'British' accents
Feb 7th 2008, 6:45 am
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Feb 7th 2008, 8:00 am
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Feb 7th 2008, 8:07 am
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Re: 'British' accents
I am Scottish and a colleague thought I was Russian
Feb 7th 2008, 8:20 am
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Feb 8th 2008, 5:01 pm
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Re: 'British' accents
As my wife knows, I have a bit of a bee in my bonnet about the phrase 'British accent'. Every time someone uses it here (in sunny California) it drives me up the wall, since a 'British' accent doesn't exist. I suppose you could mix up English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish into an accent, but that would sound very peculiar …
Are Canadians at least able to distinguish between English/Scottish/Welsh/N.Irish accents, and name them as such? Please tell me so, because if one more American says 'British accent', I'll do something I won't regret.
Are Canadians at least able to distinguish between English/Scottish/Welsh/N.Irish accents, and name them as such? Please tell me so, because if one more American says 'British accent', I'll do something I won't regret.
My husband (scots) and I (english) are always accused of being Australian, but we're not as we came from Britain. But we once met an American, who refused to believe we were anything but Australian?????
and just wouldn't give it a rest. :curse: So I knew from his accent (Texan) and cowboy hat that this guy was American, so i said to him............"oh, so your Canadian then"!! 
That went down like a lead balloon and got his back up cos he angrily replied "IM FULL BLOODED AMERICAN"!!! he never spoke us after that..........yes!!!!!!
Feb 8th 2008, 5:13 pm
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Re: 'British' accents
Hi everyone,
My husband (scots) and I (english) are always accused of being Australian, but we're not as we came from Britain. But we once met an American, who refused to believe we were anything but Australian????? and just wouldn't give it a rest. :curse: So I knew from his accent (Texan) and cowboy hat that this guy was American, so i said to him............"oh, so your Canadian then"!! That went down like a lead balloon and got his back up cos he angrily replied "IM FULL BLOODED AMERICAN"!!! he never spoke us after that..........yes!!!!!!
My husband (scots) and I (english) are always accused of being Australian, but we're not as we came from Britain. But we once met an American, who refused to believe we were anything but Australian?????
and just wouldn't give it a rest. :curse: So I knew from his accent (Texan) and cowboy hat that this guy was American, so i said to him............"oh, so your Canadian then"!! That went down like a lead balloon and got his back up cos he angrily replied "IM FULL BLOODED AMERICAN"!!! he never spoke us after that..........yes!!!!!!
Feb 8th 2008, 6:03 pm
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Feb 9th 2008, 2:08 am
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I am the only English person in a fairly large office; I wasn't introduced to the Scottish girl because they didn't realise we were from the same neck of the woods, so to speak...........no pun intended. The general lack of knowledge over here is frightening. 
Feb 9th 2008, 4:54 am
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At at place I worked I overheard a conversation about me! An English man was asking a Canadian lady if she thought people would have trouble understanding me because I was Scottish....... it gets better...... the place was full of Asian, Indian, and Hungarians who did not have a good command of the English language!
Feb 9th 2008, 4:59 am
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At at place I worked I overheard a conversation about me! An English man was asking a Canadian lady if she thought people would have trouble understanding me because I was Scottish....... it gets better...... the place was full of Asian, Indian, and Hungarians who did not have a good command of the English language!
Feb 9th 2008, 5:46 am
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At at place I worked I overheard a conversation about me! An English man was asking a Canadian lady if she thought people would have trouble understanding me because I was Scottish....... it gets better...... the place was full of Asian, Indian, and Hungarians who did not have a good command of the English language!
