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We have to go back, Kate!
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You have an accent. That accent may be your version of RP, it's not one I could place. It may not be regional accent at all. But we all speak with accents.
But someone with a Texan accent sounds completely different to someone with a New England accent.
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Like i said: it may not be a regional accent. But 'no accent' is in itself an accent. That's why I likened it to 'RP' (received pronunciation). In the UK 'RP' is a non-region specific accent; a kind of correct/standard pronunciation. It is closest to the Home Counties accent; but it is the accent which used to be adopted by all tv and radio presenters and actors (up until recent years) would always learn it and train their voices to it. That's why in old Brit tv and radio everyone sounds more or less the same. It is still the case to a certain extent, but getting less so as regional accents become more common in media.
A lot of people drop or soften their regional accents in line with social mobility. Generally speaking you are taken more seriously (in terms of initial impressions and in certain fields) if your accent is closer to RP and less regional. I don't have a particularly strong accent most of the time, neither do my immediate family. I drop into northern at times depending on my mood; but i also drop out of it depending on circumstances and company.
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people on TV (american TV) are the standard by which I say I have no accent.
Californians, Pennsylvanians, Floridians, Arizonians...... In the US, there are (among others)the following accents: starting in the north east: New Englander, Boston ( BAAAHSTAHHN), New Yoooorker, (see Tony Danza) Jersey (Joisey, hot dooowg) (see also: Tony Soprano) Pa Dutch ( sounds like german...aka Yoni) South East: Brett Favre, Elvis, etc. Southern: Texan twangy Cajun Minnesota, yah,.....watch fargo, yah? Middle American..... they say Pop for Soda, and have weird inflections.... listen to Elspode talk.... ( same thing going on in Pittsburgh) I'm not really very familiar with Western accents..... Cicero, or Cloud or Lookout may be able to help.
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All y'all sound the same to me ...and you can lump in the Canadians, eh
![]() My kids apparantly have a Michigandan accent. We lived in Birmingham UK. Hebe was just starting to acquire a "Brummie" accent -which is the worst UK accent- so it was time to leave. Out of the frying pan, into the fire, eh? ![]()
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You all have accents. Post a soundbite and we'll tell you what yours is. Otherwise we'll all hear you talking like a toothless hillbilly when we read your posts.
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I've been told my only 'Joisey' is the word 'water' -- pronounced 'wadder'.
My father had a bit of a British thing going; my mom gets more Indian with time.
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It all goes back to Orange Dog
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I put a bunch of links in my last post.....go back and click em
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Accents for everyone but the upper west.
The only thing I could find were these guys. seriously though I found an audio clip from my favorite radio station. 101 fm Portland http://www.kink.fm/topic/play_window...udioId=4407607 PORTLAND! Last edited by skysidhe; 03-12-2010 at 09:19 PM. |
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No, we need to hear you.
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Husky, gruff and growly. You've heard it once, you've heard it a million times.
Or how about tinkling bells on a summer day or maybe a droll monotone that put's people into a comma, or a high nasal whine that grates like fingernails on chalkboard. Take your pick ![]() |
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