Have you ever wanted some type of accent?

[Wraith]

Me, personally, I would love to have an English/British accent. One that isn't too heavy, yet if I spoke with British slang it would sound natural. I would NOT shut up, ever and I know a good amount of people hear where I live would find it attractive. So my question to you guys is have you ever wanted to speak with an accent in any way, shape or form?

Captcha: call me maybe

Captcha are you trying to seduce me?

 

[Quaxar]

Cue the "there is no such thing as a British accent" comments.

OT: Brummie would be neat. No matter what you say you always sound totally depressed. I wonder if there are Brummie clowns...

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Quite the opposite, I'd like to have less of an accent. I'm Somerset raised, but from a fairly middle class family in a mostly middle class town, so my Westcountry-ness only comes through much when I get drunk. However, I've noticed since being at university that I actually have quite a posh accent (this is probably what most Americans mean when they say British accent), and it's a bit annoying really. Curse my English teacher mother!

 

[an annoyed writer]

I wanted to speak in various accents, so I listened to people who spoke in them naturally and mimicked them. Not too hard, since I naturally have a "broadcast voice" of sorts. So when I want an accent, I can pretty much pull one out when I want one.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

oh god yes, considering my area is known for having the most "accentless" accent conceived (which is why we have a cajillion call centers in this area), i'd very much like to have an accent so chicks actually find it attractive when i speak, and not just put them to sleep when they hear my voice.

i'd prefer an irish style accent, but just about any european accent would do.

 

[sextus the crazy]

Not terribly. Accents are fun to listen to, but ultimately, I like the one I'm familiar with.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Me, personally, I would love to have an English/British accent. One that isn't too heavy, yet if I spoke with British slang it would sound natural. I would NOT shut up, ever and I know a good amount of people hear where I live would find it attractive.

What kind of British accent? We've got as many as you Americans, don't forget!

OT: Brummie would be neat. No matter what you say you always sound totally depressed. I wonder if there are Brummie clowns...

LOL... quite true, that. I read 'Brummie' and thought you had to be mad, but you've got the national stereotype down, there!

OT: I'm OK as I am, I guess... I have a bog-standard L-RP accent, but depending on who I speak with, I change my accent to match theirs, most of the time, whether it's uber-posh, Eastend, Geordie, West Country... or even Manhattan... ¬_¬ *shrug*

 

[KarmaTheAlligator]

Not really. I already have one that's supposed to be very sexy, but I don't see it.

 

[Silly Hats]

I really hate mine. Australian accents either sound like a semi lisp or they either speak while lengthening or shorting words.

 

[Shock and Awe]

I have a Southern (US) accent at times.

 

[Frission]

Everyone already has an accent.

 

[Zantos]

I wouldn't want to change mine, Yorkshire is too glorious to want to change, and the mightiest of them all is the Barnsley accent. I simply can't imagine what I would do if I had to have the 30 or so different words that are used if you don't have the benefit of the multi-purpose, context sensitive 'Ar' or ' '. And I'd sure miss the ability to stop outsiders from eavesdropping by turning up the accent to the point where no one from outside Yorkshire can understand it. Remember kids, Kes was toned down so others could understand what was said, and even then they still need subtitles.

Though if I had to choose, Australian. On my mates stag do I donned a cork hat and convinced half a bar I was from the University of Wallaballoo doing my year abroad in Leeds. Though I don't know if I was convincing, or it was just the effect saturday nights in Leeds has on people.

 

[IGetNoSlack]

I have slight Boston accent slips out here and there.

I'm from Chicago. Only been to Boston for a week. 8 years ago.

And it has never fully left.

 

[XMark]

I'd like to have whatever accent Sean Bean has.

 

[Hazy992]

I'm fine with my accent for the most part, I just wish it was a little deeper and didn't sound so dopey

 

[Mithcha]

I already have an accent, South West London meets east. Comes from being right on the border between east and west whilst also being about two steps from inner London. Plus my parents were sort of east. It's still distinctly local, somebody from the area could pick up that I'm from there and it has lessened as I've aged, but I like it. Do laugh when people outside of London end up thinking I'm a cockney though. I'm as cockney as a poodle.

 

[MopBox]

I'm from Baltimore so I have an accent, it's just terrible.

 

[Tiger King]

I'd like to have whatever accent Sean Bean has.

pretty sure he's from Yorkshire by his accent.

 

[The]

I have a deep voice accent, does that count? I was born in Russia, but I never had an accent, and I still can't pull it off. I still use certain Russian expressions when speaking English, though.

 

[Tiger King]

Me, personally, I would love to have an English/British accent. One that isn't too heavy, yet if I spoke with British slang it would sound natural. I would NOT shut up, ever and I know a good amount of people hear where I live would find it attractive. So my question to you guys is have you ever wanted to speak with an accent in any way, shape or form?

Captcha: call me maybe

Captcha are you trying to seduce me?

not to go off topic but why are some of you guys so enthralled by our run of the mill, sometimes mistaken for Australian accent?
not that I'm complaining but after being told the fourth or fith time by some Californian stunners, that by rights shouldn't even be glancing your way, that
"oh my god your accent is sooo hot"
you tend to go a bit WTF!?

on topic I'm ok with my accent, wish I wasn't so softly spoken though.