Accents

Elizabeth_C34

Growing up in Southern Kentucky and East Tennessee, my accent is pretty thick. Even after 5 years living in Miami, it's just as thick as it was when I first moved here. My grandmother used to tell me I sound a lot like Loretta Lynn:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9eHp7JJgq8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=5W9zQD8KYew

with my high-pitched drawl.

Do you have an accent? If so, what does it sound like?

seehawkmomma

I dont have an accent but oh man those irish accents.....*drool* I'd probably marry someone for their accent as long as they agreed to talk to me every day

felice03

This is too funny, I was just thinking about this less than an hour ago. I don't have an accent but when I get around my family in Northern Minnesota I pick up theirs very quickly and than it takes me weeks to get rid of!

Elizabeth_C34

I dont have an accent but oh man those irish accents.....*drool* I'd probably marry someone for their accent as long as they agreed to talk to me every day

I dated an Irish lawyer years ago. I loved hearing him talk!

Elizabeth_C34

This is too funny, I was just thinking about this less than an hour ago. I don't have an accent but when I get around my family in Northern Minnesota I pick up theirs very quickly and than it takes me weeks to get rid of!

My husband is from Baltimore (balmer as he pronounces it), and he always makes fun of me when I get off the phone with my Southern Kentucky relatives because it's so bad afterwards!

Pams_Shadow

I dont have an accent but oh man those irish accents.....*drool* I'd probably marry someone for their accent as long as they agreed to talk to me every day

Ditto! I love Irish accents.

deadstarsunburn

I think all accents are sexy.

inammorata

I'm from the Midwest....I have no accent!

firesoforion

I'm from Colorado, and have a completely neutral accent. I've been working on getting a Glaswegian one, though. :bigsmile:

SimplyShanRunning

Southern.....I guess prolly a bit twangy with a drawl

KimmyEB

This is too funny, I was just thinking about this less than an hour ago. I don't have an accent but when I get around my family in Northern Minnesota I pick up theirs very quickly and than it takes me weeks to get rid of!

My husband is from Baltimore (balmer as he pronounces it), and he always makes fun of me when I get off the phone with my Southern Kentucky relatives because it's so bad afterwards!

Haha, my parents and entire extended family are all from Baltimore too (some say "Balmer," my parents say it more like "Baldimor")...my mother "warshes" the dishes, and they drink bottled "wooder."

I don't have any stereotypical accent. I've lived in the South my entire life, yet I say nothing with a southern drawl/twang, and I don't speak Balmer, either...I WASH my dishes and laundry, and I drink WATER, haha. I guess I sound like a stereotypical boring American.

Oh, and I love Irish accents, as well!! British accents in general, really. :happy:

chubiD

I'm Argentinean, and I've only been in the US for longer than a year, of course I have an accent, lol! People immediately notice it, but they usually can't tell where am I from.

(just in case anyone is wondering... my original language is Spanish, not Portuguese; that's Brazil)

juleseybaby

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*Drools over Irish, Italian, English, Australian, Spanish, and French*

I do not think I have a very strong accent. Most people that meet me when I travel are surprised when they find out that I am from Oklahoma.

Elizabeth_C34

This is too funny, I was just thinking about this less than an hour ago. I don't have an accent but when I get around my family in Northern Minnesota I pick up theirs very quickly and than it takes me weeks to get rid of!

My husband is from Baltimore (balmer as he pronounces it), and he always makes fun of me when I get off the phone with my Southern Kentucky relatives because it's so bad afterwards!

Haha, my parents and entire extended family are all from Baltimore too (some say "Balmer," my parents say it more like "Baldimor")...my mother "warshes" the dishes, and they drink bottled "wooder."

I don't have any stereotypical accent. I've lived in the South my entire life, yet I say nothing with a southern drawl/twang, and I don't speak Balmer, either...I WASH my dishes and laundry, and I drink WATER, haha. I guess I sound like a stereotypical boring American.

Oh, and I love Irish accents, as well!! British accents in general, really. :happy:

I warsh my dishes and set on the front porch n' drank my suhweet tea. Y'all should come on over and have you some.

aqua_zumba_fan

I have a bit of a mixed accent - born in S England and lived there 'til I was 8 then moved to Northern Ireland until last year and now back in England. So mostly Northern Irish but a bit English too. Some people think I'm Canadian which is random!

inammorata

I actually have a weakness for men with NY accents, weird I know.

aqua_zumba_fan

PS Everyone has an accent - you can't not have one

karinaes

accents are awesome.. even if they are just regional.

lniffa

I am from St. Lucia and have an accent, honestly not sure what it sounds like..lol, after 17 yrs in the States still strong as ever.

inammorata

PS Everyone has an accent - you can't not have one

I was joking....a few ppl outside my area have commented on my "accent" lol

tnvolsfan74

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is an East TN girl......I have the same, thick accent. Several of my friends are from Michigan, Maryland, and PA, and they get a kick out me, but it is just a part of who I am! :flowerforyou: Though, sometimes people want to deduct IQ points when they hear you speak, but it's all good.

EllisLouise

I love an irish accent - went in chemist yesterday an blushed slightly when he called my name out ;D

and i have a friend whos from liverpool - he sounds amazing x

I'm oringinally from kent, but i live in norfolk - don't have the norfolk accent

Elizabeth_C34

My husband and I moved to Austin from Massachusetts two years ago. Anytime we go anywhere people are like "whoa Boston" to my husband's accent but I don't have one. People are always amazed that we both grew up in MA.

I love the Irish accent and the classy southern accent. I hate to sound mean but there are two very distinct southern accents - the annoying one and the sexy one....

I really depends on what part of the south you're from. People often think of Southern as Scarlett O'Hara/Savannah Accent, but there are literally dozens if you travel around the south. Mine's a lot sharper, and I annuciate more.

Saruman_w

I think mine is mostly neutral, but some southern might slip in every now and again, but really I don't sound like anything I guess.

ajbeans

I dont have an accent but oh man those irish accents.....*drool* I'd probably marry someone for their accent as long as they agreed to talk to me every day

I'm from the Midwest....I have no accent!

Yes you do. If you speak, you have an accent. It may be the "standard" accent, but it's still an accent.

Elizabeth_C34

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is an East TN girl......I have the same, thick accent. Several of my friends are from Michigan, Maryland, and PA, and they get a kick out me, but it is just a part of who I am! :flowerforyou: Though, sometimes people want to deduct IQ points when they hear you speak, but it's all good.

LOL Yup. East TN is a really distinct accent. I remember going to Spain last year, and the Spaniards got a serious kick out of me speaking Castilian with a southern drawl. I know when people from Knoxville call me because the accent is so distinct.

ajbeans

My accent changes according to the crowd. Most of the time I speak with a pretty standard accent, but when I'm with my dad's side of the family, I slip into a loud hillbilly twang. Since moving to Nebraska I've met several people from Minnesota and I've picked up some things from them. It's kind of embarrassing because I think sometimes people think I'm making fun of them, but I'm not. It just happens.

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

I'm Argentinean, and I've only been in the US for longer than a year, of course I have an accent, lol! People immediately notice it, but they usually can't tell where am I from.

(just in case anyone is wondering... my original language is Spanish, not Portuguese; that's Brazil)

my fiance's father is from Ecuador and he's been here more than 20 years and I can't understand him sometimes because his accent is so thick.

Jen_Ohara

I dont have an accent but oh man those irish accents.....*drool* I'd probably marry someone for their accent as long as they agreed to talk to me every day

I know how that is my friend Sean is from Ireland and I love hearing him talk. I also dated a aussie and he was amazing. When I met him I was at Walmart with my friend in Orlando because I was going to school there and I was looking at video games and he walked up behind me and said "hello how can I help you?" I just melted and I was with him for a year before he moved back home after college and we still email each other but its not the same hearing his voice. :blushing:

inammorata

I dont have an accent but oh man those irish accents.....*drool* I'd probably marry someone for their accent as long as they agreed to talk to me every day

I'm from the Midwest....I have no accent!

Yes you do. If you speak, you have an accent. It may be the "standard" accent, but it's still an accent.

Again, I said I was joking. But I still think it's funny when people outside my area think that I have one.

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

I dont have an accent but oh man those irish accents.....*drool* I'd probably marry someone for their accent as long as they agreed to talk to me every day

I'm from the Midwest....I have no accent!

Yes you do. If you speak, you have an accent. It may be the "standard" accent, but it's still an accent.

people from the Midwest have a very distinct way of speaking. Mainly, we pronounce silent letters like the "l" in "walk," "talk" and "calm" we don't really notice it because it's not as apparent as a British accent but it's definitely there.