What is your favorite English speaking accent?
Apr 2nd, 2002, 02:45 AM
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easy geezas its gotta be cockney innit !
u septics probably wouldn't understand a dickie bird of what we are saying though.Irish , sweaties ?? you are havin a giraffe squire , i couldn't believe me mince pies when i had a butchers at the first post.Cockney sounds sweeter to the britneys trust me .
u septics probably wouldn't understand a dickie bird of what we are saying though.Irish , sweaties ?? you are havin a giraffe squire , i couldn't believe me mince pies when i had a butchers at the first post.Cockney sounds sweeter to the britneys trust me .
Apr 2nd, 2002, 03:50 AM
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Many Americans may hoot at me (esp. the Kennedy-hating southern Republicans), but I actually love the down-Maine New England accent. It's not at all the same as the Bostonian urban twang (which is more like what you heard with the Kennedy's, anyway). It's much softer, with softly dropped "r's" and still fairly clipped pronunciation of some consonants. Example: for much of the U.S., the word "butter" is pronounced "buddurr" but true Down Easters pronounce it "buttah" with a proper "t" and an "implied r."
I'm surprised no one is touting the US Southern accent or, rather, accents, since there are wide variations. To the American ear, it often is used in movies to suggest A)the military, B)sexy but borderline slutty women, or C)stupidity. The last two are just plain stereotypes, but the American military has more or less adopted a largely Southern patois, possibly because so many of the military installations are in the South and there's a relatively higher proportion of southerners in the services.
I'm surprised no one is touting the US Southern accent or, rather, accents, since there are wide variations. To the American ear, it often is used in movies to suggest A)the military, B)sexy but borderline slutty women, or C)stupidity. The last two are just plain stereotypes, but the American military has more or less adopted a largely Southern patois, possibly because so many of the military installations are in the South and there's a relatively higher proportion of southerners in the services.
Apr 2nd, 2002, 11:22 PM
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There are dozens of English accents (some people would say hundreds) -- and that's not counting the various Scottish and Welsh accents. I'm an American living in Reading, Berkshire (southeast England) -- and even I can distinguish a Reading accent from a Berkshire accent. I'm told that Oxfordshire country is quite different from Oxford town, south London from east London ... and so on and on.
The Australian accent has (IMO) a family resemblance to (some variety of) London accent, but it's immediately recognizable as Australian if you've lived in England for a while!
The Australian accent has (IMO) a family resemblance to (some variety of) London accent, but it's immediately recognizable as Australian if you've lived in England for a while!
Apr 13th, 2002, 08:17 AM
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Hmmmm... My favorite "overseas" accent is the Scottish. I noticed when we were there last May that the accent varied. I sometimes had trouble understanding the bus drivers. I like the way the actor/comedian Billy Connolly sounds. After that would be the Irish and then the English. The accent I least like is the "royal family" type accent as spoken by Prince Charles. The Aussie accent is pretty cool too.
My favorite American accent is from Georgia. I also like the Texan accent. The American accent I dislike the most is the one where I live - Oklahoma.
My favorite American accent is from Georgia. I also like the Texan accent. The American accent I dislike the most is the one where I live - Oklahoma.
Apr 13th, 2002, 09:02 AM
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As somebody said there is no such thing as a British or even a Scottish accent. IMHO, the most attractive English is spoken by Scottish Highlanders and educated Southern English people.
What do you mean by British anyhow. English, Scots and Welsh are all British. Some Americans seem to think that British equals English.
What do you mean by British anyhow. English, Scots and Welsh are all British. Some Americans seem to think that British equals English.
Dec 2nd, 2002, 01:35 AM
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I found Dina's post interesting that they planned the British vs. American accents in Spartacus.
I have always found it very funny that when Hollywood makes a period movie set in FRANCE, all the American actors suddenly have British accents. Not because they're playing British people living in France, but to play FRENCH people!
The assumption seems to be that American accents would not sound right for a period film . . . but a British accent gives that foreign, aristocratic feel.
I have always found it very funny that when Hollywood makes a period movie set in FRANCE, all the American actors suddenly have British accents. Not because they're playing British people living in France, but to play FRENCH people!
The assumption seems to be that American accents would not sound right for a period film . . . but a British accent gives that foreign, aristocratic feel.
Dec 2nd, 2002, 06:57 AM
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First, I hope Inky’s comment was a joke; otherwise it is the stupidest thing I've read in a while. This weekend we watched the Alec Guinness movie, Hitler: THE LAST TEN DAYS and, of course, all the Nazi soldiers and officers have British accents. It’s always a hoot to watch W.W. II films made in the States as the Germans almost always have British, i.e. London, accents. As do all Romans in period flicks.
