Accents

[Freya]

Let's talk about them again. The Ma'am thread started this.

I live in Oklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plains in the form of tornadoes. I was born in texas but primarily grew up in wyoming. Wyoming has a neutral accent. I've been living in oklahoma about 4 years now though and the stupid accent has been creeping into my own for a bit now.

So now i have this weird mix of northern-southern-western blah.

What accent do you have and what are some phrases that are normal for you but not for others?

[Unbreakable Will]

I've been suppressing my southern accent for years, but lately it's been coming out more and more so I figured "Eh just go with it".

As for phrases, I tend to say "Much obliged.", "Y'all" and other such southern-isms quite often. :shoot:

[Araciel]

If you live near Toronto, you pronounce it 'Torono'.

[Freya]

Oh people from south dakota say Beg not Bag.

[Faris]

Sure, I have an accent. What aboot it, eh?

[Pheesh]

Crikey, not this bloomin' thread again, mates!

[Tasura]

Sure, I have an accent. What aboot it, eh?

[noxious.sunshine]

I used to have a horrible Southern accent that is actually indigenous to my area South Eastern Tennessee (where I'm from. Ya know.. In Iron Man 3 when he's with that kid? My hometown is about 45 min north of there). My parents and siblings, all being from Ohio, ended up with the accent. And of course me, 'cuz I was born there. My parents still have it, as does my brother, but my sister & I lost ours and we both speak in a neutral/northern accent. I actually worked relatively hard to get rid of mine 'cuz the kids @ the Christian school made fun of me over it.

I still say things like "I used to could do that" and I still say "eyeball" and a precious few other words in a Southern accent. But what's funny, you'd think once you've lost it, you'd be able to at least speak in that accent again. I cannot. Unless I'm impersonating my dad or being sarcastic. In no way can I ever do it in my normal voice. Although I will say, I'm pretty dam good @ sounding like Sarah Palin. XD

One of my sister's friends is from Chattanooga, moved to Wisconsin, moved back down to Nashville. She has an odd Wisconsin-Southern accent mix. It's quite funny to listen to.

[Shorty]

Utahns don't pronounce t's. Or enunciate at all, rilly.

[Pike]

Oh people from south dakota say Beg not Bag.

The Pacific Northwest says bayg. So does Northern Ireland actually. And probably Ireland as a whole.

I consider my accent to be pretty neutral and "Standard American" but according to Wikipedia there are some moderate differences between the Pacific NW/Rocky Mountains accent and the standard accent. Nothing really noticeable unless you're a linguist or you really dig, I'm sure.

[Laddy]

I have no Southern accent and I am proud of this fact.

[noxious.sunshine]

High Five, Laddy. lulz

My sister's GF is from NE TN (Bristol, actually) and she says "toad" instead of "told". It's very subtle though.

I will say though, I could listen to Paula Deen & Dr. Phil talk all day long. I love their accents.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I imagine I have at least a mild Southern accent. Apparently I like to do lots of voices and impersonations, and don't really notice when I do them.

Apparently not as thick as people from other areas hope for when I visit them and they know where I'm from.

[Iceglow]

I am an accent. Well ok not really. I have a typically British accent. I know a few people will claim I sound cockney but generally speaking that would be me dumbing my usual accent down.

[Psychotic]

I have a typically British accent.

No, you don't. London and Britain are not the same thing. I have a generic British accent, and you don't sound a smurfing lick like me you common pigherder. No-one on TV sounds like you. Have you never noticed that?

I know a few people will claim I sound cockney

Not even that. You are a mixture of cockney and Estuary English. Either way, if someone heard you talk they'd know exactly what part of the country you were from. I've heard your posh voice and you still say words like "with" as "wiv" and "now" as "naaah", and spray that liberally with glottal stops.