Originally posted by srussell0018
Do me! I want to confirm my non-regional diction.
Are you Irish? Where in Ireland did you grow up?
I can confirm how twisted your accent is (along with Bananas') when I come back, but I need to know where you're from just so I can pick those quirks that make you so special :gsmile:
srussell0018
I'm Irish but I grew up in America. Upstate New York.
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Lira :conf:
Banora
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Originally posted by Lira
Well, the only person I "know" from Copenhagen died 155 years ago, so maybe that's why :p
I tried to see what Danish is like and I'm a bit puzzled: How's your English when you're not drunk? This is the best I could come up with:
1) Can you make the distinction between "fast" and "vast"?
2) How about "vest" and "west"?
3) Do "Saviour" and "Xavier" sound the same?
I don't know how thick (or not thick) your accent is, though... what do people usually tell you? For how long have you been in the US of A?
Most people don't pick up on the Danish unless I point it out to them... I usually get 'you're not from around here '. I'm sure Ben and Matt can tell you since they have heard me.
Anyway.
1. Yes I can but but sometimes I blend it into a 'fv' sound; usually when I am tired or drunk.
2. Same as # 1
3. I can easily hear the difference but can't say it.
My Danish comes out the most when I say a number, like 'two' or 'four'. Supposedly it is strong then. ;)
Lira
Bananas, Russell, I had a long day, I'll do your questionnaire tomorrow :)
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Originally posted by Banora
Most people don't pick up on the Danish unless I point it out to them... I usually get 'you're not from around here '. I'm sure Ben and Matt can tell you since they have heard me.
Anyway.
1. Yes I can but but sometimes I blend it into a 'fv' sound; usually when I am tired or drunk.
2. Same as # 1
3. I can easily hear the difference but can't say it.
My Danish comes out the most when I say a number, like 'two' or 'four'. Supposedly it is strong then. ;)
A-ha, I got dig! But, "two"? Why? You have both sounds in Danish :conf:
bananas
you just dont like me:[
Lira
Actually, Jovaras, I'd ask you pretty much the same things I asked Jori:
1) Can you make the distinction between "fast" and "vast"?
2) How about "vest" and "west"?
3) Do "Saviour" and "Xavier" sound the same?
4) Do "Sun" and "Sung" sound the same?
5) Say the word "Hot". Can you feel your tongue "hissing" in the same place it hits when you say "cot"?
6) How the hell do you write "Aik shikt bonka"? That's the only thing I "know" in Lithuanian =/
Russell:
From what I've seen, the coolest thing about the English spoken in upstate NY is not anything I can ask making comparison about words that sound like one another because your whole vowel system seems to be completely "messed up" when compared to most other varieties of English. For example, the way (I think) you say "bet" is exactly how an Australian would say "but" (and the way you say "cut" sounds like "cot" to everyone outside North America); the way you say "cot" probably sounds like "cat" to people from other regions; and, as things go full circle, the way you say "bit" is exactly how everyone else would say "bet".
Just checking: "Caught" and "cot" do not sound the same, right?
bananas
1) Can you make the distinction between "fast" and "vast"? Yes
2) How about "vest" and "west"? No, maybe slightly
3) Do "Saviour" and "Xavier" sound the same? No, I pronounce Xavier like 'Havier'
4) Do "Sun" and "Sung" sound the same? Yes
5) Say the word "Hot". Can you feel your tongue "hissing" in the same place it hits when you say "cot"? Yes
6) How the hell do you write "Aik shikt bonka"? That's the only thing I "know" in Lithuanian =/ Not sure what you mean with 'bonka' (it might mean 'bottle' but that doesn't add up):D , but Aik shikt = Eik šikt (if you ment Go and into a bottle with that Aik shikt bonka, that would be - Eik šikt į butelį.
When I was spending my time in Manchester I was told I have kind of an American-english mannierism (probably cause of all the movies). So I guess I'm kind of a mixture of accents, mostly the lithuanian one, but also some of the british english (the one I was taught in school) and american english.
Lira
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Originally posted by bananas
1) Can you make the distinction between "fast" and "vast"? Yes
2) How about "vest" and "west"? No, maybe slightly
3) Do "Saviour" and "Xavier" sound the same? No, I pronounce Xavier like 'Havier'
4) Do "Sun" and "Sung" sound the same? Yes
5) Say the word "Hot". Can you feel your tongue "hissing" in the same place it hits when you say "cot"? Yes
6) How the hell do you write "Aik shikt bonka"? That's the only thing I "know" in Lithuanian =/ Not sure what you mean with 'bonka' (it might mean 'bottle' but that doesn't add up):D , but Aik shikt = Eik šikt (if you ment Go and into a bottle with that Aik shikt bonka, that would be - Eik šikt į butelį.
Heh, "Havier" sounds so Spanish :p (English speakers usually pronounce it with a "z"... I don't know why I asked you this since you do have s/z in Lithuanian, heh)
By the way, "sun" and "sung" are not supposed to sound the same (though g-droppin' is quite usual in some dialects), and the "h" in "happy" does not sound like the "h" in Lithuanian... it's supposed to be much more "down the throat".
And yeah, I really wanted to say "Go and in a bottle". Thanks for enlightening me, I learnt that 10 years ago and never knew how to write :D
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Originally posted by bananas
When I was spending my time in Manchester I was told I have kind of an American-english mannierism (probably cause of all the movies). So I guess I'm kind of a mixture of accents, mostly the lithuanian one, but also some of the british english (the one I was taught in school) and american english.
There are lots of fit Lithuanian waitresses in the Heathrow Airport. It really puzzled the hell out of me because I couldn't understand anything they were saying :p
bananas
lulz, one thing we've got are fit girls.
and I was working at the airport too:]]
srussell0018
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Originally posted by Lira
Russell:
From what I've seen, the coolest thing about the English spoken in upstate NY is not anything I can ask making comparison about words that sound like one another because your whole vowel system seems to be completely "messed up" when compared to most other varieties of English. For example, the way (I think) you say "bet" is exactly how an Australian would say "but" (and the way you say "cut" sounds like "cot" to everyone outside North America); the way you say "cot" probably sounds like "cat" to people from other regions; and, as things go full circle, the way you say "bit" is exactly how everyone else would say "bet".
Just checking: "Caught" and "cot" do not sound the same, right?
Lol actually I was reading that, and I don't say any of those words the way you described. Also, "caught" and "cot" don't sound the same. "Caught" has an 'aw' sound and "cot" has 'ah'.
Lira
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Originally posted by srussell0018
Lol actually I was reading that, and I don't say any of those words the way you described. Also, "caught" and "cot" don't sound the same. "Caught" has an 'aw' sound and "cot" has 'ah'.
That's the only description I could find for the area around Rochester... when you talk to people from other regions, don't they say your vowels sound funny?
