Thats a really great accent - Response
Jul 18th 2008, 2:04 am
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Re: Thats a really great accent - Response
Those are very easy to say and keep the right accent on them (may it long continue!) but British people don't use the word vehicle a lot. Though I think I might also be having difficulties with jaguar, I have heard it now so often here I have to concentrate on saying it 'right'.
I can understand why you like a Scottish person to say murder it is different
I think there should be a wiki section on Scottish, English etc voices where you can go and click on a word you feel you can't remember how it is supposed to sound, so we can keep our accents
I can understand why you like a Scottish person to say murder it is different
I think there should be a wiki section on Scottish, English etc voices where you can go and click on a word you feel you can't remember how it is supposed to sound, so we can keep our accents
Of course, if you asked any other national minority what there accent was you'd probably run the risk of being racist....
Jul 18th 2008, 4:02 am
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Re: Thats a really great accent - Response
But folks - do take it as a compliment! Americans all think your accents are sexy/cute/attractive. As a teenager my girlfriend and I used to joke about marrying someone from the UK or Ireland ... just so we could hear them talk.
Jul 18th 2008, 4:05 am
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Re: Thats a really great accent - Response
Raaaaabert vs. Robert
I won't change for anyone, starbucks or otherwise.
Oh, and heard an aussie in the supermarket the other day. JUST about resisted the opportunity to ask him where in England he is from
I won't change for anyone, starbucks or otherwise.
Oh, and heard an aussie in the supermarket the other day. JUST about resisted the opportunity to ask him where in England he is from
Jul 18th 2008, 6:07 am
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Re: Thats a really great accent - Response
"I don't have an accent, you do". And if they then look in amazement at you, quickly followed by "What language do you think we are speaking"?
Jul 18th 2008, 12:32 pm
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Re: Thats a really great accent - Response
Those are very easy to say and keep the right accent on them (may it long continue!) but British people don't use the word vehicle a lot. Though I think I might also be having difficulties with jaguar, I have heard it now so often here I have to concentrate on saying it 'right'.
I can understand why you like a Scottish person to say murder it is different
I think there should be a wiki section on Scottish, English etc voices where you can go and click on a word you feel you can't remember how it is supposed to sound, so we can keep our accents
I can understand why you like a Scottish person to say murder it is different
I think there should be a wiki section on Scottish, English etc voices where you can go and click on a word you feel you can't remember how it is supposed to sound, so we can keep our accents
I often threaten Keith if he loses much more accent, I'll make him call up his mum frequently for voice therapy
Jul 18th 2008, 1:05 pm
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Re: Thats a really great accent - Response
erm thanks, they are making a compliment.
I just hope it continues and I don't loose it which is my worse fear and have that awful pseudo British-American accent when no one in their right mind here or in the UK would say "I love your accent".
I say all my words the British/Scottish way tomato etc but I am annoyed as I now can't seem to say vehicle in the British way but say it like veeickllll - argh
I just hope it continues and I don't loose it which is my worse fear and have that awful pseudo British-American accent when no one in their right mind here or in the UK would say "I love your accent".
I say all my words the British/Scottish way tomato etc but I am annoyed as I now can't seem to say vehicle in the British way but say it like veeickllll - argh
http://web.ku.edu/idea/europe/scotland/scotland.htm
Jul 18th 2008, 1:15 pm
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None of them sounds like Keith, perhaps he's a mutant
Jul 18th 2008, 1:31 pm
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That is sooo old. I don't even respond. I just stare at them until they change the subject. 'FFS get a passport and get out of this town every once in a while' is what I am thinking though.
Jul 18th 2008, 1:39 pm
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Jul 18th 2008, 4:04 pm
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Re: Thats a really great accent - Response
"Have a guess, I am speaking your language"... I had one native reply, "German?" Priceless.
What amazes me is how often one cannot be understood, even with receded pronounication. I often wonder how English as a second language folk cope? I manage to listen and understand them.
What amazes me is how often one cannot be understood, even with receded pronounication. I often wonder how English as a second language folk cope? I manage to listen and understand them.
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Jul 18th 2008, 4:39 pm
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Re: Thats a really great accent - Response
I get it with my oh so unusual name... John.
"Joel?"
No
"Joan"
Isn't that a woman's name?
"Joe"
Getting closer...
I once resorted to "NO, John... like the toilet".
But then that almost led to a bathroom/toilet debate
"Joel?"
No
"Joan"
Isn't that a woman's name?
"Joe"
Getting closer...
I once resorted to "NO, John... like the toilet".
But then that almost led to a bathroom/toilet debate
Jul 18th 2008, 5:08 pm
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Re: Thats a really great accent - Response
A girl I used to work with asked me to do the voice recording for her voice mail!
he called his Mrs up and wanted me to talk to her 
Jul 18th 2008, 5:24 pm
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