Originally posted by Happymess
Vomitous, for the most part.
Nothing about any American accent appeals to me at all.
The17sss
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Originally posted by VDub
Also..
"Where ya to an I'll come where you're at"
:wtf:
srussell0018
lol come
Happymess
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Originally posted by VDub
"Where ya to an I'll come where you're at"
:eek: :nervous: *sticks needles in voodoo dolls*
pointPi
These three videos proved me that Midwestern, Texan and Bostonian respectively were ing awesome accents.
Lira
Actually, there's something I've always wanted to know: Where's Hugh Laurie's American accent from? I mean, if you were to tell me where "Dr. House" came from based on his accent, what would your guess be?
srussell0018
I think in the show they explained that he was a military brat, so he wasn't really "from" anywhere in particular.
That's a good question though. His American accent is pretty generic. I'd guess upper mid-Atlantic somewhere outside of any large cities.
Lira
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Originally posted by srussell0018
I think in the show they explained that he was a military brat, so he wasn't really "from" anywhere in particular.
That's a good question though. His American accent is pretty generic. I'd guess upper mid-Atlantic somewhere outside of any large cities.
I remember his origins, having lived in Japan and whatnot, but the actor must've chosen "a standard" to conform to.
By upper mid-Atlantic you mean like, somewhere in Michigan? Don't they mix up all the vowels there? I like how the way they say "block" sounds like "black" to pretty much everyone else :p
srussell0018
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Originally posted by Lira
I remember his origins, having lived in Japan and whatnot, but the actor must've chosen "a standard" to conform to.
By upper mid-Atlantic you mean like, somewhere in Michigan? Don't they mix up all the vowels there?
No by upper mid-Atlantic I mean like Southern New Jersey or Pennsylvania, away from NYC or Philly of course. Princeton is actually a good fit for that. I don't think I've ever heard someone from Michigan speak. I guess very broadly speaking I'd guess he was from somewhere in the Northeastern quarter of the country, but outside of any major cities.
Lira
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Originally posted by srussell0018
No by upper mid-Atlantic I mean like Southern New Jersey or Pennsylvania, away from NYC or Philly of course. Princeton is actually a good fit for that. I don't think I've ever heard someone from Michigan speak. I guess very broadly speaking I'd guess he was from somewhere in the Northeastern quarter of the country, but outside of any major cities.
Oh, makes sense.
I'd be surprised if he sounded like someone from Michigan because...
As you can't see on the map (:p) people who happen to live in the brown area and inside the red and blue polygons have their vowels completely messed up. Pay attention to the vowels of the words "cat", "cot", "caught", "ket", "kit" and "cut" pronounced by people from Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Detroit, and Chicago. This is by far the coolest thing (in my opinion) that ever happened in North American English... and natives who don't think their accent is so messed up are free to protest. I've just heard a few sound samples, watched TV programmes and read a couple of textbooks on this... which means I have little practical knowledge and could well be mistaken :D
srussell0018
I think that area extends a little further west :p
