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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- Moving back or to the UK (https://britishexpats.com/forum/moving-back-uk-61/)

- - Learning an English accent... (https://britishexpats.com/forum/moving-back-uk-61/learning-english-accent-524629/)

Ozzidoc

Mar 26th 2008 7:54 am

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Originally Posted by mellybrown (Post 6115051)

apparantly britney was using a british accent for a while - she prob could have done with your article!!

Isn't, like, her granny, like, Welsh or summat?

lisa67

Mar 26th 2008 8:03 am

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" Mi-CHi-gan"...that's how my Mum pronounces it.....p***sed me off so much we've now moved to Texas !!:rofl:

paddingtongreen

Mar 26th 2008 8:03 am

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Whatever, the more successful they are, the greater the likelihood they will be asked if they are Australian.

Ozzidoc

Mar 26th 2008 8:04 am

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Originally Posted by paddingtongreen (Post 6115497)

Whatever, the more successful they are, the greater the likelihood they will be asked if they are Australian.

That's a great compliment!

paddingtongreen

Mar 26th 2008 8:07 am

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Originally Posted by Ozzidoc (Post 6115508)

That's a great compliment!

To whom:rofl:

snowbunny

Mar 26th 2008 8:22 am

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I've never been mistaken as Australian. :sneaky:

I was listening to an interview of the vet Nick Trout who's originally from England. I mentioned that his accent was all over the map but definitely British though the years spent in America are creeping into his vocal cords. ONE word rumbled him: "us" pronounced as a cross between "oz" and "uz." Anyone care to guess where he's from?

Liverpool

Sally Redux

Mar 26th 2008 8:28 am

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Originally Posted by snowbunny (Post 6115597)

Brum.

snowbunny

Mar 26th 2008 8:30 am

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Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 6115622)

Brum.

Erm no. Of course it helped to hear precisely how he said it. But yes, a northerner.... look at the spoiler text above. :p

Roland Hulme

Mar 26th 2008 8:45 am

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Originally Posted by ugacrew (Post 6115457)

That applies for those trying to do American accents as well, the Southern in particular.

Y'all.

Roland Hulme

Mar 26th 2008 8:46 am

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Originally Posted by snowbunny (Post 6115416)

Exception to the 'pronounce every letter and every word': place names. :sneaky:

Birmingham
Norfolk
Suffolk
Worcestershire
Gloucestershire
Edinburgh

Loughborough was apparently mispronounced as "Looga barooga" by one unfortunate Aussie visitor.

cindyabs

Mar 26th 2008 8:49 am

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Originally Posted by Roland Hulme (Post 6115721)

Loughborough was apparently mispronounced as "Looga barooga" by one unfortunate Aussie visitor.

which is why it's easier to give up and just say Chumley.

snowbunny

Mar 26th 2008 8:55 am

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Originally Posted by Roland Hulme (Post 6115721)

Loughborough was apparently mispronounced as "Looga barooga" by one unfortunate Aussie visitor.

Have you heard the Irish pronounce "Norfolk" or "Suffolk"? They can't pull off the correct pronunciation without it sounding exactly like the f-word. Neither can I.... either you get it American style (Nor-folk) or Nuf-f'ck.

Bob	Mar 26th 2008 8:57 am

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so what about 'em northern monkies? they not allowed to speak or something? :D

cindyabs

Mar 26th 2008 8:59 am

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Originally Posted by paddingtongreen (Post 6115283)

Let's use a Geordie "A", a Yorkshire "E", a Somerset "I", a Cockney "O", and a Manchester "U".

They're all English.:D

I see a new song for the Village People in the making. :lol:

Tarkak9

Mar 26th 2008 10:33 am

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Air...Hair....Lair!!

isn't it just easier to tell someone to rent a crap Dick Van Dyke flick... in other words - what not to do?!?

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