Accents

[Montoya]

I have a California accent. :mog: The slang I use is mixed from the Los Angeles and Bay areas. I use Duuuude and liek a lot, but my slang is mild compared to a lot of people here where I live.

[Heath]

South West Wales accent. At least it's not as bad as North Wales, where you seriously cannot understand what they are saying when they speak English.

Stupid gogs.

*Compulsory return banter here* Not that I am Welsh, but I've lived in North Wales for 13 years, so I may as well be.

[Rikku_Yuffie_girl]

I sound like a boring American :[

[Yar]

Midwestern Accent. Basically the accent that you would hear news anchors and journalists speak with on TV in the US.

Many anchors have to take Midwestern accent classes. It is a very clear and pronounced accent of English.

[Rye]

That's what Midwestern accent is? Then why do some people from the midwest have that weird accent where it's all nasally twangy and they put "ooooo"'s into their words. Like, instead of school being pronounce "s-kool" it's pronounced like "sk-uuueeel". =o

[Yar]

That's what Midwestern accent is? Then why do some people from the midwest have that weird accent where it's all nasally twangy and they put "ooooo"'s into their words. Like, instead of school being pronounce "s-kool" it's pronounced like "sk-uuueeel". =o

If you're talking about what I think you're talking about, that's the Minnesotan accent. And, yes, while Minnesota is in the Midwest, it's still it's own accent. Same with Chicago.

[rubah]

Being in the Army, I run into a lot of weird accents, some of them Cyrillic.

[Momiji]

That's what Midwestern accent is? Then why do some people from the midwest have that weird accent where it's all nasally twangy and they put "ooooo"'s into their words. Like, instead of school being pronounce "s-kool" it's pronounced like "sk-uuueeel". =o

Because that's some, not all.

[Mo-Nercy]

In the past, I've been told that I had a slight American accent. No doubt a result of years and years of my childhood spent watching The Simpsons.

I don't think I have it anymore though. I speak non-rhotically now The letter R is for losers.

I've always lived in Australia, and I've always known OF the vernacular, slangs and sayings but I've only recently began to use them naturally. I think it's because of a recent influx of Aussie friends. I also dabbled in linguistics in the beginning of my time at university so I can actively tell the difference between the Aussie accent and other forms of English. So when I want to, I think I can do a pretty good job of going to and from a strong Aussie accent and my old American-ish one.

My lecturer spoke Boston English btw. What an awesome accent. I was reminded of it when I watched The Departed earlier this week.

[Fate Fatale]

I have the lack of accent that many people around me have. It's a eastern mid-west thing, or so I hear. I, at time, pick up a British tone in my voice on accident. I'm not entirely sure where it came from, but it's there.

[Laddy]

I have a nasty habit of pronouncing pause iIs a British accent.

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I also never use slang, ever. I also avoid the horrible abyss that is Southern terminology.

[Jings]

I have the stereotypical "Noo Yoik" accent. It grows stronger depending on where I am and who I'm talking to, and if I'm calm or angry.

When I was in Manhattan with Huxley, it came back super strong. I was ordering a hot dog for him in front of the Museum of Natural History, and I was like "CAN AY AWDUH A HAHTDAWG WID MUSTUD?" and he was like "lol wut."

Rhode Island is poisoning my accent a bit because I've gone from the slightly nasally "clayssss" for class to a clear New England "clahss". Must work on retaining my accent.

Also, when I'm angry, it comes out like whoa.

I have just returned from a two week holiday to Florida and New York and I must say, New Yorkers have the greatest accents ever! Most of the people I met didn't seem to have this accent though, did I just have terrible bad luck or do only certain parts of the city have it?

All the subway drivers had it though, which was fun when they screamed 'You have to be on the first five trains to go to South Ferry!'. The driver of my particular train shouted this, in increasing volume, about five or six time. It was awesome.

Anyway I have a pretty strong Scottish accent, had to tone it down a couple of notches for the Americans.