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| And you from the UK, I love your accent! Although I guess you think us New Yawkers have the accent! Ah, we always want whatever it is we don't have... |
| ^^^^^^ I agree! I could listen to a Brit talk for days. I spend WAY TOO much time watching BBC America! Huge Top Gear fan. Vance |
| Isn't it funny how we always think it's the other dude who has the accent? I love British accents, well to be honest, I love any accent. (And by that I mean anyone who speaks differently than I do I guess.) I once had a student who had a dad who was from Australia. I always managed to find some reason to stop and chat with him at three thirty when he picked her up. |
| Americans are actually required to make fun of the Canadian accent-- at least those of us who live close to the border because we're exposed to Canadians so often. A Canadian friend of ours recently remarked to us that he hates visiting his parents (they live about 5 hours north of Toronto) because the people in the town all make fun of his accent, which sounds very American since he lives on the border and works with all Americans. |
| I also could listen to British accent for hours. But I sure do love to hear a man with a southern drawl. Lisa Frankie and Mattie |
| High on the 'I'll listen to you all night' list; British, Aussie and a good Southern Belle. Bottom of the list; Indian, (the country, not American. Blame that on the Help Desk industry!) and anyone who owes me money and is trying to explain why they can't pay... Vance |
| I like the Indian accent because it's so easy to do. I also like Scottish & Irish accents. I find the British accent very hard to do. Don't know why. Canadian accents are easy. If the word has the "ow" sound in it, just replace that with "oooo". So the phrase "I was out and about" becomes "I was oot and aboot".  Oh, and instead of PRAH-sess (process), it's PRO-sess. Just teasing you Canucks. We love our 51st state. |
CamVal1 wrote: We love our 51st state. Them's fightin' words! Don't make me come down there and burn down your White House AGAIN!!  |
Mady wrote: Them's fightin' words! Don't make me come down there and burn down your White House AGAIN!! No. Please do. And make sure you take the Capitol building with it. |
| We'll happily give you a list to work off of. Although that would give certain people a real reason to NOT work. Vance |
| Having been born and raised in the north, midwest, with parents from the New England States, living in the south, I'm the one with the accent. lol Most people think I'm from Boston. lol To this day, my husband still brings up my accent. Florida is a true melting pot and we hear so many different accents on a daily basis, many New York and New Jersey accents. It is not unusual to be in a crowd and be the only one speaking English. I do love listening to the English, Aussie, Irish, Scotch accents. I love their terminalogy, turn of words ect. |
| I'm from Toronto Canada and I have never said "oot and aboot"! Maybe some people in the Maritime provinces say that. Just like there are Regional accents in the USA there are also regional accents in Canada. Although most Canadians pronounce their vowels prominently. I've lived in Chicagoland for almost 8 years, the native Illinois accent is really noticeable to me.  |
| Love the Australian accent, also like scottish and Irish. |
| Saying this very gently and with all due love and respect: Please don't refer to us as your 51st state. It really does make Canadians very, very unhappy. No disrespect intended, but it's a really good way to make a Canadian's head explode...we are talking grey matter all over the place. However, if the US wants to become Canada's eleventh province or even our newest territory I'm sure we could work something out. The poutine would be on me. We could all go to Timmy's to celebrate and everything.  |
| Tracie that sounds good to me. |
traciels28 wrote: Saying this very gently and with all due love and respect: Please don't refer to us as your 51st state. How about America Jr?  Honestly, I'm just teasing. You guys are great. We love ya down here. If I had to pick another country to live in, Canada would be my first choice. |
poolmom wrote: I've lived in Chicagoland for almost 8 years, the native Illinois accent is really noticeable to me. You mean like this? http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/ ... ns/274882/ (sorry about the commercial) Or like Dan Akroyd's character, Ray Zalinsky, from the movie Tommy Boy? |
Or how about the Maryland accent?  My ex g/f, who kinda grew up in the Northern Virginia, DC, Maryland area (was a Navy brat), has this kind of accent. Her sister's is even more noticable. |
| I hate to break it to you all, but here in Boston WE have no accent. We were here first, kinda sorta. You guys have branched away from us and started your own dialects, in direct opposition to our wishes. Except those that went to our south eastern areas like Virginia. Then again, they we all named James or something. (I find the similarities between the Boston accent and the Aussie accent simply amazing. Do you think the two of us had common ancestry?) I wonder what Aussie accent (I assume there are differences in the regions there?) is closest to Boston? The first area settled? |
| Ron, Bostoners have no accident? |
CamVal1 wrote: Canadian accents are easy. If the word has the "ow" sound in it, just replace that with "oooo". So the phrase "I was out and about" becomes "I was oot and aboot". Oh, and instead of PRAH-sess (process), it's PRO-sess. Just teasing you Canucks. We love our 51st state. This made me laugh cause when visiting my SIL and BIL and their kids in Ohio we would laugh at their accent because they sounded like "I was oot and aboot". So I guess it all depends on who is listening to who  |
| Ron, I think you are dreaming. No way does the Boston accent sound like the wonderful, sexy Australian accent. Just a midwesterners opinion, we who have no accent. |
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