Accents

***Khamûl*** · 01-09-2003, 12:34 AM

There was a thread a while back discussing how to speak with a British accent, but this thread is devoted to accents in general. Do you speak with an accent? What kind of accents do you like to hear in other people?

I guess I speak with a Southern Drawl, although I like to think that it's not as pronounced as the stereotypical Southern accent. To me, it's more apparent when I say certain words. I'll say one of those words and think, "I sound like a hick...".

wahine · 01-09-2003, 12:48 AM

I think I have stated this before, but I was born in England, so I have a British (proper English) accent. Which is extremely weird when I say the few Hawaiian phrases I know. Although, I know it has toned down alot over time, both of my older brothers have prodominent accents. (So thick you could slice it with a knife).

I personally like the Scottish montra. And Australian. And Upper East Cost. (NJ, NY, ME, etc.)

Scottish because it sounds hilarious.
Australians cause almost all of them love surfing, and I've known oh so many.
Upper East Cost, traditional American accent. Sometimes clean cut, sometimes not, it all sounds good.

Is that sufficient Khamul?

BeardofPants · 01-09-2003, 01:01 AM

I have a kiwi accent. Imagine australian, only not as heavy. We have a tendency to speak fast, and have a slight inflex at the end of our sentences... sorta sounds like a questioning tone. We also have a shortened "i" sound which can sound quite mushy sometimes.

cassiopeia · 01-09-2003, 01:08 AM

I have an Australian accent (duh!). I think the New Zealand accent is very close to ours and you can only separate them when New Zealanders say certain words (like fish). Everybody here probably knows the Kiwi accent from listening to Peter Jackson anyway. I wonder if (say) Americans can tell the difference between the Australian and New Zealand accent, because I can't tell the difference between the American and Canadian accent. I love Scottish and Indian accents.

Hasty Ent · 01-09-2003, 01:11 AM

Mine would be flat Midwestern (US), I suppose. Although occasionally I'm asked where I'm from, and when I speak German I'm told I sound Austrian. Probably comes from speaking Ukrainian growing up (my parents were immigrants and I was brought up speaking Ukrainian at home). Can't help but trill my 'rrr's when I speak anything besides English.

Eruviel Greenleaf · 01-09-2003, 02:10 AM

I dunno, I guess I have a 'northwestern US accent'

I think my favorite accents would be Scottish and Irish. I think I can pull off a semi-decent Scottish accent, but I'm sure it sounds terrible

BeardofPants · 01-09-2003, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cassiopeia
...New Zealanders say certain words (like fish).

To clarify:

Aussie: Feeeesh
New Zealand: Fush.

**crickhollow** · 01-09-2003, 02:52 AM

I've picked up the Canadian accent during my time at school here in BC (my home is just north of Seattle, Wash.)

The difference, Cass, is especially distinguished (as you've pointed out for the Aussie and Kiwi accents) in certain words. Most common example: about. Americans pronounce the 'ou' as like you would if you said "ouch", while Canadians close their vowells, and sound as if they are saying, "aboat".

Also, if an American is turning a sentence into a question, they'll add, "huh?" to the end, while Canadians typically will end in "eh?"

General rule of thumb is that Canadians tend to close their vowells, and chop their words short, while Americans tend more to draw things out.

Favorite accent? definately Indian. music to my ears

Eruviel Greenleaf · 01-09-2003, 02:57 AM

I think my accent is slightly Canadian, after reading your descriptin, Crickhollow. Not only do I say 'eh?' as opposed to 'huh?' I also tend to chop things short some.

Celebréiel · 01-09-2003, 03:03 AM

Yeah, people tell me alot that I have a canadian accent. I think the a's are different, people always say the way I say 'family' and 'against' are the most noticable. And eh?

~Celebréiel

Coney · 01-09-2003, 05:30 AM

I speak with a Geordie/Scots/Irish accent

I live in N.E. England........I kick around with a bunch of Scots and I spend a good part of the year in Ireland.........I'm a bit of a mocking bird so when I spend time with folks of differing accents I tend to adopt them

.

Favourite accent: Defo' Scots.......those folks actually talk at a decent speed

Worst: A Brummie (Birmingham) accent..........ya can fall asleep waiting for a Brummie to complete a sentence

Miranda · 01-09-2003, 05:35 AM

I'm a cockney lass through and through!!!! Maybe with the odd Irish twang here and there- family origins- and I can be dreadfully posh when I want to be! But most of the time I sound like I should be selling flowers on Tottenham Court Road!!! Mx

Dwarven Sen · 01-09-2003, 06:46 AM

I have a mancunian accent, but its not strong. ie, i call my sister jessica, not jessicoh. For some reson though i say 9 as nyne. I have a slight tendency towards irish (family), and will be going to a scottish university for 5 years so by the time i'm 23 i will be a complete mix up.

Elf.Freak · 01-09-2003, 01:50 PM

i have an English accent (not proper though!) but sometimes when i speak too fast i sound Scottish!

Coney · 01-09-2003, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Miranda
I'm a cockney lass through and through!!!! Maybe with the odd Irish twang here and there- family origins- and I can be dreadfully posh when I want to be! But most of the time I sound like I should be selling flowers on Tottenham Court Road!!! Mx

Ach, I once got into a conversation with a real EastEnd cockney......the barmaid interrupted and asked if either of us were actually speaking in English

Andúril · 01-09-2003, 02:44 PM

Anybody ever heard South African accents? I wouldn't really know how to describe mine, other than....flat.

***Rían*** · 01-09-2003, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by crickhollow
The difference, Cass, is especially distinguished (as you've pointed out for the Aussie and Kiwi accents) in certain words. Most common example: about. Americans pronounce the 'ou' as like you would if you said "ouch", while Canadians close their vowells, and sound as if they are saying, "aboat".

ah-HA! THAT'S the word I was trying to remember, crick - just like 'fish' for NZs and Aussies, 'about' is the word to listen for to tell a Yank and a Canadian apart - Yanks say "aBOWT", Canadians say "aBOOT" or "aBOAT". BTW, are there any slang terms for Canadians?

**crickhollow** · 01-09-2003, 03:36 PM

Canuck

Coney · 01-09-2003, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Anduril
Anybody ever heard South African accents? I wouldn't really know how to describe mine, other than....flat.

I've a good friend in Durban.......I'd descibe his accent as a cross between Germanic and Welsh

......tis a pretty cool accent tho'.

Andúril · 01-09-2003, 03:45 PM

Hmmm. I'm trying to compare my accent to that of other nationalities, but I can't. I sound nothing like generic Merkians or Brits, or Ozzies or....or anybody.

Perhaps I should record my voice and get some 'Mooter opinions. Sorry, no mic.

01-09-2003, 12:34 AM	#1
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	Accents There was a thread a while back discussing how to speak with a British accent, but this thread is devoted to accents in general. Do you speak with an accent? What kind of accents do you like to hear in other people? I guess I speak with a Southern Drawl, although I like to think that it's not as pronounced as the stereotypical Southern accent. To me, it's more apparent when I say certain words. I'll say one of those words and think, "I sound like a hick...". __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

01-09-2003, 12:48 AM	#2
wahine The Original Amazonian Coconut Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Answering no questions, telling no lies. Posts: 753	I think I have stated this before, but I was born in England, so I have a British (proper English) accent. Which is extremely weird when I say the few Hawaiian phrases I know. Although, I know it has toned down alot over time, both of my older brothers have prodominent accents. (So thick you could slice it with a knife). I personally like the Scottish montra. And Australian. And Upper East Cost. (NJ, NY, ME, etc.) Scottish because it sounds hilarious. Australians cause almost all of them love surfing, and I've known oh so many. Upper East Cost, traditional American accent. Sometimes clean cut, sometimes not, it all sounds good. Is that sufficient Khamul? __________________ Hem, hem

01-09-2003, 01:01 AM	#3
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I have a kiwi accent. Imagine australian, only not as heavy. We have a tendency to speak fast, and have a slight inflex at the end of our sentences... sorta sounds like a questioning tone. We also have a shortened "i" sound which can sound quite mushy sometimes. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

01-09-2003, 01:08 AM	#4
cassiopeia Viggoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,749	I have an Australian accent (duh!). I think the New Zealand accent is very close to ours and you can only separate them when New Zealanders say certain words (like fish). Everybody here probably knows the Kiwi accent from listening to Peter Jackson anyway. I wonder if (say) Americans can tell the difference between the Australian and New Zealand accent, because I can't tell the difference between the American and Canadian accent. I love Scottish and Indian accents. __________________ Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

01-09-2003, 01:11 AM	#5
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	Mine would be flat Midwestern (US), I suppose. Although occasionally I'm asked where I'm from, and when I speak German I'm told I sound Austrian. Probably comes from speaking Ukrainian growing up (my parents were immigrants and I was brought up speaking Ukrainian at home). Can't help but trill my 'rrr's when I speak anything besides English. __________________ Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) Last edited by Hasty Ent : 01-09-2003 at 01:13 AM.

01-09-2003, 02:10 AM	#6
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I dunno, I guess I have a 'northwestern US accent' I think my favorite accents would be Scottish and Irish. I think I can pull off a semi-decent Scottish accent, but I'm sure it sounds terrible __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

01-09-2003, 02:52 AM	#8
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	I've picked up the Canadian accent during my time at school here in BC (my home is just north of Seattle, Wash.) The difference, Cass, is especially distinguished (as you've pointed out for the Aussie and Kiwi accents) in certain words. Most common example: about. Americans pronounce the 'ou' as like you would if you said "ouch", while Canadians close their vowells, and sound as if they are saying, "aboat". Also, if an American is turning a sentence into a question, they'll add, "huh?" to the end, while Canadians typically will end in "eh?" General rule of thumb is that Canadians tend to close their vowells, and chop their words short, while Americans tend more to draw things out. Favorite accent? definately Indian. music to my ears __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

01-09-2003, 02:57 AM	#9
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I think my accent is slightly Canadian, after reading your descriptin, Crickhollow. Not only do I say 'eh?' as opposed to 'huh?' I also tend to chop things short some. __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

01-09-2003, 03:03 AM	#10
Celebréiel Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: A house! Posts: 376	Yeah, people tell me alot that I have a canadian accent. I think the a's are different, people always say the way I say 'family' and 'against' are the most noticable. And eh? ~Celebréiel __________________ Peace Yeah, Your an individual...just like everyone else. http://cartalien.deviantart.com/ - Arty goodness

01-09-2003, 05:30 AM	#11
Coney The Buddy Rabbit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Trapped in the headlights.. Posts: 3,372	Wy aye hinny, tis a canny auld life! I speak with a Geordie/Scots/Irish accent I live in N.E. England........I kick around with a bunch of Scots and I spend a good part of the year in Ireland.........I'm a bit of a mocking bird so when I spend time with folks of differing accents I tend to adopt them . Favourite accent: Defo' Scots.......those folks actually talk at a decent speed Worst: A Brummie (Birmingham) accent..........ya can fall asleep waiting for a Brummie to complete a sentence __________________ Blessed are the cracked, they let the light in Beatallica Last edited by Coney : 01-09-2003 at 05:33 AM.

01-09-2003, 05:35 AM	#12
Miranda 'Bohemian princess of Covent Garden Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Mill Posts: 544	I'm a cockney lass through and through!!!! Maybe with the odd Irish twang here and there- family origins- and I can be dreadfully posh when I want to be! But most of the time I sound like I should be selling flowers on Tottenham Court Road!!! Mx __________________ There's only us, there's only this, forget regret or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way, no day but today.

01-09-2003, 06:46 AM	#13
Dwarven Sen Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Edinburgh University Library Posts: 410	I have a mancunian accent, but its not strong. ie, i call my sister jessica, not jessicoh. For some reson though i say 9 as nyne. I have a slight tendency towards irish (family), and will be going to a scottish university for 5 years so by the time i'm 23 i will be a complete mix up. __________________ Destroy the dementors not the demented. Dont heckle the supervillain Note to Self: Remember that sarcasm is hard to detect from text. What ever you do, don't click this link! my LJ

01-09-2003, 01:50 PM	#14
Elf.Freak Orli's lil fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sugar World/Orlando Bloom Cloud Posts: 464	i have an English accent (not proper though!) but sometimes when i speak too fast i sound Scottish! __________________ >>--elven arrow--> ~ Give a man a fish and he'll feed for a day, give me a fish and you'll only get it back! ~ I've gotta new avatar! looks kinda like me...anime style! ~ LOST: Orlando Bloom. If found, please send him straight to Elf.Freak

01-09-2003, 02:44 PM	#16
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	Anybody ever heard South African accents? I wouldn't really know how to describe mine, other than....flat.

01-09-2003, 03:36 PM	#18
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	Canuck __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

01-09-2003, 03:45 PM	#20
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	Hmmm. I'm trying to compare my accent to that of other nationalities, but I can't. I sound nothing like generic Merkians or Brits, or Ozzies or....or anybody. Perhaps I should record my voice and get some 'Mooter opinions. Sorry, no mic.

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