'That British Lady'
Sep 17th, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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We (Brits; English) are often mistaken for Americans, whether in Europe or in the USA! In California, this year, a bloke commented, confidently, to my husband, "You'll be from Texas then." Er, no ...
I can only think that it's our southwestern drawls.
Yes, it is all down to exposure. We can distinguish English regions and Scottish, Welsh and Irish (although we wouldn't be able to place the S, W and I regions), but, apart from southern US and hard NYC accents, all Americans sound the same! (Although Seattleites have a very pleasant 'soft' accent, I think.)
I can only think that it's our southwestern drawls.
Yes, it is all down to exposure. We can distinguish English regions and Scottish, Welsh and Irish (although we wouldn't be able to place the S, W and I regions), but, apart from southern US and hard NYC accents, all Americans sound the same! (Although Seattleites have a very pleasant 'soft' accent, I think.)
Sep 17th, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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"Stale bear" would be more Austrian than English
naw it would be more Alaskan IMO
hetismij - can i tell the diff between northern and southern Welsh accents?
Heck no
but let me go out on a limb and say there are a lot more ll's and l's in northern Welsh spellings than in the south - right?
naw it would be more Alaskan IMO
hetismij - can i tell the diff between northern and southern Welsh accents?
Heck no
but let me go out on a limb and say there are a lot more ll's and l's in northern Welsh spellings than in the south - right?
