Accents (country, American, quote, history, Inci)

FireInCairo · 02-04-2009, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 4ZZZ

This reminds me of when I took my son, when he was 16, to the UK to visit relatives. We were walking down the road one evening and he was talking to me and these young girls heard him and made a beeline over and made him talk. They wanted him to say G'day and he refused saying he had never said it and never would.

I actually think that a lot of the colloquialisms that Aussies used to say like G'day, Sheila and Fair Dinkum for example may not be as prevalent in the younger city people.

As to Spunk well yeah, when I moved back to Australia in the early 70's it was a well used word and certainly had a different meaning in the UK

I spose I am one of those "younger city people", and I hate all those colloquialisms. They make me cringe. The knowledge that wherever I go in this world, I will be pegged as one of those frickin' Steve Irwin freaks absolutely disgusts me.

~~ADELE~~ · 02-05-2009, 08:10 AM

throw a few tinnies in the barbie mate that'll get them riledin the walkabout

jibber · 02-06-2009, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by FireInCairo

I spose I am one of those "younger city people", and I hate all those colloquialisms. They make me cringe. The knowledge that wherever I go in this world, I will be pegged as one of those frickin' Steve Irwin freaks absolutely disgusts me.

well if it makes you feel any better, I always think of massivley drunken crazy partiers when I think of aussies. you guys get ****in insane when you dirnk. absolute nutjobs

Pornographie Nouveau · 02-13-2009, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by GravitySlips

I've a Glaswegian accent

and an excellent accent it is too!

I love French/Italian/Swedish accents too.

: O
I have a Glaswegian accent weakened by New Zealand and my dad's strange mix of South Arican and Scottish.

Yeah.

~~coryallen2~~ · 02-13-2009, 08:20 AM

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Mojo · 02-13-2009, 08:27 AM

I love Irish and Aussie accents. I still laugh to myself thinking about my Aussie cousins boyfriend saying "**** the red man" referring to traffic lights while crossing a road. All in a very strong Aussie accent of course. And when I was out there I loved just listening to people talk.

I'm not a fan of a very strong Glasweigan accent as I cant understand it. Even though the Scottish accent is supposed to be very close to the Geordie I still cant understand Glasweigans.

The Manc accent I dont mind but when very broad it can annoy me slightly, as can the Scouse. I'm not a fan of the ****ney or Brummie.

I have a Mackem (Sunderland) accent which to someone who doesnt live up here will just sound Geordie. There are minor differences though. If i was to walk through Newcastle on derby day I'd get lynched if i opened my mouth as they would be able to tell I was "one of them" right away.

I dont feel I have a very strong accent, even though Im probably identifiable to someone from further south as being from the north east. Oddly though my accent can get stronger and stronger with every beer until its ridiculously broad.

NSW · 04-03-2009, 01:49 PM

Bump.

So…I find it interesting how peoples “accents” can change after living in a different place for so long. Today, I was in a meeting with the controller of our company, who happens to be English, and I was noticing how he talks with this strange mix of English accent and Texan drawl since having lived here for about 15 years or so. One second he’s talking about how that “thang” isn’t right and how it “ain’t gonna” work, and the next he’s saying that the “drawer-ing” for that “pawt” doesn’t have the right “dater” on it (that’s “drawing”, “part”, and “data” for those having a hard time keeping up). He also said “sked-yule” instead of “shed-yule”…which is totally American right? Anyway, I got so caught up in listening to him talk that I completely lost track of discussing the topic at hand, until he asked me a question, at which point I stared at him blankly, blinked a couple times to get my brain working again and gave some half-assed answer. I’m sure he thinks I’m an idiot.

SATCHMO · 04-03-2009, 01:53 PM

Well, I currently live in Southern Maine which clearl has the ugliest unsexy accent in the world.

jackhammer · 04-03-2009, 02:25 PM

I have an accent to people outside of the U.K but I don't have any particular accent having moved around a lot. When I go back home to see my dad he tell's me stop talking posh ! (He's a brummie- That's B'ham U.K) yet my friend has been in cheltenham longer than me and he still has a brummie accent. I'm bloody glad mine has gone!

WWWP · 04-03-2009, 02:26 PM

People comment on my "accent" a lot but I don't think I have one. I think I just say words incorrectly.

02-13-2009, 08:27 AM	#66 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I love Irish and Aussie accents. I still laugh to myself thinking about my Aussie cousins boyfriend saying "** the red man" referring to traffic lights while crossing a road. All in a very strong Aussie accent of course. And when I was out there I loved just listening to people talk. I'm not a fan of a very strong Glasweigan accent as I cant understand it. Even though the Scottish accent is supposed to be very close to the Geordie I still cant understand Glasweigans. The Manc accent I dont mind but when very broad it can annoy me slightly, as can the Scouse. I'm not a fan of the **ney or Brummie. I have a Mackem (Sunderland) accent which to someone who doesnt live up here will just sound Geordie. There are minor differences though. If i was to walk through Newcastle on derby day I'd get lynched if i opened my mouth as they would be able to tell I was "one of them" right away. I dont feel I have a very strong accent, even though Im probably identifiable to someone from further south as being from the north east. Oddly though my accent can get stronger and stronger with every beer until its ridiculously broad. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

04-03-2009, 01:49 PM	#67 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	Bump. So…I find it interesting how peoples “accents” can change after living in a different place for so long. Today, I was in a meeting with the controller of our company, who happens to be English, and I was noticing how he talks with this strange mix of English accent and Texan drawl since having lived here for about 15 years or so. One second he’s talking about how that “thang” isn’t right and how it “ain’t gonna” work, and the next he’s saying that the “drawer-ing” for that “pawt” doesn’t have the right “dater” on it (that’s “drawing”, “part”, and “data” for those having a hard time keeping up). He also said “sked-yule” instead of “shed-yule”…which is totally American right? Anyway, I got so caught up in listening to him talk that I completely lost track of discussing the topic at hand, until he asked me a question, at which point I stared at him blankly, blinked a couple times to get my brain working again and gave some half-assed answer. I’m sure he thinks I’m an idiot. __________________ Hi.

04-03-2009, 02:25 PM	#69 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I have an accent to people outside of the U.K but I don't have any particular accent having moved around a lot. When I go back home to see my dad he tell's me stop talking posh ! (He's a brummie- That's B'ham U.K) yet my friend has been in cheltenham longer than me and he still has a brummie accent. I'm bloody glad mine has gone! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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04-03-2009, 01:53 PM	#68 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Well, I currently live in Southern Maine which clearl has the ugliest unsexy accent in the world.