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Do you have an accent? I was just thinking about how a lot of people have an accent, but don't know it. Some people know they have one, and can even slip in and out of it easily. My question is, doesn't everyone have an accent of some kind? Even the people who speak the flatest, plainest English? That's an accent in and of itself, right? I've been told that people who live in my area (the Pacific NW) don't have an accent. I think they do. I've heard little nuances in people's speech that might count as an accent.
A few people have told me that I don't have one, but I really don't know. People from different parts of the US, as well as China, have said that I speak very plain, unaccented English. A Chinese exchange student said that I was the only English speaking person she could understand. A few customers at my old job even said I should go into radio. What about you? Do you have an accent, or are you unaware that you have one? Wanna hear me sing? www.ChampagneHoneybee.com | |
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If you are from near me.....no
If not...yes I have an southern English accent...the Queens English | |
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Everybody has an accent, to claim otherwise would be silly. | |
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nope!
but everyone from california, or down south, or out of country tells me i do. what do they know? There is no perfect place
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I'm told I do but not from my region, people tell me I have a north eastern accent which is interesting considering I'm from New Orleans. I also get you don't talk or sound like you're from there. | |
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everyone has one
lol and the more i talk to a certain someone the more i am picking up bits of his speech | |
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emm said: everyone has one
lol and the more i talk to a certain someone the more i am picking up bits of his speech Isn't it amazing how that happens, picking up anothers accent or speech pattern. | |
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Because I started smoking stogies at the age of 12,
I now have to speak thru an electronic tube attached to a hole in my throat. So my accent is that of a Cylon. // [Edited 3/9/07 15:22pm] | |
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See, that's what I thought! As soon as you go to another region everyone tells you that you DO have an accent. So, everyone has one! [Edited 3/9/07 15:26pm] Wanna hear me sing? www.ChampagneHoneybee.com | |
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Everyone tells me no, I don't, but I consider my accent to be the accent that sounds like a lack of accents. You get? Good, neither do I.
Basically I have the typical American accent that you'll find on most newscasts, most actors/actresses, etc. etc. etc. HE'S COMING AGAIN | |
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of course I do! and guess what! so do YOU!!!! | |
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lets see... mine switches up all the time and i have no idea im doing it.
i have a very deep voice and i speak very slowly at times. its a mix between southern and a boston accent { i have no idea why i have a boston accent} | |
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I will totally take on different accents, depending who I'm hanging out with. After a while, I start to sound like them. Isn't it fun? Wanna hear me sing? www.ChampagneHoneybee.com | |
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This thread needs sound clips
And I don't have an accent I speak English like Antonio Banderas | |
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Im from Texas.
Non Texans say I sound "country" Some dont notice. "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...NOBODY!"
johnart says: "I'm THE shit" | |
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PANDURITO said: This thread needs sound clips
And I don't have an accent I speak English like Antonio Banderas I like the way he speaks English. Wanna hear me sing? www.ChampagneHoneybee.com | |
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UCantHavaDaMango said: PANDURITO said: This thread needs sound clips
And I don't have an accent I speak English like Antonio Banderas I like the way he speaks English. You can't tell he's not a native | |
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Not at all. I'm compleeeeetely normal sounding. You'd never be able to guess where I'm from. | |
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FruitToAttractBears said: Not at all. I'm compleeeeetely normal sounding. You'd never be able to guess where I'm from.
Define "normal." and You're online. HE'S COMING AGAIN | |
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FruitToAttractBears said: Not at all. I'm compleeeeetely normal sounding. You'd never be able to guess where I'm from.
Yeah, I sound like a news anchor. Or radio personality, as one person told me. Wanna hear me sing? www.ChampagneHoneybee.com | |
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UCantHavaDaMango said: Yeah, I sound like a news anchor. Or radio personality, as one person told me.
Yeah, exackwy what I soooowwwnd yike! HE'S COMING AGAIN | |
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UCantHavaDaMango said: FruitToAttractBears said: Not at all. I'm compleeeeetely normal sounding. You'd never be able to guess where I'm from.
Yeah, I sound like a news anchor. Or radio personality, as one person told me. Sound clip! | |
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FruitToAttractBears said: UCantHavaDaMango said: Yeah, I sound like a news anchor. Or radio personality, as one person told me. Sound clip! I speak at the beginning of the second song on my MySpace page. The only problem is that I used my higher pitched "I'm nervous!" voice, rather than my usual speaking voice, which is deeper. I was REALLY nervous at the time tho. [Edited 3/9/07 17:16pm] Wanna hear me sing? www.ChampagneHoneybee.com | |
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i still have a slight German accent after all these years. throw in a lot of v's and w's, and i'm toast... | |
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I have been told I have an accent but no one can place where it is from...maybe another universe I suppose???
I have been told it is a mixture of Canadian, Floridian and Delawarian?? | |
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I have a mix of Cornish, Mid-Ontario, and a bit of Western NY/Buffalo one going Poppys, daisys life is crazy | |
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everyone does
mine is yankee detroit mixed with southern western NC | |
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I enjoy accents....
Mine is a product of my Southern up-bringing and my Mom's influence - she is British. "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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cubic61052 said: I enjoy accents....
Mine is a product of my Southern up-bringing and my Mom's influence - she is British. I enjoy them as well .. I have some freindss that live in Michigan that insisted they dont have one yet everyone else ( like here in the south ) does | |
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I used to to. It was a bit english sounding i guess. I didnt know it until I ventured out. I think it was from my grandma. Its gone now, i think. GIT THAT CORN OUTTA MY FACE!!! | |
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