chappy_hardcore Senior Member
United Kingdom
284 posts Joined: Apr, 2006
Posted - 2008/03/18 : 13:35:58
quote:Originally posted by Influx:
I thought cockney was east London? Maybe im completely wrong...someone clear that up for me?
A "proper" english accent is so freaking hot... well most english dialects are hot...unless its cockney... im sorry... but thats the uglies accent ive ever heard in my life. Nothing appealing in the slightest about it and it makes you sound like a ****ing tart.
ESPECAILLY that people that overdo it.
Mate if your on about the "proper" english accent being so freaking hot, im gonna have so slap down a big phat DISAGREE with you on that one. I think the poshy accents are annoying, like "hellow" "i lav youuuu" "my naaayme is Alexandra-charlotte-buckinghamshire Moss"
I prefer rough accents like Scouse, Geordie, Welsh, Lancs/Yorks - Not to fond of the brummie accent tho (Birmingham). Sorry!
Chris B Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3,964 posts Joined: Dec, 2003
Posted - 2008/03/18 : 15:47:13
quote:Originally posted by dee_licious:
This is summat that always fascinated me, isn't it weird how you adapt to the accent where you are living at the time? And how easily it is to just flip back to your original accent when you have someone speak to you from where you originate?
Yeah does kinda happen like if go back for a long visit then come back here people notice, cant say ever notice myself changing must be sub sonscious.
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Righteous9 Advanced Member
United States
1,516 posts Joined: Jun, 2004
Posted - 2008/03/18 : 19:07:40
We Pronouce Chicago, Chi-Caw-go, but I say it like Chi-cah-go, I know some deep British Accents like wha da hwell waz dat! (What the Hell was That!), I've only been to Europe once in 2000... =(
Squishy Star Advanced Member
United States
2,242 posts Joined: Mar, 2004
Posted - 2008/03/18 : 20:26:55
i noticed the other day when i was at an interview for a school in england, sometimes my new york accent got really heavy.
it was soo weird. i was like omg, i did not just say;"so the klassses...would they get owff then?"
some of your accents over there though, i do not understand at all
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whittle1 Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3,191 posts Joined: Jan, 2005
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Posted - 2008/03/18 : 20:33:51
Gotta say though, if you're from outside the uk you'd probably thing that we either have a posh or cockney accent. Majority of the people actually don't, including myself.
Smoogie Advanced Member
United Kingdom
6,504 posts Joined: Mar, 2006
Posted - 2008/03/19 : 14:24:05
Why is it in all the US movies any English people or meant to have a posh accent & live in either London or the country yet in UK movies you dont get that?
There is not one accent in England it differs from county or city alot. In London there is 'Jafacan' which is a Jamacian infulenced accent in areas where blacks settled and also toke on the local accent- making a new one. Watch the film Kidulthood & you will hear it as you would ain any documentary showing the crim in South East London (Saff East London, Blaad!!!) Girls from 'up North & Scottland sound sexy! I met this guy from Manchester once & said he spoke like he was on Coronation Street lol
Meathead Advanced Member
United Kingdom
4,217 posts Joined: Sep, 2006
Posted - 2008/03/19 : 15:18:55
quote:Originally posted by Smoogie:
I met this guy from Manchester once & said he spoke like he was on Coronation Street lol
but you get people on coronation street, which is supposed to be set in manchester, from yorkshire but no-one finds that a little strange.
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SixFeet Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2,285 posts Joined: Jan, 2005
Posted - 2008/03/19 : 16:51:20
quote:Originally posted by Smoogie:
Why is it in all the US movies any English people or meant to have a posh accent & live in either London or the country yet in UK movies you dont get that?
Because they like to make sweeping generalisations about all countries, race and culture maybe?
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