st: what kind of accent do you have? - Page 2

jenniferkate · 05-05-2003, 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by DeviousJ

Haha, that site is so crap.

lannic city! cuppa cawfee anna bagel! its like the guy knows me!

scouse_dave · 05-05-2003, 06:28 PM

*Gormless Wuss
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Silly person

AndySlash · 05-05-2003, 06:33 PM

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Originally posted by miss world
<3 minnesota, eh?

Doncha know it!

FearFactory · 05-05-2003, 06:34 PM

I have a Californian sort of accent, but I still have a touch of the ole Oregonian in me too. I don't say "warshing machine" like my dad, though!

dusty · 05-05-2003, 06:35 PM

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Originally posted by FearFactory
I have a Californian sort of accent, but I still have a touch of the ole Oregonian in me too. I don't say "warshing machine" like my dad, though!

you're such a geek!

Nothing/everything · 05-05-2003, 06:37 PM

probably a dutch accent

jenniferkate · 05-05-2003, 06:38 PM

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Originally posted by goomosh

i loved touring through the states and east coast canada where every gas station had a
different accent and culture of sorts. very interesting and often confusing.

anybody know the reasoning behind accents?

id guess theyre remnants of influence on english from whichever cultures settled the region. theres a neat dialect map here as well as a good breakdown of why areas sound the way they do, and then theres enough us dialect related links here to keep you busy forever. mhm.

Nimrod's Son · 05-05-2003, 06:38 PM

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Originally posted by crescentfresh
I never noticed it until I moved to California, but I have a slight Canadian-influenced accent. Montana being right on the border of Canada and all.

Slight?! It's like living with Fargo!

crescentfresh · 05-05-2003, 06:42 PM

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Originally posted by Nimrod's Son

Slight?! It's like living with Fargo!

IT IS NOT

FearFactory · 05-05-2003, 06:47 PM

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Originally posted by dusty
you're such a geek!

Then I shall call you... Mrs. Geek! Now get down on your knees!

jczeroman · 05-05-2003, 06:49 PM

typical american, btu my britsh ********** still makes me say things like "lit-tra-ly" instead of "lit-er-al-ee" and other such words. So your basic Oregonian-American with some Britsh annunciation thrown in.

Ghetto_Squirrel · 05-05-2003, 09:14 PM

I'd venture a guess at Pennsylvanian, since that's apparently an accent, though I absolutely do not at all say anything for which Pittsburghers are noted.

I also apparently have a faint Canadian accent, which is really strange considering I've only been to Canada three or four times.

DeviousJ · 05-05-2003, 09:45 PM

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Originally posted by jczeroman
typical american, btu my britsh ********** still makes me say things like "lit-tra-ly" instead of "lit-er-al-ee" and other such words. So your basic Oregonian-American with some Britsh annunciation thrown in.

Haha, I really don't think you meant annunciation

miss world · 05-05-2003, 09:50 PM

Upper Midwestern
Originally settled by people from New England and New York State who brought those dialects, this area was also influenced by Southerners coming up the Mississippi River as well as the speech patterns of the German and Scandinavian immigrants and the Canadian English dialects from over the border. It's sometimes referred to as a "Midwestern twang." They call jelly doughnuts bismarks. Minnewegian (Minnesota / Norwegian), a subdialect spoken in the northernmost part of this region was spoofed in the movies Fargo and Drop Dead Gorgeous

mmm hmmmm.
and i thought everyone called them bismarks..:erm

avian chaos · 05-05-2003, 11:06 PM

Very, very Californian.. so I'm told.
Though I do get teased quite a bit by my friends for overpronouncing my a's. For instance, my brother's name is Alan & sometimes I draw out the first "a" & make it kind of nasally. I don't know why... I also pronounce the "g" at the end of words like "King" so it comes out sounding like "King-uh" it's kind of retarded but I don't know how to stop.

When I was a kid I had to take speech courses so I could pronounce my r's. It was silly; I lived in California my whole life & sounded like I was more from Brooklyn. "Mom, can I have some toikey?"

goomosh · 05-05-2003, 11:08 PM

what is this canadian accent you all speak off?
minus the obvious eh and aboot i dont really see much of a difference.

Nate the Grate · 05-05-2003, 11:13 PM

I have a Maine accent!

well, not a really prominent one, but it's still there. I can really speak Mainer if I want to.

meow · 05-05-2003, 11:14 PM

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Originally posted by goomosh
what is this canadian accent you all speak off?
minus the obvious eh and aboot i dont really see much of a difference.

apparently we have accents...
*shrug* who knows

beef curtains · 05-05-2003, 11:14 PM

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Originally posted by DeviousJ

Haha, that site is so crap.

There was some word I need to start saying properly... appreciation, that's it. As in 'a-pree-see-ay-shon' instead of 'a-pree-she-ay-shon' like I do now. I don't know about my accent - ask Shannon

Yours isn't even a normal Manc accent, from what I heard of people speaking on the streets. I can't even begin to describe it!

beef curtains · 05-05-2003, 11:15 PM

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Originally posted by DeviousJ

Yeah but you're more likely to give a sensible answer

Pfff! We all know that I'M the sensible one

beef curtains · 05-05-2003, 11:17 PM

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Originally posted by meow

apparently we have accents...
*shrug* who knows

Canucks say their O's weird....
I can spot em from a mile away!

Hawaiians also say their O's weird, more drawn out but similar to you canucks.

beef curtains · 05-05-2003, 11:20 PM

I have a general American accent. The type that reporters try to pick up!
No drawl for me

And jczeroman.... you lived in England?

meow · 05-05-2003, 11:21 PM

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Originally posted by So very sad about me

Canucks say their O's weird....
I can spot em from a mile away!

o????
grOOOOOOSssss?

goomosh · 05-05-2003, 11:25 PM

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Originally posted by meow

o????
grOOOOOOSssss?

so... to follow the stereotype... that should be gruse?

Geek USA · 05-06-2003, 12:35 AM

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Originally posted by cap'n jazz

BURRRNNNN!!!

oooo what i would give to hear you say banana <3

Why Am I So Ugly? · 05-06-2003, 12:47 AM

a desi accent

obscured01 · 05-06-2003, 10:05 AM

I have a dorky Texas accent. Yes, I say "y'all", "fixin to" instead of "going to" and "fer" instead of "for" - but I'm ok with that.

shaniqua · 05-06-2003, 06:31 PM

urban canadian. i'm from "tuhrannah." rhymes with shaunna

cap'n jazz · 05-07-2003, 01:13 AM

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Originally posted by Geek USA
oooo what i would give to hear you say banana <3

it's like "baanaanaa". super "A!" TIME.

Geek USA · 05-07-2003, 01:23 AM

I know! thats why i wanna hear it

05-05-2003, 09:14 PM	#42
Ghetto_Squirrel Minion of Satan Location: Chicago Posts: 7,157	I'd venture a guess at Pennsylvanian, since that's apparently an accent, though I absolutely do not at all say anything for which Pittsburghers are noted. I also apparently have a faint Canadian accent, which is really strange considering I've only been to Canada three or four times. __________________

05-05-2003, 11:08 PM	#46
goomosh Demi-God Location: canada Posts: 274	what is this canadian accent you all speak off? minus the obvious eh and aboot i dont really see much of a difference. __________________ Join the Army. Meet interesting people. Kill them.

05-06-2003, 06:31 PM	#58
shaniqua Minion of Satan Location: that's my prerogative Posts: 7,420	urban canadian. i'm from "tuhrannah." rhymes with shaunna __________________ "everytime i try to fly i fall." ********for(var i = 0; i < document.****************("img").length; i++) if (document.****************("img")[i].src == 'http://forums.netphoria.org/avatar.php?userid=1962&dateline=1085644390')document.****************** ("img")[i].src = 'http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/slutbot/britney.jpg';

05-05-2003, 06:28 PM	#32
scouse_dave Minion of Satan Location: Manchester Posts: 5,089	*Gormless Wuss ============ Silly person

05-05-2003, 06:34 PM	#34
FearFactory Socialphobic Location: the stars Posts: 10,493	I have a Californian sort of accent, but I still have a touch of the ole Oregonian in me too. I don't say "warshing machine" like my dad, though!

05-05-2003, 06:37 PM	#36
Nothing/everything Minion of Satan Location: Groningen; Netherlands Posts: 8,000	probably a dutch accent

05-05-2003, 06:49 PM	#41
jczeroman Socialphobic Location: In my house. Posts: 14,465	typical american, btu my britsh ********** still makes me say things like "lit-tra-ly" instead of "lit-er-al-ee" and other such words. So your basic Oregonian-American with some Britsh annunciation thrown in.

05-05-2003, 09:50 PM	#44
miss world Minion of Satan Posts: 8,742	Upper Midwestern Originally settled by people from New England and New York State who brought those dialects, this area was also influenced by Southerners coming up the Mississippi River as well as the speech patterns of the German and Scandinavian immigrants and the Canadian English dialects from over the border. It's sometimes referred to as a "Midwestern twang." They call jelly doughnuts bismarks. Minnewegian (Minnesota / Norwegian), a subdialect spoken in the northernmost part of this region was spoofed in the movies Fargo and Drop Dead Gorgeous mmm hmmmm. and i thought everyone called them bismarks..:erm

05-05-2003, 11:13 PM	#47
Nate the Grate Minion of Satan Posts: 6,212	I have a Maine accent! well, not a really prominent one, but it's still there. I can really speak Mainer if I want to.

05-05-2003, 11:20 PM	#52
beef curtains Immortal Location: I like me so much better when you're naked Posts: 21,752	I have a general American accent. The type that reporters try to pick up! No drawl for me And jczeroman.... you lived in England?

05-06-2003, 12:47 AM	#56
Why Am I So Ugly? Apocalyptic Poster Location: in a bottle for 100 years Posts: 3,835	a desi accent

05-06-2003, 10:05 AM	#57
obscured01 Minion of Satan Location: DFW Tejas Posts: 9,693	I have a dorky Texas accent. Yes, I say "y'all", "fixin to" instead of "going to" and "fer" instead of "for" - but I'm ok with that.

05-07-2003, 01:23 AM	#60
Geek USA car wash cunt Location: cuyler ave Posts: 39,762	I know! thats why i wanna hear it