My co-worker is saying I pronounce "syrup" funny and now he's saying I say "cawfee". Nuuu!
Do you have an accent? If so, do you pronounce any things atypically?
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My co-worker is saying I pronounce "syrup" funny and now he's saying I say "cawfee". Nuuu!
Do you have an accent? If so, do you pronounce any things atypically?
I sound like a typical American, I guess. There isn't really an accent for the west, but Utahns are lazy with pronunciation and often drop t's in words.
I've been told I have a bit of an accent but hell if I know of what. I mispronounce things because of my speech impediment. R's sounds like W's and what not.
al-muh nd instead of am-uh nd which is baffling to some people in my family.
America has a wide range of accents. There isn't really a "typical" American accent.
It's all geographical. Minnesotans & Dakotans have an Anglo-Canadianesque accent. People from New England have what is known as a "Bostonian" accent. Southerners have their own, & those in & around Louisiana have their own accent.
You probably don't notice yours, because sometimes it's harder for us to distinguish our own. What people consider the "standard" American accent is a take on the Midwestern accent. It's considered the most "neutral" in the business.
Someone telling me they like my accent is always baffling. I think I sound very plain, while just about EVERY other accent sounds very interesting and has its own character. I suppose everyone likely feels this way, though.
I'm not sure how I would describe it. Anglo-Canadian with hints of the New England/Bostonian accent maybe, since I live in what is essentially the New England area of Canada just an hour or so from Maine.
That being said, even "Anglo-Canadian" can mean many very different things. There are increased hints of Irish/Scottish on the east coast. I know people as near as Ontario who think Maritimers sound ridiculous.
This is a pretty good example of how thick the accent can get. NSFW for some pretty vulgar language
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EDZMkrkGn0
Last edited by Kalevala; 06-04-2014 at 06:56 AM.
Nah, no accent here.
ah jus kinae git wah ya bastuhds dannar oonderstahnd uhs
I would like to draw attention to "pronucations" and ridicule you endlessly for it. Har har har, "pronucations", har.
Some people say I pronounce Eggplant a bit weird.
I say Ohh-ber-jeen.
'Water' as 'whoowt-ah', and there are very little t's and h's getting included. This is typical South Eastern cockney kinda stuff though.
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What happened to the wierd filter? I really enjoyed the obnoxious wEIrd that appeared.Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna
Combo PacNW and Montana accent, which makes sense because I grew up in both. I never thought my dialect was particularly notable, but this accent test I took had me pegged down to the exact city so apparently I do have a notable one!
"Pronuncations"?
ARE YOU DOING THIS ON PURPOSE?
I have a (fairly weak in comparison to what you'll find deep in Newcastle) North-Eastern England accent called Geordie.
LET THE HAMMER FALL
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