Accents

TheBig3 · 08-21-2009, 05:46 PM

I was looking for some of his better lines, but this ain't bad. Maybe I'm bias, but god I love living where I do.

Burning Down · 08-21-2009, 06:31 PM

A prime example of the New Zealand accent:

Theis ees whut mye deid souwnds luk

A la Flight of the Conchords

Astronomer · 08-21-2009, 06:35 PM

^ I'm visiting New Zealand soon, I love their accent.

Burning Down · 08-21-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus

^ I'm visiting New Zealand soon, I love their accent.

Lucky you! My dad is from Auckland.

Astronomer · 08-21-2009, 08:46 PM

Yeah, my parents are living there at the moment, but in the South Island. Going to visit them!

Double X · 08-22-2009, 12:06 AM

They sounds just like Austrailians...?

Astronomer · 08-22-2009, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Double X

They sounds just like Austrailians...?

Similar, but still noticeably different. Over here you can pick a Kiwi accent immediately from an Australian one. Although that New Zealand newsreader sounds very Australian.

If you watch the second video, NZs say "Sux" while we say "Six", they are "cints" while we say "cents"... it's hard to describe really but it is definitely a noticeable stray from the Aussie accent.

Burning Down · 08-22-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Double X

They sounds just like Austrailians...?

lol

My dad showed our neighbor that video after they asked is he was from Aus.

LoathsomePete · 08-26-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

I was looking for some of his better lines, but this ain't bad. Maybe I'm bias, but god I love living where I do.

Oh god when I first started working at my last job I made the mistake of saying "For supper I want a party platter" like JFK and somebody there is a HUGE Clone High fan so for the entire day he spoke like that, was funny for a few hours then just got boring. I have yet to visit the East Coast but god damn if people talk like that over there I'm going.

crash_override · 08-26-2009, 12:14 PM

New York and Boston accents are they only ones I really can't stand.

I love a canadian accent on a female, as well as central northern american.

I think german is the coolest accent, all their words are just so metal.

I'm from the midwest where we speak clearly and annunciate all our words. So I'm not sure I have an accent at all.

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	A prime example of the New Zealand accent: Theis ees whut mye deid souwnds luk A la Flight of the Conchords

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Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	They sounds just like Austrailians...?