Drescher. Eat it.
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
I sound Australian, funnily enough. Hopefully not too much like a Queenslander though :( |
It's funny, Australia is pretty young compared to America, and our population far smaller, which I think has kept our accent more consistent nationally for many years.
In the past decade though, I've been noticing a significant difference developing between states. Queenslanders seem to heavily emphasise the typical bogan/ocker accent that all foreigns have known in Steve Irwin etc, while the further south one travels the softer/more refined the accent seems to become in general, though there are pockets of stronger in there too.
I think a majority of the time I can pick a Queenslander vs a Welshman vs a Victorian, but all the other states are still blurry to me.
Accents are a very interesting thing. You have to wonder how they develop and why huge, huge nations all adopt similar mannerisms and phrases etc, and in such a short time. It's only been 200 odd years since Australia was settled, but already we are so distinctly different from England linguistically. |
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| Yohan |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
haha just ask what part of canada they are from?
cant go wrong..... :p |
you can also tell that they are canadians if they are wearing stuff that says 'roots' with a beaver :haha:
though to be fair, since canada is swamped with US media, the difference in avg yank tv accent (whatever that is) and canadian accent is slowly diminishing. and there isn't much of a regional accent in canada, unless you're from newfoundland or quebec |
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| DuBam |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
well, unless you're a retard too :p |
I'm not, but TA has made me a big fan of them :) |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Queenslanders seem to heavily emphasise the typical bogan/ocker accent that all foreigns have known in Steve Irwin etc, while the further south one travels the softer/more refined the accent seems to become in general, though there are pockets of stronger in there too. |
Queenslanders, in general, sound petty bad to me. Maybe that means I don't sound quite so bad? Or just wishful thinking :(
BUT I KNOW I don't sound like a Far North Queenslander. Ugh. My gf's parents live up in Cairns, and every time we go and visit I'm simply amazed that people can sound so hick-like (or bogan/ocker, if you prefer) without even trying. It's like another world. Not her parents specifically (they're from Canberra, but damn, I think the accent is waring off...or on...?), just everyone else.
Though, I posted up my voice some months ago, reciting the 'Choose Life' monologue from Trainspotting. Jolz said I sounded like a bogan, or something along those lines :(
Stupid QLD :mad: |
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| Yohan |
| sounds like a personal problem :p |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
sounds like a personal problem :p |
Just what the hell are you suggesting? |
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| Yohan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Just what the hell are you suggesting? |
copy yank southerner accent?
at least you won't sound like a queenslander (whatever that sounds like) |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
copy yank southerner accent?
at least you won't sound like a queenslander (whatever that sounds like) |
Pass. American accents are the most unattractive in the world, closely followed by Scottish. |
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