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Post by Kensicle on Jul 7, 2012 4:31:21 GMT -5
So... What accent do you have? What accents do you imagine other 667ers have? Can people successfully imitate your accent? What do you think of other accents? Etc.
Two videos for reference:
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Post by Invisible on Jul 7, 2012 7:11:00 GMT -5
I have a Southern accent, not EXACTLY a London accent, but it's very close.
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Jul 7, 2012 7:32:22 GMT -5
Where exactly do you live then, LSWB?
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Jul 7, 2012 11:30:02 GMT -5
Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Jul 7, 2012 11:30:02 GMT -5
I'd LIKE for others to think I have a Texas accent : D I love that twang. I also love a Scottish accent, even though it's completely different.
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Jul 7, 2012 11:39:27 GMT -5
Post by Lady Whatever on Jul 7, 2012 11:39:27 GMT -5
I don't know how to describe my accent; I get mistaken for being foreign quite a bit, even by other Canadians. I've had people guess that I'm from New Zealand, Germany, Bosnia, and the Caribbean a few times, even though I've never set foot in any of those places.
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Jul 7, 2012 12:09:32 GMT -5
Post by Carma on Jul 7, 2012 12:09:32 GMT -5
Canadian I guess, though it's not like it's a super distinctive accent. I probably say bagel and sorry a little different than most people but that's it.
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Jul 7, 2012 12:49:48 GMT -5
Post by Hermes on Jul 7, 2012 12:49:48 GMT -5
English.
(What d'you mean, 'English'?)
Sort of standardised English. 'RP' in the traditional sense (not in the sense of 'very posh'). I think if you listen carefully you can detect a slight northernness, in that my vowels are more clipped than is normal in the south, but it's not like what anyone would call a northern accent.
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Jul 7, 2012 14:29:40 GMT -5
Post by B. on Jul 7, 2012 14:29:40 GMT -5
I also love a Scottish accent, even though it's completely different. I have a Scottish accent- it's not broad, but you could tell where I'm from. So if you're reading all my posts in a female Scottish accent, you're doing it right.
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Jul 7, 2012 16:03:10 GMT -5
Post by Michelle Denouement on Jul 7, 2012 16:03:10 GMT -5
My accent is hard to pinpoint. I am from Wisconsin, but some think I'm from Illinois, Washington, British Columbia, Ontario, or Washington, DC. There was a sales associate at the MAC store in the Mall of America who thought I was from Northern California. Here's a video of me doing the Accent Tag. So, judge for yourself.
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Jul 7, 2012 16:26:14 GMT -5
Post by Invisible on Jul 7, 2012 16:26:14 GMT -5
Where exactly do you live then, LSWB? Not far from London.
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Jul 7, 2012 20:49:12 GMT -5
Post by KlausBaudelaire833 on Jul 7, 2012 20:49:12 GMT -5
Filipino-ish accent.
Some foreigners say when we Filipinos speak fluent English, we sound like Southern Californians.
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Jul 7, 2012 21:58:26 GMT -5
Post by Seymour Glass on Jul 7, 2012 21:58:26 GMT -5
Generic American accent.
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Jul 7, 2012 22:35:19 GMT -5
Post by Shelly on Jul 7, 2012 22:35:19 GMT -5
Australian accents seem to be categorised into two types: educated and bogan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variation_in_Australian_EnglishI'd like to think I sound educated but in truth I'm probably a combination of both. General Australian English. Although I do watch more American TV and sometimes people say I sound American.
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Jul 7, 2012 23:01:26 GMT -5
Post by csc on Jul 7, 2012 23:01:26 GMT -5
I'm not sure, because I really don't speak English that often, but because I've learnt american english and not british english, I guess I have an american accent mixed with my own brazilian accent.
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Post by Cafe SalMONAlla on Jul 8, 2012 1:13:43 GMT -5
I'm an Australian, but heaps of people seem to think I'm from England. Apparently when I was little I had an extremely strong "toffee" British accent, due to the masses of audiobooks by British actors I consumed. It's watered down now, so I sound more Aussie, but I still love the sound of an English accent.
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