I wish I had an English accent.
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im assumin the english accent the americans like is the hugh grant type??0
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Same. I wish I had a British or Australian accent.
Aussies have accents now? :O0 -
haha i do wonder what british/english accent you are regarding to because there are so many. Im from wales and apparently have an accent but you've got cockney, scouse, brummy...theres loads of different ones here in the uk xxxx0
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Which British accent? I think when American's think of a British accent they think of accents from the south east (London and the home counties), as that's what's depicted in films and TV. I'm not sure how exposed people really are to all the other accents that we have over here. I'm a mixture of Geordie and Lancastrian, which I think sounds horrible.
My opinion on the American accent. Most of what I'm exposed to sounds very whiney and nasal. I do like speaking to our IT helpdesk though, I think they are based in Atlanta and I love their accent.0 -
hahah i'm from england!!!! hollaaaaaaaaaa!
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Im happy with my Scottish accent
me too!! 0 -
Rofl!!!! V. Funny!
You're welcome to my accent, I live near London now but I'm from Solihull mr Birmingham way and over here I don't really have a distinguishable accent, people cant place us! Kind of like the 'typical english person in films'. Except for my slight brummie twang that apparently comes out when I'm drunk or go home for the weekend, not sexy.
[/quote]I'm also from Solihull originally and have exactly the same problem, no-one can ever place my accent and usually just tell me I sound a bit posh! Just like you, I also have the Brummie twang that comes out in the occasional word or as you said, when I've had a drink or two.
Personally I love a soft Irish accent, but again, they are regional and some are nicer than others. I think that's probably true of every country, local dialects will vary from area to area.
Me too
Originally from Solihull and been living daarn Saarf for years (moved to Southampton when I was 19 and then to London 11 years ago). My family sound like real Brummies to me now, even though their accents are not that strong. I sound watered-down London but not Cockney... Home Counties / BBC style - with a fairly deep tone... been told I sound quite sexy on the phone (by women not blokes) lol. Show's how misleading accent or how somebody sounds can be 0 -
im assumin the english accent the americans like is the hugh grant type??
Probably...I hate Hugh Grant's accent, I know it's real but I think it sounds really like the bad fake English accents you hear American actors do, they make me cringe!0 -
London through and through here, but not the new hybrid I hear the youngsters speaking. It's like a cross between london, jamaican, pakistani and west indian. When I hear it I'm like 'what on earth are you trying to say?'
Showing my age!!!0 -
im assumin the english accent the americans like is the hugh grant type??
Probably...I hate Hugh Grant's accent, I know it's real but I think it sounds really like the bad fake English accents you hear American actors do, they make me cringe!
Flashbacks to Mary Poppins - D**k Van *kitten* should have been shot! *shudder*
The only actor I had to google because I wasn't sure if he was American or English was Spike in Buffy :laugh:0 -
Watch the Full Monty.0
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Watch the Full Monty.
or trainspotting for the scottish accent lovers lol0 -
Me too
Originally from Solihull and been living daarn Saarf for years (moved to Southampton when I was 19 and then to London 11 years ago). My family sound like real Brummies to me now, even though their accents are not that strong. I sound watered-down London but not Cockney... Home Counties / BBC style - with a fairly deep tone... been told I sound quite sexy on the phone (by women not blokes) lol. Show's how misleading accent or how somebody sounds can be
Big internet - small world huh!0 -
Watch the Full Monty.
or trainspotting for the scottish accent lovers lol
or rab c nesbit
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Originally from Lancashire (Northern England), moved to Surrey (Southern England) when I was younger but still retained some of the Northern twang. Have since moved to Canada where I am told that I could read people the phone book or reel off expletives and apparently people would still love my accent. According to my Mum though, I'm losing my English accent - I think the Canadians would disagree!!0
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Me too. I'm from Herts originallybut live nr Oxford. My accent is neutral and quite nice sounding.I have an English accent - I'm from London. But I'm happy to hire my accent out to you chaps for a reasonable fee. 0 -
hahaha really??? im welsh and i cant stand the english accent.... depending on what part of englan ur talking about
give me irish any day0 -
i dont have a accent since i'm from american
Facepalm. :sick:
Bwahahahaha.
Everyone has an accent. An accent is just how you pronounce words. Though apparently op's accent is "I don't grammar good."
And here we have a perfect, living example of the irony bypass, ladies and gentlemen....0 -
I have an English accent - I'm from London. But I'm happy to hire my accent out to you chaps for a reasonable fee.0
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I'm from southeast England Kent and I wish I was a American love the accents and America0
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I have a English Home Counties accent and it has done me no harm at all in the few years that I have been living in the States.0
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What's more annoying? I'm actually ENGLISH. I HAD an English accent and then we moved to the States when I was 5 1/2. My parents still have theirs, but my brother's and mine are gone. WAH!!! Holla to Kent, England! That's where my family lives! Every time I visit, I wish we never left. It will always feel like home.I wish I was from England.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!0 -
By the way, did you notice there is a forum called CHIT CHAT? This isn't it.0
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Well aren't you just a rey of sunshine.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!
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....0 -
well i'm from england and i hate it, its freezing and raining and my accent sounds common!!!0
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This thread has been moved to chitchat, reflects the section a bit moreso0
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lol. Why was I just thinking this? I met a girl and we've ran into each other back to back and she's from Paris, France, is an exchange student at my university, but has British parents, I love the combination of accents in her voice.0
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Oh me too. You'd be surprised though. Americans find English accents very sexy but Brits find American accents just as sexy My ex says so all the time! They're crazy for American "accents" even though we don't think we have one lol
Interesting... must figure out how to capitolize on that. :laugh:0
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