I wish I had an English accent.
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I wish I didn't have an accent...although having a Brit accent would be fun!0
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I have a good old Scottish accent like Gerard Butler (minus his looks, money and lady love appeal)- which is perfectly understandable, before any says otherwise lol.
For me its who saying it, that makes the accent work or not. However, do find the french accent quite acceptable0 -
Ugh, why do English people always say this?? I never hear it from any other country. OF COURSE there is a such thing as an English accent. That doesn't mean there is just one. Notice how it doesn't say THE English accent. Any accent from England is AN ENGLISH ACCENT. Get over yourselves, please!There is no such thing as an "English" accent - they vary so much wherever you go!
I think it was more of a comment in regards to the general American assumption that every person from the UK has an accent similar to that of Hugh Grant and the Queen's, which of course is not the case. It is slightly annoying when we have such a vast and varied culture that most Americans trivialise into a conceited stereotype. Yes there are stereotypes for every country, but the problem is we regularly encounter Americans who believe the stereotype to be 100% true of all British people and that is why we feel the need to correct it. Apologies for having a bit of patriotism, won't happen again ma'am.0 -
Ugh, why do English people always say this?? I never hear it from any other country. OF COURSE there is a such thing as an English accent. That doesn't mean there is just one. Notice how it doesn't say THE English accent. Any accent from England is AN ENGLISH ACCENT. Get over yourselves, please!There is no such thing as an "English" accent - they vary so much wherever you go!
Well, the reality that most Americans seem to talk about it as if it were homogenous, and also have an annoying tendency to lump scottish, welsh and irish dialects in there under the rubric of 'englishness' can be a bit irksome.
But I'm curious, Elizabeth - where are you from? Cause the idea of one of our American cousins suggesting to a British person that they 'get over themselves' on the self-absorbed nationalism front has me in paroxysms....
Sorry, but I agree with the original quote - Travel from Surrey to Newcastle and compare the accents!! There isn't an 'English' accent - unless of course you're referring to the horrid Hugh Grant version that American actors/actresses seem to adopt when playing an English character! (Anne Hathaway's 'Yorkshire' accent in One Day is a perfect example....)
Similarly, how can American's say they 'don't have an accent'?! I reckon there's a bit of a difference between a New York accent and an accent from a very southern state!0 -
im from leeds so mine is plain!!!0
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I wish I was from Argentina.... che boludo
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Ugh, why do English people always say this?? I never hear it from any other country. OF COURSE there is a such thing as an English accent. That doesn't mean there is just one. Notice how it doesn't say THE English accent. Any accent from England is AN ENGLISH ACCENT. Get over yourselves, please!There is no such thing as an "English" accent - they vary so much wherever you go!
I think it was more of a comment in regards to the general American assumption that every person from the UK has an accent similar to that of Hugh Grant and the Queen's, which of course is not the case. It is slightly annoying when we have such a vast and varied culture that most Americans trivialise into a conceited stereotype. Yes there are stereotypes for every country, but the problem is we regularly encounter Americans who believe the stereotype to be 100% true of all British people and that is why we feel the need to correct it. Apologies for having a bit of patriotism, won't happen again ma'am.
Get over yourself0 -
Mira loco, no comenzes oiste!I wish I was from Argentina.... che boludo
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I guess I'm the odd American out cause I don't want an English accent or any variations of. No offence to my friends on the other side of the pond you guys sound a bit to proper for me, I'll just keep my hicker Billy way of talking lol0
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Ugh, why do English people always say this?? I never hear it from any other country. OF COURSE there is a such thing as an English accent. That doesn't mean there is just one. Notice how it doesn't say THE English accent. Any accent from England is AN ENGLISH ACCENT. Get over yourselves, please!There is no such thing as an "English" accent - they vary so much wherever you go!
Well, the reality that most Americans seem to talk about it as if it were homogenous, and also have an annoying tendency to lump scottish, welsh and irish dialects in there under the rubric of 'englishness' can be a bit irksome.
But I'm curious, Elizabeth - where are you from? Cause the idea of one of our American cousins suggesting to a British person that they 'get over themselves' on the self-absorbed nationalism front has me in paroxysms....
Sorry, but I agree with the original quote - Travel from Surrey to Newcastle and compare the accents!! There isn't an 'English' accent - unless of course you're referring to the horrid Hugh Grant version that American actors/actresses seem to adopt when playing an English character! (Anne Hathaway's 'Yorkshire' accent in One Day is a perfect example....)
Similarly, how can American's say they 'don't have an accent'?! I reckon there's a bit of a difference between a New York accent and an accent from a very southern state!
You know, I think some people are more inclined to accents than others. Also, I think being submerged in a culture causes accents to blend. My step-dad is from the northern US and came to the southern US some years ago, and his accent has elements of both.0 -
every country has its stereotypes....lol wud be a good laugh if all we did in scotland was wear kilts n eat haggis! englands stereotype in america is that everyone loves the queen n speaks like hugh grant n eats scones, im sure ud prefer that than the stereotype the rest of europe has for the english! french eat garlic n wear striped tshirts, etc.....get over it! it dusnt mean u r that!! rant over! lol0
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well im a yorkshire lass!!!0
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Ugh, why do English people always say this?? I never hear it from any other country. OF COURSE there is a such thing as an English accent. That doesn't mean there is just one. Notice how it doesn't say THE English accent. Any accent from England is AN ENGLISH ACCENT. Get over yourselves, please!There is no such thing as an "English" accent - they vary so much wherever you go!
not really any more than there is a european accent or a human accent tbh0 -
um... which kind?
you've got your sterotypical "queens english" or "co''ckney geeza" types
or... real ones.. like
Down 'ere in the southwest moi loverrrr, Devonshire, cornwall, somerset
or.. your more obvious ones..
Scouse
Brummy
Manc
Londoner
So many to choose from!
edited: ps.. I
my accent. I'm from Devon so should sound like a farmer LOL.. but i actually get told i sound posh, which is fine, because i am NOT a farmer 
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and what would someone from yorkshire say!!!! lol0
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Ugh, why do English people always say this?? I never hear it from any other country. OF COURSE there is a such thing as an English accent. That doesn't mean there is just one. Notice how it doesn't say THE English accent. Any accent from England is AN ENGLISH ACCENT. Get over yourselves, please!There is no such thing as an "English" accent - they vary so much wherever you go!
I think it was more of a comment in regards to the general American assumption that every person from the UK has an accent similar to that of Hugh Grant and the Queen's, which of course is not the case. It is slightly annoying when we have such a vast and varied culture that most Americans trivialise into a conceited stereotype. Yes there are stereotypes for every country, but the problem is we regularly encounter Americans who believe the stereotype to be 100% true of all British people and that is why we feel the need to correct it. Apologies for having a bit of patriotism, won't happen again ma'am.
Get over yourself
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You get over yourself!0 -
Ugh, why do English people always say this?? I never hear it from any other country. OF COURSE there is a such thing as an English accent. That doesn't mean there is just one. Notice how it doesn't say THE English accent. Any accent from England is AN ENGLISH ACCENT. Get over yourselves, please!There is no such thing as an "English" accent - they vary so much wherever you go!
not really any more than there is a european accent or a human accent tbh
When you're not from the UK, you usually can't be the difference, except between the obvious like Scottish, British, Irish. We used to study accents in college and I sometimes had difficulties telling the difference between an Aussie and a English accent!
On the other hand, I can tell whether someone is from Paris or from the Southern part of France. I live in a country that's smaller than most US states and I can pick the different accents easily. It's easier to recognise accents when you hear them all the time!0 -
weird how even a light hearted thread has to involve bickering.
i love accents and how varied they are within such a short space. i live in the north of england and 10 miles either way and you'd know where you were blindfolded. my town is full of offcomers so the accents are very varied and i've been asked what part of Australia i'm from :noway: by people born in the same place as me.
i don't go crazy for most American accents though. i prefer Russian.
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Mines a welsh accent but nothing as broad as the valleys.
Do you have the same accent as Eve Myles?
Ystradgynlais is in the swansea valley i'm close to Cardiff
I'm sure it's cute anyway!
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Can we keep this fun please I have exchanged some friend requests and thought it was a lovely thread x c'mon guys0
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English yorksire accent for sale or swap for a Danish accent, this would make my life much easier as i live a work in DK. Iam often mistaken for an american0
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When you're not from the UK, you usually can't be the difference, except between the obvious like Scottish, British, Irish. We used to study accents in college and I sometimes had difficulties telling the difference between an Aussie and a English accent!
On the other hand, I can tell whether someone is from Paris or from the Southern part of France. I live in a country that's smaller than most US states and I can pick the different accents easily. It's easier to recognise accents when you hear them all the time!
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haha love this comment, im thinking by british u mean english??0 -
Bet you can't pick my accent.
Scottish?0 -
to those wishing for an english accent, i hereby grant you a scouse one (as the saying goes, be careful what you wish for)
LMFAO. I can see the blank stares already...0 -
to those wishing for an english accent, i hereby grant you a scouse one (as the saying goes, be careful what you wish for)
LMFAO. I can see the blank stares already...
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Well a Leeds accent is much better than a Hull accent can we swap !! hehe0
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to those wishing for an english accent, i hereby grant you a scouse one (as the saying goes, be careful what you wish for)
LMFAO. I can see the blank stares already...
Absolutely! I have said blank stare! I have no idea what a scouse accent would sound like. I'm American, from Oklahoma and can tell you that the accents in the US vary widely.0 -
As a Yankee having lived in Glasgow and married to a "Home Counties" (i.e., boring accent) English lad, I found it a toss-up between a Scouser and Geordie accent as those requiring my most undivided attention to understand. Not even a Weegie could throw me for that much of a loop. (P.S. I've made it my personal mission to correct every American's pronunciation of "Glasgow" *cringe*)0
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When you're not from the UK, you usually can't be the difference, except between the obvious like Scottish, British, Irish. We used to study accents in college and I sometimes had difficulties telling the difference between an Aussie and a English accent!
On the other hand, I can tell whether someone is from Paris or from the Southern part of France. I live in a country that's smaller than most US states and I can pick the different accents easily. It's easier to recognise accents when you hear them all the time!
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:blushing: I never know which is which. Educate me please!
haha love this comment, im thinking by british u mean english??
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