Does Darth Wong have a Canadian accent?

BrYaN19kc · Post by **BrYaN19kc** » 2003-04-09 08:43pm

Hmmm, Canadian accent? Does that mean he sounds like Ann Murray when he sings???

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-04-09 08:49pm

theski wrote:5 canadian dollars Whats that about a buck fifty US..

$3.40 US actually at current exchange rates. Once upon a time our dollar was worth more than yours, and if the war drags on long enough the Canadian dollar will catch up again.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-04-09 08:50pm

This thread smells like a big ploy to get an audio recording of the Lord's own voice, but that could just be me.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-04-09 09:10pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:I wasn't aware the Michael J. Fox had an accent. Or did he, a long time ago?

You think people are serious about the existence of a "Canadian accent?"

Tell me, what does the "American accent" sound like?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-04-09 09:12pm

Darth Wong wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:I wasn't aware the Michael J. Fox had an accent. Or did he, a long time ago?

You think people are serious about the existence of a "Canadian accent?"

Tell me, what does the "American accent" sound like?

There is no one American accent. It's regional. I guess it would be the same for Canada.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-04-09 09:13pm

No, we all pretty much speak the same. Accept for Nufies that is.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-04-09 09:15pm

Darth Wong wrote:Tell me, what does the "American accent" sound like?

Depends on where you go. Down South, New York, Jersey, Hawaii and Alaska

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Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-04-09 09:25pm

Add a region: FLorida. Down here its mostly Spainish and old-folk-speak =/ Everyone wants to go to FL when they retire, damnit.... crowds the roads.

Oh, oh, that reminds me of a joke:

What's the difference between a YAnkee and a DAMN YANKEE?

A yankee comes down to visit FL, a DAMN YANKEE stays

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-04-09 09:29pm

Mark S wrote:No, we all pretty much speak the same. Accept for Nufies that is.

You forgot Quebec

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-04-09 09:32pm

Montcalm wrote:
Mark S wrote:No, we all pretty much speak the same. Accept for Nufies that is.
You forgot Quebec

Did I?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-04-09 09:34pm

Montcalm wrote:
Mark S wrote:No, we all pretty much speak the same. Accept for Nufies that is.
You forgot Quebec

The Newfies and the rest of the Maritimers all have a goofy accent, the Quebeckers speak French (with an accent that any French person will tell you is NOT the same as that of continental France), and in Ontario our accent is generally indistinguishable from the average Hollywood accent, which is handy for the various performers we export.

Mind you, some of the people in Southwestern Ontario use a Michigan dialect, and out in Alberta, they don't really speak so much as grunt

PS. In the well-to-do suburbs, we have a lot of affluent white kids who try to use the dialect and diction of impoverished inner-city American black kids. But that's not an "accent" so much as raving stupidity and tough-guy wannabe-ism.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-04-09 09:43pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Montcalm wrote:
Mark S wrote:No, we all pretty much speak the same. Accept for Nufies that is.
You forgot Quebec
The Newfies and the rest of the Maritimers all have a goofy accent, the Quebeckers speak French (with an accent that any French person will tell you is NOT the same as that of continental France), and in Ontario our accent is generally indistinguishable from the average Hollywood accent, which is handy for the various performers we export.
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When i speak in english you would know if i am really French Canadian,sometime i speak with a fake Scotish accent
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Mind you, some of the people in Southwestern Ontario use a Michigan dialect, and out in Alberta, they don't really speak so much as grunt

So the Albertans went to the Tim Taylor school of communication.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-04-09 09:44pm

Darth Wong wrote: PS. In the well-to-do suburbs, we have a lot of affluent white kids who try to use the dialect and diction of impoverished inner-city American black kids. But that's not an "accent" so much as raving stupidity and tough-guy wannabe-ism.

Whoa my nigga, whatch ya beez talkin' bout. I youst'a be a stuck up white boy, fakin the funk, bump that, I ain't bullshitten on front street no mo.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-04-09 09:45pm

Darth Wong wrote:Mind you, some of the people in Southwestern Ontario use a Michigan dialect, and out in Alberta, they don't really speak so much as grunt

PS. In the well-to-do suburbs, we have a lot of affluent white kids who try to use the dialect and diction of impoverished inner-city American black kids. But that's not an "accent" so much as raving stupidity and tough-guy wannabe-ism.

Score two points for American Cultural Imperialism.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-04-09 10:01pm

Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:Add a region: FLorida. Down here its mostly Spainish and old-folk-speak =/ Everyone wants to go to FL when they retire, damnit.... crowds the roads.

Oh, oh, that reminds me of a joke:

What's the difference between a YAnkee and a DAMN YANKEE?

A yankee comes down to visit FL, a DAMN YANKEE stays

*Jack-booted, Bible-stealing UN stormtroopers drag a screaming Mitty out of his house and into their Black Helocopters*

Eh...anyway.

Wow I happen to talk like people I know from California, Washington State, Canada, Iowa, and Montana. And I live in Florida.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-04-09 10:18pm

Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:Add a region: FLorida. Down here its mostly Spainish and old-folk-speak =/ Everyone wants to go to FL when they retire, damnit.... crowds the roads.

Oh, oh, that reminds me of a joke:

What's the difference between a YAnkee and a DAMN YANKEE?

A yankee comes down to visit FL, a DAMN YANKEE stays

Actually, the true definitions are thus:

Yankee: Northerner who visits the South.

DAM YANKEE: Northerner who lives in the South.

DAM FORN-NER: Person of foriegn birth who lives in the South. AKA, Me.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-04-09 10:19pm

Darth Wong wrote:PS. In the well-to-do suburbs, we have a lot of affluent white kids who try to use the dialect and diction of impoverished inner-city American black kids. But that's not an "accent" so much as raving stupidity and tough-guy wannabe-ism.

You live in the suburbs?

You sub-human you!!!

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2003-04-10 12:21am

I have a Jersey accent. And no, I don't say "Joisey." I do say water with a rather strange inflection. Most people say, "wah-ter" with a short a, whereas true Jerseyans say "waw-ter" with a long one.

And if you think that's weird, you should hear my German.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-04-10 12:59am

Alferd Packer wrote:I have a Jersey accent. And no, I don't say "Joisey." I do say water with a rather strange inflection. Most people say, "wah-ter" with a short a, whereas true Jerseyans say "waw-ter" with a long one.

And if you think that's weird, you should hear my German.

So do you have a New York inflected Jersey accent, or a Philadelphia inflected Jersey accent (yes, outsiders, there is a difference)

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2003-04-10 01:02am

RedImperator wrote:So do you have a New York inflected Jersey accent, or a Philadelphia inflected Jersey accent (yes, outsiders, there is a difference)

I would say it's more New York, beause I'm from north Jersey and my granparents are native New Yorkers. So I'm sure their speech has influenced me a bit.

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-10 01:08am

Ahem. Official Word is: there is no such thing as a Canadian accent. We officially have no idea what you're talking aboat.

By the way, what sort of accent do you all imagine I have? (This really does relate to the topic. Sure.)

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-04-10 01:08am

Alferd Packer wrote:
RedImperator wrote:So do you have a New York inflected Jersey accent, or a Philadelphia inflected Jersey accent (yes, outsiders, there is a difference)
I would say it's more New York, beause I'm from north Jersey and my granparents are native New Yorkers. So I'm sure their speech has influenced me a bit.

Ah. Pure Philadelphia down here.

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-10 01:11am

Alferd Packer wrote:I have a Jersey accent. And no, I don't say "Joisey." I do say water with a rather strange inflection. Most people say, "wah-ter" with a short a, whereas true Jerseyans say "waw-ter" with a long one.

And if you think that's weird, you should hear my German.

I tried keeping a pet German once. My parents made me give him away, 'cause he kept eatin' the garbage and chasin' the neighbors' cats.

*run off laughing*

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-04-10 01:25am

Darth Wong wrote:
Montcalm wrote:
Mark S wrote:No, we all pretty much speak the same. Accept for Nufies that is.
You forgot Quebec
The Newfies and the rest of the Maritimers all have a goofy accent, the Quebeckers speak French (with an accent that any French person will tell you is NOT the same as that of continental France), and in Ontario our accent is generally indistinguishable from the average Hollywood accent, which is handy for the various performers we export.

Mind you, some of the people in Southwestern Ontario use a Michigan dialect, and out in Alberta, they don't really speak so much as grunt

PS. In the well-to-do suburbs, we have a lot of affluent white kids who try to use the dialect and diction of impoverished inner-city American black kids. But that's not an "accent" so much as raving stupidity and tough-guy wannabe-ism.

the french thing really confused me. I took a yr studying french near canada, then studied two years here. it conflicted.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-04-10 01:30am

If we're talking about our accents, mine is a faintly-Manchester accent, mitigated with East London. This has been diluted over fifteen years by Conneticut accent, and more recently, the urge to say 'Y'all'.

LadyTevar is less hick-sounding than you'd think. Until she sees this and slips into Hillbilly mode.