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May 29, 2013 17:48:28 GMT -5
Post by lizardgirl on May 29, 2013 17:48:28 GMT -5
So, expanding from that thread about the Scouse MI video, what are your accents like? I know we've got members from all around the world but do you have a strong accent reflecting where you live or is yours a little more toned-down?
And do you have any favourite accents, accents that make you swoon or fall in love with the person the second you hear them? ;D
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May 29, 2013 18:23:56 GMT -5
Post by pitbulllady on May 29, 2013 18:23:56 GMT -5
My accent DEFINITELY reflects where I live, lol! When people hear me speak, they know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I'm from the Southern US! I don't even try to hide it anymore.
pitbulllady
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May 29, 2013 19:12:58 GMT -5
Post by number-1-scarer on May 29, 2013 19:12:58 GMT -5
i was watching a show on tv last night and there was this guy who was all smartly dressed in a suit with a really strong southern US accent, it was VERY hot!
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May 29, 2013 21:17:20 GMT -5
Post by mintygreen on May 29, 2013 21:17:20 GMT -5
I have a Canadian accent....I'm not sure if everyone can tell the difference between some of the Northern US accents and Canadian accents but there is definitely a slight difference. I can always tell when I talk to my relatives in the US compared to the ones here in Canada.
As for what my favourite accents are.....well my boyfriend has a Scottish accent which is interesting. XD Although I wouldn't say it's my favourite accent....I like German, Russian, and sometimes Southern accents can be interesting although it tends to depend on the person and what kind of voice they have with the accent. lol.
I do sometimes also like New York accents.
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May 29, 2013 21:36:17 GMT -5
Post by number-1-scarer on May 29, 2013 21:36:17 GMT -5
I have a Canadian accent....I'm not sure if everyone can tell the difference between some of the Northern US accents and Canadian accents but there is definitely a slight difference. I can always tell when I talk to my relatives in the US compared to the ones here in Canada. As for what my favourite accents are.....well my boyfriend has a Scottish accent which is interesting. XD Although I wouldn't say it's my favourite accent....I like German, Russian, and sometimes Southern accents can be interesting although it tends to depend on the person and what kind of voice they have with the accent. lol. I do sometimes also like New York accents. whenever i think of a candian accent i always think of the accents in the movie Fargo lol even though im sure not that many canadians even sound like they do in that film
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May 29, 2013 21:38:02 GMT -5
Post by lizardgirl on May 29, 2013 21:38:02 GMT -5
I have to admit, there's something about a really strong southern US accent that I just love. It's just sort of friendly and comforting.
If I'm honest I don't really know what a Canadian accent sounds like, or at least I might find it difficult to tell the difference between a northern US accent and a Canadian one, like you said mintygreen. But it's funny because a friend of mine has spent a year studying abroad in Alberta and when I've spoken to her recently she seems to have picked up some Canadian habits! (Or, rather, a stereotypical habit- the 'eh' thing, though I'm not sure whether everyone does it as much as she says they do, haha!)
My accent's pretty obviously English, and to English people, it's quite obvious I'm from the south of England. I have a habit of enunciating a lot.
But my favourite accent has to be Irish- there's something so cheeky and sexy about Irish accents!
Oh, and to be fair, Randall's accent is pretty beautiful too! I mean, of course it is, considering Steve voices him and Steve's voice is gorgeous, but Steve really added something to Randall's voice- I don't know what the difference is, but it's lovely.
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May 29, 2013 21:57:40 GMT -5
Post by mintygreen on May 29, 2013 21:57:40 GMT -5
I have a Canadian accent....I'm not sure if everyone can tell the difference between some of the Northern US accents and Canadian accents but there is definitely a slight difference. I can always tell when I talk to my relatives in the US compared to the ones here in Canada. As for what my favourite accents are.....well my boyfriend has a Scottish accent which is interesting. XD Although I wouldn't say it's my favourite accent....I like German, Russian, and sometimes Southern accents can be interesting although it tends to depend on the person and what kind of voice they have with the accent. lol. I do sometimes also like New York accents. whenever i think of a candian accent i always think of the accents in the movie Fargo lol even though im sure not that many canadians even sound like they do in that film lol Fargo.....OMG I love that movie. Especially Steve Buscemi in that. ♥ I wouldn't say any Canadians I know talk like that though...perhaps some do further west, I don't really know. Although I do think the accents in Fargo were a bit exaggerated in order to add more humor to the film. I have to admit, there's something about a really strong southern US accent that I just love. It's just sort of friendly and comforting. If I'm honest I don't really know what a Canadian accent sounds like, or at least I might find it difficult to tell the difference between a northern US accent and a Canadian one, like you said mintygreen. But it's funny because a friend of mine has spent a year studying abroad in Alberta and when I've spoken to her recently she seems to have picked up some Canadian habits! (Or, rather, a stereotypical habit- the 'eh' thing, though I'm not sure whether everyone does it as much as she says they do, haha!) My accent's pretty obviously English, and to English people, it's quite obvious I'm from the south of England. I have a habit of enunciating a lot. But my favourite accent has to be Irish- there's something so cheeky and sexy about Irish accents! Oh, and to be fair, Randall's accent is pretty beautiful too! I mean, of course it is, considering Steve voices him and Steve's voice is gorgeous, but Steve really added something to Randall's voice- I don't know what the difference is, but it's lovely. I definitely do the 'eh' thing without thinking about it or noticing it. LOL. I don't do it every other sentence though(I don't think most people do). For sure though I do tend to say "It's cold outside, eh?" instead of "It's cold outside.".....saying "eh?" at the end kind of prompts a response from the other person. XD Most of the people from the US that I have contact with are in Michigan, since that is where my mother's side of the family lives.....and I can tell a difference between how people there sound and how people where I live(Ontario) sound. It's not a huge difference but I'd say Canadians in general sound a bit more 'light and airy' than Americans. My boyfriend used the same to describe it. Also, yeah, Steve Buscemi has a super hot voice.....
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May 30, 2013 5:18:27 GMT -5
Post by pitbulllady on May 30, 2013 5:18:27 GMT -5
I have to admit, there's something about a really strong southern US accent that I just love. It's just sort of friendly and comforting. If I'm honest I don't really know what a Canadian accent sounds like, or at least I might find it difficult to tell the difference between a northern US accent and a Canadian one, like you said mintygreen. But it's funny because a friend of mine has spent a year studying abroad in Alberta and when I've spoken to her recently she seems to have picked up some Canadian habits! (Or, rather, a stereotypical habit- the 'eh' thing, though I'm not sure whether everyone does it as much as she says they do, haha!) My accent's pretty obviously English, and to English people, it's quite obvious I'm from the south of England. I have a habit of enunciating a lot. But my favourite accent has to be Irish- there's something so cheeky and sexy about Irish accents! Oh, and to be fair, Randall's accent is pretty beautiful too! I mean, of course it is, considering Steve voices him and Steve's voice is gorgeous, but Steve really added something to Randall's voice- I don't know what the difference is, but it's lovely. What Steve added was a distinct Lower Midwestern or "Midland" accent, which is common throughout the southern half of Indiana, into Ohio, northern Kentucky and into parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania, with regional differences. It's very different from Steve's normal Brooklyn accent. Randall actually sounds a LOT like NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, who is of that same Scottish-Irish ancestry and hails from Columbus, Indiana. This works really well for MU, since it appears that this university is located in the Monster World version of the American Midwest, perhaps near one of the Great Lakes. We know that Don has a STRONG Wisconsin/Minnesota accent, as does George Sanderson, and there's Randall's "Hoosier" twang, so rather than being located along the Mid Atlantic area as I first though, it seems that Monstropolis is a Midwestern city, perhaps analogous to Chicago. pitbulllady
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May 31, 2013 17:11:39 GMT -5
Post by CrazyDiamond on May 31, 2013 17:11:39 GMT -5
It may sound strange, but I don't have an accent, really. People make fun of me for being an "accent chameleon", as I tend to pick up the accents of people I talk to, and can switch accents on the go. I do have troubles with Australian/NZ and quite a few British accents (not RP, obviously), though. I guess that my "neutral" accent is some form of US accent, probably Midwestern, given my ties to Chicago... To be honest, I dislike the Czech accent. It sounds like a mixture of German and Polish accents. When listening to others speaking English, it sounds weird... Some people make it even worse by suffering from what I call "sudden bursts of RP": the person talks with Czech accent, yet uses British RP for selected words. It sounds REALLY funny . For example, a colleague of mine pronounces "data" as "dowta", while pronouncing "database" correctly, eg. "dowta in deh database got coroopted" ;D. I feel like watching Clockwork Orange every time he talks ;D I like the variety of German accents. I mean, they remind me of different "german" movie character archetypes: - German English - professor of psychiatry at a US university- Austrian English - mad scientist- Swiss English - good-hearted candy manufacturer
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May 31, 2013 23:48:17 GMT -5
Post by mintygreen on May 31, 2013 23:48:17 GMT -5
It may sound strange, but I don't have an accent, really. People make fun of me for being an "accent chameleon", as I tend to pick up the accents of people I talk to, and can switch accents on the go. I do have troubles with Australian/NZ and quite a few British accents (not RP, obviously), though. I guess that my "neutral" accent is some form of US accent, probably Midwestern, given my ties to Chicago... To be honest, I dislike the Czech accent. It sounds like a mixture of German and Polish accents. When listening to others speaking English, it sounds weird... Some people make it even worse by suffering from what I call "sudden bursts of RP": the person talks with Czech accent, yet uses British RP for selected words. It sounds REALLY funny . For example, a colleague of mine pronounces "data" as "dowta", while pronouncing "database" correctly, eg. "dowta in deh database got coroopted" ;D. I feel like watching Clockwork Orange every time he talks ;D I like the variety of German accents. I mean, they remind me of different "german" movie character archetypes: - German English - professor of psychiatry at a US university- Austrian English - mad scientist- Swiss English - good-hearted candy manufacturerI'm not too familiar with what a Czech accent is like since it's not one you hear in movies or on the news or much in general around here. That's interesting though about your voice. That's actually a pretty good talent to have if you're an actor.
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