Gunnersaurus 200 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 49 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: People always try and work my accent out as being born in England and left there when I was 11 and then emigrated to Australia in the late 50s, then moved to Scotland around 1975, my accent is mixed, if I am speaking to an Australian the Aussie accent will come out speech wise and vice versa the others if I am speaking to the latter. You must have an interesting accent. I've always wondered what @nudge sounds like as her accent must be a mixture of German, Austrian, Lithuanian, Cambodian and Mandalorian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,360 Posted February 10, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted February 10, 2023 32 minutes ago, Gunnersaurus said: You must have an interesting accent. I've always wondered what @nudge sounds like as her accent must be a mixture of German, Austrian, Lithuanian, Cambodian, Mandalorian and Alderaan The planet where Princess Leia (aka @nudge) was born Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 https://voca.ro/1kL2CV2HwtQW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Eco said: It's odd, as people often assume since I'm from the Southern U.S., that I'd talk like 'Gone with the Wind' or 'Sweet Home Alabama', when in fact, I just sound pretty standard American U.S. English with the occasional 'Ya'll' or 'wanna' thrown in, but definitely without the southern drawl. But part of my accent is certainly a reflection of having a mother from Russia, Father from south Alabama, and living/traveling often as a child, sometimes spending years in Yaroslavl, Russia and throughout Europe. Just because it isn’t stereotypical doesn’t mean the Southern drawl isn’t there, I don’t think there is a ‘standard US English’ accent at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Spike said: Just because it isn’t stereotypical doesn’t mean the Southern drawl isn’t there, I don’t think there is a ‘standard US English’ accent at all Maybe not, but I've been told I sound like a generic American, and not like I'm from the South. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, Eco said: Maybe not, but I've been told I sound like a generic American, and not like I'm from the South. That could be true but not everyone has a thick accent, the differences are more subtle in some accents, they aren’t all full blown twang or drawls. I’d be curious to how you pronounce ‘ice’ or ‘egg’, those are two words that highlight the difference of vowel pronunciation in a more typical southern accent, some will be very exaggerated but some will still retain the same sound just to less of an extreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 It isn’t always accent too, there are certain idiosyncrasies and patterns that show up in dialects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Spike said: That could be true but not everyone has a thick accent, the differences are more subtle in some accents, they aren’t all full blown twang or drawls. I’d be curious to how you pronounce ‘ice’ or ‘egg’, those are two words that highlight the difference of vowel pronunciation in a more typical southern accent, some will be very exaggerated but some will still retain the same sound just to less of an extreme Ha - I'm very aware that not everyone has a thick accent in my own city. I'm just talking about how others, mainly Europeans and Chinese, have expected me to talk when they here I'm from Georgia. Granted, a huge factor is the fact that I'm from a major city in Atlanta, which is vastly different and has more influences from all over the country/globe, whereas in other cities like Macon, Savannah, and such, you have more of the 'traditional' southern accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Just now, Eco said: Ha - I'm very aware that not everyone has a thick accent in my own city. I'm just talking about how others, mainly Europeans and Chinese, have expected me to talk when they here I'm from Georgia. Granted, a huge factor is the fact that I'm from a major city in Atlanta, which is vastly different and has more influences from all over the country/globe, whereas in other cities like Macon, Savannah, and such, you have more of the 'traditional' southern accent. Foreigners can’t tell the differences of accents as well. I can only tell from exposure to Americans but even then I struggle often. I think you’d struggle to tell the difference between Beijing or Hong Kong accents, right? Or Berlin and Munich? At the same time Toinho sounds different to me, but to you we’d probably sound the same. At work there is a guy from Michigan and people say he has a different accent but to me there is no difference between Michigan and Illinois. Probably mot even realising it you’d probably have a few ‘tells’ that you’ve spent a lot of time in the southern states even if not overtly obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Spike said: Foreigners can’t tell the differences of accents as well. I can only tell from exposure to Americans but even then I struggle often. I think you’d struggle to tell the difference between Beijing or Hong Kong accents, right? Or Berlin and Munich? At the same time Toinho sounds different to me, but to you we’d probably sound the same. At work there is a guy from Michigan and people say he has a different accent but to me there is no difference between Michigan and Illinois. Probably mot even realising it you’d probably have a few ‘tells’ that you’ve spent a lot of time in the southern states even if not overtly obvious. Oh definitely I struggled to tell the differences in foreign accents. It's even if you give me 3 people from England, and I have to tell where their accent is from, I'd fail miserably unless it was someone from London, someone from Liverpool, and another from Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Just now, Eco said: Oh definitely I struggled to tell the differences in foreign accents. It's even if you give me 3 people from England, and I have to tell where their accent is from, I'd fail miserably unless it was someone from London, someone from Liverpool, and another from Newcastle. People think I’m South African or English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho 2,210 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Spike said: People think I’m South African or English Until you say cunt. As for the American accent debate - is the “standard” American accent @Eco talking about the “TV/Hollywood” accent we hear? I know there are little variations there but would imagine most American actors change their voice a bit… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, Toinho said: Until you say cunt. As for the American accent debate - is the “standard” American accent @Eco talking about the “TV/Hollywood” accent we hear? I know there are little variations there but would imagine most American actors change their voice a bit… https://voca.ro/199JNVWyuIal i call this one ‘outside the Gold Coast casino’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 News presenters https://voca.ro/1cVGFTaEDEr2 https://voca.ro/18VTEdlsfRdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 53 minutes ago, Toinho said: As for the American accent debate - is the “standard” American accent @Eco talking about the “TV/Hollywood” accent we hear? I know there are little variations there but would imagine most American actors change their voice a bit… Yeah - that's probably a solid way to describe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panflute 670 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Ask your mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Chris 2,606 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 11 hours ago, Spike said: People think I’m South African or English You're from New Zealand aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Chris 2,606 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 11/02/2023 at 00:08, Panflute said: Ask your mom I was going to say I'd ask your mum, but after reading the news about De Wallen turning off its red lights in May, I'm not sure I'll see her again xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 11, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted February 11, 2023 14 hours ago, CaaC (John) said: The planet where Princess Leia (aka @nudge) was born Princess Leia wasn't born on Alderaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 5 hours ago, Carnivore Chris said: You're from New Zealand aren't you? Zimbabwe via Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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