British accent disease
Apr 23rd 2018, 11:14 pm
#31
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Re: British accent disease
"Australian is cockney slowed down because of the heat"
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https://www.facebook.com/bbctwo/vide...7675149674982/
I think we're clutching at straws, could it just be because those who often get it wrong have never left their country's borders? Devonian don' zound nuthin' like Cockney, m'lover and I'm still mistaken for an Ozzie most of the time, the enlightened folk that have travelled abroad tend to get it right though.
Apr 24th 2018, 12:55 am
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Re: British accent disease
I think we're clutching at straws, could it just be because those who often get it wrong have never left their country's borders? Devonian don' zound nuthin' like Cockney, m'lover and I'm still mistaken for an Ozzie most of the time, the enlightened folk that have travelled abroad tend to get it right though.
Apr 25th 2018, 2:41 am
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Re: British accent disease
I'm Scottish and I'm frequently asked if I'm Irish / Australian. Not once have I been asked if I'm English, although my neighbors initially thought I was Russian.
Six years here and I still hate going to Drive-Thrus, even in my small hometown where a lot of people are used to me talking by now. When I introduce myself, no one ever hears Gavin the first time and usually think I must look like a Calvin or a Galvin. Someone usually translates for me.
But these are small complaints. In general, it's brilliant having a Scottish accent in the US.
Six years here and I still hate going to Drive-Thrus, even in my small hometown where a lot of people are used to me talking by now. When I introduce myself, no one ever hears Gavin the first time and usually think I must look like a Calvin or a Galvin. Someone usually translates for me.
But these are small complaints. In general, it's brilliant having a Scottish accent in the US.
Apr 28th 2018, 5:13 am
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Re: British accent disease
No there isn't.
I can understand Americans getting two 'foreign' accents confused but it's nothing to do with any form of British English being similar to Australian English.
As for some Australians hanging on to 18th Century London dialect, what complete twaddle.
What do I know though, I just lived north of London for 40 odd years and in Australia for 12.
I can understand Americans getting two 'foreign' accents confused but it's nothing to do with any form of British English being similar to Australian English.As for some Australians hanging on to 18th Century London dialect, what complete twaddle.
What do I know though, I just lived north of London for 40 odd years and in Australia for 12.
The accents from various parts of Britain, much from London and surrounding areas and also Ireland as a matter of fact were passed down to the new Australians by British parents.
Try doing some research
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Apr 29th 2018, 1:26 pm
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May 1st 2018, 3:52 am
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Re: British accent disease
So where did the Australian accent/ dialect/ manner of speaking originate from..... Aborigine?
The accents from various parts of Britain, much from London and surrounding areas and also Ireland as a matter of fact were passed down to the new Australians by British parents.
Try doing some research
The accents from various parts of Britain, much from London and surrounding areas and also Ireland as a matter of fact were passed down to the new Australians by British parents.
Try doing some research
Obviously the accent comes from many different dialects over the past 150 odd years. My point was that there is no 'Australian accent', each state and territory differs just like every other country and there are many immigrants from every corner of the world who have added to the hotchpotch of accents. To claim 'words bear a similarity between London and Australia' is daft. We speak the same language, there's going to be some similarity however many words are also pronounced in the same way Americans (generalised) pronounce them. My research consists of listening to people speak on a day to day basis.
May 15th 2018, 3:00 pm
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Re: British accent disease
I get totally misunderstood when I try to buy fast food 
I am a truck driver and last year I spent the night at Sloatsburgh service area where they have a Dunkin Donuts, the following morning I wandered into DD to order breakfast, at the counter, "A bacon egg and cheese onion bagel please ?"
"Sausage ?"
"No, bacon egg and cheese"
"Sausage egg and cheese ?"
"No, bacon, B A C O N, bacon"
The guy then goes and gets his supervisor who asked what the problem is and I reply "I just want a bacon, egg and cheese onion bagel please ?"
"You want sausage ?"
At this point I begin to loose my temper, "What is it you don't understand ? Is this a dream ? Did I go to sleep in my truck cab last night and wake up in Nigeria this morning ?"
At this point a lady standing next in line bursts out laughing.
"Why is it you can't understand ? how on earth does f**king bacon sound anything like sausage ?"
"Sir, you want sausage, egg and cheese ?"
"No I f**king want f**king bacon egg and f**king cheese"
"Please sir do not curse, my staff cannot understand you, please speak English if you can"
"I am speaking English, I happen to be English for f**k sakes"
now the lady intervenes "He wants a bacon egg and cheese onion bagel"
"Oh right" said the boss and instructed the assistant to get my order. What the f**k did I do wrong ? How on Earth can the word bacon sound like sausage ? I get this a lot but the confusion between those two very different words confuses me.
I am a truck driver and last year I spent the night at Sloatsburgh service area where they have a Dunkin Donuts, the following morning I wandered into DD to order breakfast, at the counter, "A bacon egg and cheese onion bagel please ?"
"Sausage ?"
"No, bacon egg and cheese"
"Sausage egg and cheese ?"
"No, bacon, B A C O N, bacon"
The guy then goes and gets his supervisor who asked what the problem is and I reply "I just want a bacon, egg and cheese onion bagel please ?"
"You want sausage ?"
At this point I begin to loose my temper, "What is it you don't understand ? Is this a dream ? Did I go to sleep in my truck cab last night and wake up in Nigeria this morning ?"
At this point a lady standing next in line bursts out laughing.
"Why is it you can't understand ? how on earth does f**king bacon sound anything like sausage ?"
"Sir, you want sausage, egg and cheese ?"
"No I f**king want f**king bacon egg and f**king cheese"
"Please sir do not curse, my staff cannot understand you, please speak English if you can"
"I am speaking English, I happen to be English for f**k sakes"
now the lady intervenes "He wants a bacon egg and cheese onion bagel"
"Oh right" said the boss and instructed the assistant to get my order. What the f**k did I do wrong ? How on Earth can the word bacon sound like sausage ? I get this a lot but the confusion between those two very different words confuses me.
May 15th 2018, 3:03 pm
#38
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Re: British accent disease
The Australian one is the one I get the most of and after years explaining if there was an Aussie and myself talking the difference would be like a Canadian and a Mexican I've given up these days and just agree.
*smug, sage-like nod and question* - "Australian?"
*blank-faced reply* - "Yes, yes I am"
*smug, sage-like nod and question* - "Australian?"
*blank-faced reply* - "Yes, yes I am"
May 17th 2018, 11:17 am
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Re: British accent disease
Since moving to Atlanta from Los Angeles I have less issues with people understanding me, my wife thinks I'm becoming partial yank. I admit if I'm in Chubway I do ask for ledduce and tomayto, just kinda got used to the it!!
May 18th 2018, 12:24 am
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Re: British accent disease
I'm not sure if it's a 'Southern' thing but people in Georgia and the Carolinas have yet to accuse me of being an Ozzie. I can go through the hickest of small town drive-throughs and get exactly what I ordered first time round, in Florida that can be an absolute bloody nightmare despite the fact that most Floridians hail from elsewhere and people are used to hearing a wide range of accents..
