American accents?

Hethrir · Post by **Hethrir** » 2003-06-23 03:36am

Lord Poe wrote:Hugh Jackman uses an "American accent" as well. I think its just cutting out the "eau" sounds at the end of every sentence, for Europeans!

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You will find our good Hugh speaks perfect 'Stralian.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-06-23 04:43am

What about THIS dialect??

"The graoun' was a-talkin' lass night, an' towards mornin' Cha'ncey he heerd the whippoorwills so laoud in Col' Spring Glen he couldn't sleep nun!"

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-06-23 04:48am

Howedar wrote:As far as I can tell, the Pacific Northwest generally speaks in this dialect.

I seem to remember it being from the Midwest, actually. Wisconson (sic?) is coming to mind.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2003-06-23 05:10am

There's a half chance I'm going on a US exchange next year to OSU in Corvallis, and I'm a' taking the accents with me

all of them, upper class, welsh, scots, full on geordie, yorkshire and full northern! It is my aim to be completely incomprehensible to any US speaker...

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-06-23 05:45am

The_Lumberjack wrote:There's a half chance I'm going on a US exchange next year to OSU in Corvallis, and I'm a' taking the accents with me all of them, upper class, welsh, scots, full on geordie, yorkshire and full northern! It is my aim to be completely incomprehensible to any US speaker...

That would be an interesting experiment; see who's more incomprehensible to the average American. A person from the deep south who has a thick Mountain accent or a person from the UK with a thick Welsh or Cockney accent. I've heard both when I took a class on Accents and Dialects and I can't tell which is more like some weird alien language.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-06-23 06:53am

I have the "Midwest" accent, or the Hollywood accent... that is to say, no real accent at all.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-06-23 06:59am

Dude, las nite i was chillin in my cah. You know, just sittin and eatin some chowda...butanyways you're not gonna believe who i saw dude! Frikken Nomahhhh! From da Sox, yo! So i was like 'NO-MAAHHH! Dog you got to be given me an autograph!' Then i was like "hey jeet?" and he was like "No, joo?" so den i said "Dude, lets go get some lobstahs!"

The freaky American-English dialect of 'Chowdahead'. spoken in New England, but spoken exclusively in Dorchester, Worcester, South Boston (Mass.) and North Providence (RI)

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-06-23 07:02am

Ah, the Boston accent. That's one of my favorites.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-06-23 07:12am

Gil Hamilton wrote:Ah, the Boston accent. That's one of my favorites.

It's an essential feature to any Kevin Costner film.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-06-23 07:25am

Gil Hamilton wrote:Ah, the Boston accent. That's one of my favorites.

Family Guy!

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-06-23 07:40am

Stravo wrote:
Gandalf wrote:1. It's Eric Bana

2. He's from Australia, that's an Australian accent, I sound like that.
New Zealand, Australia....same shit right?

**runs like a bat out of hell...well more like an elepahnt on a rampage but I digress**

Rot in hell, bitch. We are in no way like Australians..we are a civillised people..except in wartime..but thats different.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-06-23 07:41am

HemlockGrey wrote:Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania are all alike. I mean, hell, I didn't even know people LIVED on Tasmania until like a month ago. I thought it was inhabited solely by hunter-gatherers.

Hmm. why dont you come to Christchurch, NZ and I shall introduce you to the operational end of my workplaces 3.7 AA gun.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-06-23 07:44am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Australia is the hick UK, and New Zealand is hick Australia.

So does that mean that Tasmania is hick New Zealand?

Look maw! A Stupid American{TM}.

Actually Aussie is more the Hick US's trash GF, and NZ is the South Pacifics moral concience..

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-06-23 07:45am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
HemlockGrey wrote:Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania are all alike. I mean, hell, I didn't even know people LIVED on Tasmania until like a month ago. I thought it was inhabited solely by hunter-gatherers.
Hmm. why dont you come to Christchurch, NZ and I shall introduce you to the operational end of my workplaces 3.7 AA gun.

Where exactly do you work?

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-06-23 07:46am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Not unless the Australian and New Zealand members can prove that New Zealand is just hick Tasmania.

May a donky sodomise you. Repetadly.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-06-23 07:52am

Zaia wrote:
Gandalf wrote:It REALLY REALLY isn't, go on WinMX, or Kazaa, and look for some radio sketches called Tum and Phul. They give a vague idea of what NZ accents are like.

*remembers Kiwi-Ben* Mmmmm...NZ accents.... The word 'six' sounds like 'sex' when Kiwis say it.... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

They sound Scottish with a twist of Aussie goodness thrown in. To me, anyway. *cue "Dumb American" comments now*

Interesting, a Aussie saying 'six' sounds like that person is saying 'sex' over here

Och, Scots is it lassie? dinna be asking us what we wear under our kilts.. aye, well ye can, but I shall take your hand and show ye....

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-06-23 07:57am

Gandalf wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
HemlockGrey wrote:Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania are all alike. I mean, hell, I didn't even know people LIVED on Tasmania until like a month ago. I thought it was inhabited solely by hunter-gatherers.
Hmm. why dont you come to Christchurch, NZ and I shall introduce you to the operational end of my workplaces 3.7 AA gun.
Where exactly do you work?

A heritage Museum, we have all sorts of stuff around the place.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-06-23 07:57am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
Interesting, a Aussie saying 'six' sounds like that person is saying 'sex' over here

Don't listen to the Kiwi propaganda anyone, it is clearly the product of an unhinged mind.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-06-23 07:58am

Vympel wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
Interesting, a Aussie saying 'six' sounds like that person is saying 'sex' over here
Don't listen to the Kiwi propaganda anyone, it is clearly the product of an unhinged mind.

Stop deluding yourself, you look pathetic.

UltraViolence83 · Post by **UltraViolence83** » 2003-06-23 07:59am

I live in Northeastern Ohio. There's a ton of people who act and use mannerisms like they're from the south. Hell, sometimes for no reason at all I'll talk like a southerner. I've never said "y'all" seriously, though.

The South has rised again, north to Ohio apparently.

Oh yeah, I hear people can tell you're from this part of the Midwest by saying "pop" instead of "soda" or "cola."

EDIT: Northen=Northeastern.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-06-23 08:04am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
Stop deluding yourself, you look pathetic.

Says the Kiwi from the confines of his straight jacket.

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-06-23 08:06am

Accents can be melodic at times. I know a Phillipino priest who had a very cool accent that distracted moi from listening to his sermon. Turns out I didn't miss much

I remember doing a play in 8th grade, where I played a French soldier. I was unprepared and my fake accent slipped into German, Welsh, Norwegian, Russian, and Italian. Later on, an old flame of mine, playing Martha Washington, had a bout of indecision between whether to use a British or Southern accent. She tried both, sounding so Cokney everyone in the class, including her, were rolling on the ground with amusement. Good times......................
P.S. I personally have a sort of twang when I talk, but nothing significant.

SAMAS · Post by **SAMAS** » 2003-06-23 09:53am

Gil Hamilton wrote:
The_Lumberjack wrote:There's a half chance I'm going on a US exchange next year to OSU in Corvallis, and I'm a' taking the accents with me all of them, upper class, welsh, scots, full on geordie, yorkshire and full northern! It is my aim to be completely incomprehensible to any US speaker...
That would be an interesting experiment; see who's more incomprehensible to the average American. A person from the deep south who has a thick Mountain accent or a person from the UK with a thick Welsh or Cockney accent. I've heard both when I took a class on Accents and Dialects and I can't tell which is more like some weird alien language.

Full-on Cajun.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-06-23 10:46am

UltraViolence83 wrote:I live in Northeastern Ohio. There's a ton of people who act and use mannerisms like they're from the south. Hell, sometimes for no reason at all I'll talk like a southerner. I've never said "y'all" seriously, though.

The South has rised again, north to Ohio apparently.

Oh yeah, I hear people can tell you're from this part of the Midwest by saying "pop" instead of "soda" or "cola."

EDIT: Northen=Northeastern.

I came from The North, I used to speak Standard English, but my vowels have thickened a bit, probably from learning spanish and hebrew early on. Since coming down South, I have adapted some mannerisms. Y'all is one of em

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-06-23 10:49am

"American" accent? There is such a beast? I speak with a nice little southern twang thankyouverymuch.

Although, Lucy Lawless is one of the best voice actresses. Xena sounds nothing like her real accent, a VERY heavy NZ twang.

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