Accents
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This is going to sound pretty wierd but I do have what I think many people would consider a "normal" accent.
I speak with a North London accent. I don't speak cockney, nor do I speak posh, my words are mostly pronounced the way they're written, with the expection of can't as "cah-nt" instead of "can-nt".
I speak pretty clearly for all dialects of the English Language and it seems just more normal in my eyes than others simply because it's a pretty basic medium of the other accents.
I speak with a North London accent. I don't speak cockney, nor do I speak posh, my words are mostly pronounced the way they're written, with the expection of can't as "cah-nt" instead of "can-nt".
I speak pretty clearly for all dialects of the English Language and it seems just more normal in my eyes than others simply because it's a pretty basic medium of the other accents.
I agree that you can't really define a normal accent. Everyone has an accent, some are just closer to the dictionary pronunciations and less interesting.
I have what you'd call the "standard" American accent. I live in Ohio, which I've heard before is the place of the "neutral" or "newscaster" accent, meaning...it's boring, I guess? Though I have heard some interesting ones before (like "washing" pronounced as "warshing").
The only funny things I've noticed about my speech is that I almost always pronounce "for" as "fir", and sometimes "well" as "wuhl". Also, I sometimes say "redding up" instead of "cleaning up", and I have absolutely no idea where that comes from. I've heard it's from Pennsylvania, and my city's very close to PA, but I'm not sure.
And I'm among the people who always say "pop". I've never called it "soda".
I have what you'd call the "standard" American accent. I live in Ohio, which I've heard before is the place of the "neutral" or "newscaster" accent, meaning...it's boring, I guess? Though I have heard some interesting ones before (like "washing" pronounced as "warshing").
The only funny things I've noticed about my speech is that I almost always pronounce "for" as "fir", and sometimes "well" as "wuhl". Also, I sometimes say "redding up" instead of "cleaning up", and I have absolutely no idea where that comes from. I've heard it's from Pennsylvania, and my city's very close to PA, but I'm not sure.
And I'm among the people who always say "pop". I've never called it "soda".
rexxzecutioner;257891":2tl2r3xn said:
Pardon? I have plenty of pride in how I speak. I'm eloquent and it's easy to be pegged as intelligent when you say things deliberately. I interview incredibly. I'm an excellent public speaker. I've been given awards for my acting talent, and that's all attributable to my careful inflections and easily variable timbre. I'm very proud of my speech, particularly because I used to have an impediment (stuttering) when I was younger.
All I was saying, and I think many will agree, is that perfect English (the dictionary's pronunciation I mean) isn't a particularly beautiful language. It's a very technical and calculated language, but it doesn't have a very nice flow the way certain accents do. I always think people with the accents I mentioned before are interesting, because I particularly like the sounds of their inflections, it doesn't mean I hate my own.
You can be envious of a gazelle because of its beauty and dexterity but it doesn't necessarily mean you hate the human race, does it? :p
arcthemonkey
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Oh my gosh, I can't believe I forgot to talk about Soda vs Pop!
When I grew up in California, soft drinks were referred to in two ways - Soda, or, as rexx said, "Coke." Like, the customary response to ordering "Coke" in a restaurant was "What kind?" to which one would invariably reply "Pepsi" or "Sprite." Northern California seemed to have this the most pronounced.
Anyway, then I move to Oregon and everyone calls it "pop." I hate it. I will never ever once in my life call it pop.
It's soda, or it's coke.
When I grew up in California, soft drinks were referred to in two ways - Soda, or, as rexx said, "Coke." Like, the customary response to ordering "Coke" in a restaurant was "What kind?" to which one would invariably reply "Pepsi" or "Sprite." Northern California seemed to have this the most pronounced.
Anyway, then I move to Oregon and everyone calls it "pop." I hate it. I will never ever once in my life call it pop.
It's soda, or it's coke.
sixtyandaquarter
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If you order Coke here, you'll get either a Coke or a Pepsi - depending on which the place carries.
If you say Soda, you might get asked which because Soda includes Sprite, and almost all fountain drinks - including non carbonated drinks, because if you ask what they have, they'll read all the drinks in the fountain machine.
Only time I ever heard pop here was when someone ordered it, and the waitress laughed and said "Huny, you're in the wrong state for that!"
Oh, and in Canada, where I learned, at least in that place, soda was treated like home, here, and pop meant Pepsi/Coke.
If you say Soda, you might get asked which because Soda includes Sprite, and almost all fountain drinks - including non carbonated drinks, because if you ask what they have, they'll read all the drinks in the fountain machine.
Only time I ever heard pop here was when someone ordered it, and the waitress laughed and said "Huny, you're in the wrong state for that!"
Oh, and in Canada, where I learned, at least in that place, soda was treated like home, here, and pop meant Pepsi/Coke.
Lackluster
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I live in Orange County California....So you will most likely hear the words, "Bro" and "Dude" coming out of my mouth every 5 seconds >.>
Pop pop poppity pop. There, don't you hate me now?
It's the exact opposite here. Everyone pretty much calls it "pop", and the word "soda" is much less common, though I don't think people would laugh if you were to call it by that. Anyway, I think hearing my Wisconsin relatives calling it "soooda" pretty much put the final seal on my usage of "pop".
And if you say "Coke" here, you mean the actual brand, not just any pop in general. So if you order a "Coke" and they don't have Coke, I can guarantee you they're going to ask you "Is Pepsi okay?" Makes sense.
It's the exact opposite here. Everyone pretty much calls it "pop", and the word "soda" is much less common, though I don't think people would laugh if you were to call it by that. Anyway, I think hearing my Wisconsin relatives calling it "soooda" pretty much put the final seal on my usage of "pop".
And if you say "Coke" here, you mean the actual brand, not just any pop in general. So if you order a "Coke" and they don't have Coke, I can guarantee you they're going to ask you "Is Pepsi okay?" Makes sense.
Mega Flare
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we call it pop here in winnipeg :p i really dont know what accent i have... i think a canadian one eh
sixtyandaquarter
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I'm with you Kaze, I actually always order a Pepsi. I just happen to get Coke more.
Yeah... I started this thread, so I'm going to add the imitation accents to it because I felt like posting...
I just found out today I can do a pretty descent imitation of a Russian and Italian accent. I say "pretty descent" because unless you've actually heard an off the boat Russian or Italian, I'm going to sound horrible, though my Russian is getting much better than it was. My Irish accent is much better, but if I'm having an off day it sounds awful. I can't do any English accents. I can't even say guvna correctly... Comes out more like gauphnah heh.
Yeah... I started this thread, so I'm going to add the imitation accents to it because I felt like posting...
I just found out today I can do a pretty descent imitation of a Russian and Italian accent. I say "pretty descent" because unless you've actually heard an off the boat Russian or Italian, I'm going to sound horrible, though my Russian is getting much better than it was. My Irish accent is much better, but if I'm having an off day it sounds awful. I can't do any English accents. I can't even say guvna correctly... Comes out more like gauphnah heh.
Anonymous
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soda > pop.
also excellent. i can do a mean british accent (posh, cockney, and standard "lol shes british"), a decent irish accent (it's basically just pseudo-cockney with "top o' the mornin' to ya" and some scottish slang), something of a russian accent (horrible at it), and a pretty excellent southern accent (surprisingly tough).
also excellent. i can do a mean british accent (posh, cockney, and standard "lol shes british"), a decent irish accent (it's basically just pseudo-cockney with "top o' the mornin' to ya" and some scottish slang), something of a russian accent (horrible at it), and a pretty excellent southern accent (surprisingly tough).
sixtyandaquarter
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I have yet to see anyplace but a movie theater sell fanta... if it weren't for those annoying commercials I would never have heard of one. Now tropical fantasy, those 50 cent drinks, are everywhere.
I have the worse Jamaican accent. It's just adding "mon" at the end of sentences.
I have the worse Jamaican accent. It's just adding "mon" at the end of sentences.
All Australian mate. Is anyone else on these forums? I definately sound normal here, no idea what I would sound like to someone else. Soda isn't in our vocabulary. But pop is a sound... haha. Does anyone else use "fizzy drink"? Most slang comes and goes, don't go with mainsteam, just my main friendship group. We make our own and it cactches on :P Don't use anything like bro, dude, or man, although some people do.
I have never said crickey unless it was a joke. I don't know if any of you think that we do, but the sadly departed Steve Irwin gave a lot of other countries that idea, I think
I can speak to sound very smart and intelligent if I want. I rarely do though. I have a sort of deepish voice for my age and size. No way it is monotone, very expresionable. Hard to describle myself, but I like my voice a lot. Didn't used to though.
I take the piss out of other accents all the time :P Irish (imo) and american accents are cool, french accent are hot (when girls are speaking in them >.>) and sophisticated. Can't think of my opinions of many more off the top of my head.
It would be so weird going to another country. You would be thinking "haha everyone here has an accent! I'm the only normal one" :P
I have never said crickey unless it was a joke. I don't know if any of you think that we do, but the sadly departed Steve Irwin gave a lot of other countries that idea, I think
I can speak to sound very smart and intelligent if I want. I rarely do though. I have a sort of deepish voice for my age and size. No way it is monotone, very expresionable. Hard to describle myself, but I like my voice a lot. Didn't used to though.
I take the piss out of other accents all the time :P Irish (imo) and american accents are cool, french accent are hot (when girls are speaking in them >.>) and sophisticated. Can't think of my opinions of many more off the top of my head.
It would be so weird going to another country. You would be thinking "haha everyone here has an accent! I'm the only normal one" :P
arcthemonkey
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I was, for a short time, a touring improvisational actor. That means I can produce a very well tuned British accent (two, actually - one that we call "Comedy British", involving overly emphasized changes in pitch, and an extremely laid back "Conversational British" that, while I don't know which regions it's truest too, I've been able to convince several people that I am, in fact, British. Sociology experiments are fun. My Cokney is pretty weak.
I'm currently working on my Scottish, and I have a spot-on pirate accent.
I'm currently working on my Scottish, and I have a spot-on pirate accent.
sixtyandaquarter
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I can only say "Arrrgh, Pirate Farmer, Arrrgh!" in pirate accent and actually sound piratish. Everything else comes out horrible. just sounds like a bad cartoon from the 60's. with a frog in their throats at that.
The Cry of Fallen Angels
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Being dutch, I was born in Groningen and moved to Utrecht. I speak got a mix of dialects. Not to even mention my accent. I can pull off "ABN", which pracitcally is "civilised" dutch, but you'll still hear my origins.
Synthesize
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I have a Welsh accent, alike most British accents lacking the 'r' is common for me. Although if I take extra time I can pronounce it nonetheless ^^