Poll: Upper-class English accents... your views, please
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By upper-class do you mean like the aristocracy or like, say, a BBC presenter (otherwise known as RP)?
I am English and I am more towards the BBC end of that scale even though I was raised in the North East. I find the way the aristos speak rather affected and annoying. Stephen Fry on the other hand is one of my favourite people. Also, some of the things he says might not be so funny if he didn't talk that way.
As regards to how other people see me? The accent is generally a boon in certain circumstances i.e. jobs, as it is often seen as a sign of a good education, but there have been many people who have taken offence at the way that I speak getting really chippy and saying that I feel that I am superior to them. If they only knew! It was especially problematic when growing up in the North East, kids can be especially cruel when you don't fit in.
As far as attraction is concerned a lot of women have said that they like the way that I speak but, for my part, I can't say that I have a preference except in two cases, firstly, I have always been overly fond of women with soft geordie accents for some reason and secondly, I cannot actually bear to listen to a Liverpudlian accent at all without wanting to punch the owner of it or run screaming from the room.
I can do a quite passable East London accent too. Being a 'social chameleon' has been helpful in the past but I no longer do this for some reason. Either I have become more comfortable with who I am or I just don't care anymore.
I am English and I am more towards the BBC end of that scale even though I was raised in the North East. I find the way the aristos speak rather affected and annoying. Stephen Fry on the other hand is one of my favourite people. Also, some of the things he says might not be so funny if he didn't talk that way.
As regards to how other people see me? The accent is generally a boon in certain circumstances i.e. jobs, as it is often seen as a sign of a good education, but there have been many people who have taken offence at the way that I speak getting really chippy and saying that I feel that I am superior to them. If they only knew! It was especially problematic when growing up in the North East, kids can be especially cruel when you don't fit in.
As far as attraction is concerned a lot of women have said that they like the way that I speak but, for my part, I can't say that I have a preference except in two cases, firstly, I have always been overly fond of women with soft geordie accents for some reason and secondly, I cannot actually bear to listen to a Liverpudlian accent at all without wanting to punch the owner of it or run screaming from the room.
I can do a quite passable East London accent too. Being a 'social chameleon' has been helpful in the past but I no longer do this for some reason. Either I have become more comfortable with who I am or I just don't care anymore.
I don't mind it, untill someone tells me that southern upper-class accents don't exist, It's just speaking properly, and I should learn to speak properly instead of having a northern accent. I disliked this person immensely.
EDIT:, I'm not really sure what my particular accent is except that it's northern, but I guess it would be a cross between Manchester and Stockport accents.
EDIT:, I'm not really sure what my particular accent is except that it's northern, but I guess it would be a cross between Manchester and Stockport accents.
Received Pronunciation.
Yeah I speak with it, as do my arents, my sister tends to just pick up whatever accent she hears the most of.
Most people seem okay with my accent, though some people automatically assume I'm posh when they hear me talk, which isn't too bad because I'm generaly almost stereotypically stuffy anyway. I'm basically Giles from BtVS
Yeah I speak with it, as do my arents, my sister tends to just pick up whatever accent she hears the most of.
Most people seem okay with my accent, though some people automatically assume I'm posh when they hear me talk, which isn't too bad because I'm generaly almost stereotypically stuffy anyway. I'm basically Giles from BtVS
It's not the accent that annoys me but the way it is over portrayed in the media. I actually get really exited watching an american show and it has a british person without said accent.
Well it is better than being confused with the Americans and being thought of as stupid.
I enjoy any type of british accent! FLAUNT IT!!!
accept for the cockneys. there just weird.
when my friend bribed me to watch the chick flick leap year. which more or less has an American girl go over to Ireland and find her boyfriend but finds someone ten times better. so for the whole movie, you hear amy adams nice voice and the pretty Irish boys accents and then you hear the girl's previous boyfriend and HOLY CRAP WAS HIS VOICE ANNOYING!!!!
it is a change and it is not as harsh as how Canadians and Americans sound.
I enjoy any type of british accent! FLAUNT IT!!!
accept for the cockneys. there just weird.
when my friend bribed me to watch the chick flick leap year. which more or less has an American girl go over to Ireland and find her boyfriend but finds someone ten times better. so for the whole movie, you hear amy adams nice voice and the pretty Irish boys accents and then you hear the girl's previous boyfriend and HOLY CRAP WAS HIS VOICE ANNOYING!!!!
it is a change and it is not as harsh as how Canadians and Americans sound.
To be honest although i dislike the toffery it's commonly accossiated with, i love the posher 'Oxbridge' graduate accent
i'm northern and i hate my accent
Grimsby to be exact. and it's not the most beautiful and poetic voice you've ever heard
So as much as i would like to speak like that
i don't really care if anyone else does or doesn't
it's not how the words sound that matter. It's what they're conveying that do
that's why i don't have a huge problem with American-English
i'm northern and i hate my accent
Grimsby to be exact. and it's not the most beautiful and poetic voice you've ever heard
So as much as i would like to speak like that
i don't really care if anyone else does or doesn't
it's not how the words sound that matter. It's what they're conveying that do
that's why i don't have a huge problem with American-English
I find it boring personally. I have one of those accents, though I don't sound really posh, just typical Southern Queen's-English accent, I am from Surrey after all.
Strangely enough though, I've had people from other parts of the country (typically from the North) tell me I have a very cool voice. I prefer Northern accents myself, and for some reason I adore Liverpudlian accents. I love Scouse girls, their accent sounds amazing.
Strangely enough though, I've had people from other parts of the country (typically from the North) tell me I have a very cool voice. I prefer Northern accents myself, and for some reason I adore Liverpudlian accents. I love Scouse girls, their accent sounds amazing.
Posho English?
A very few certain people can pull it off - the rest sounds like smug, arrogant assholes.
Pisses me the hell off. I mean, you can pronunciate the words without sounding like such a massive douchebag - so why on Earth would you?
I've got a Southern accent myself. Brighton, I'm told. Apparently slightly cockney.
A very few certain people can pull it off - the rest sounds like smug, arrogant assholes.
Pisses me the hell off. I mean, you can pronunciate the words without sounding like such a massive douchebag - so why on Earth would you?
I've got a Southern accent myself. Brighton, I'm told. Apparently slightly cockney.
See, I move often so my accent is kind of in the middle, but I'm apparently 'well-spoken'.Goody said:
When I'm up North people say I sound like a posh Southerner, when I'm down South people tell me I sound like a posh Northerner. I just wish I was less posh: even if I tell someone the time of day it sounds like a sarcastic type of arrogance is dripping from my mouth as I speak. Apparently makes people believe me more, though...
Meh , i naturally have a south-english accent (not very distinctive), but i can change my accent for pretty much any part of the country (including scotland and wales).
Always good for comedic effect.
Anyway, back on point, to be honest accent doesn't define who someone is , ive met cockneys who were geniuses and the nicest people ever, and ive met upper classed accented people who were complete and utter Cu*censored*s
Always good for comedic effect.
Anyway, back on point, to be honest accent doesn't define who someone is , ive met cockneys who were geniuses and the nicest people ever, and ive met upper classed accented people who were complete and utter Cu*censored*s
Stems from the class war - every time George Osborne speaks I want to fucking vomit, not just from the words, but from the snotty delivery. An accent like that marks you out as at least upper-middle class English, a group that working-class Scottish people (oh hi) find themselves in natural opposition to. Cameron and Osborne are doing it no favours just now...
I quite like the upper class english accent. I myself have no accent, so I cannot attest to what it is like to be looked down upon due to them.
As for no accent: What do almost all people who sing sound like? Canadians. The majority of Canadians (not maritimers or albertians) have no accent, that is we are the baseline.
As for no accent: What do almost all people who sing sound like? Canadians. The majority of Canadians (not maritimers or albertians) have no accent, that is we are the baseline.
I have a mostly Northern American accent. Which is interesting, in that growing up, I had a weak Southern American accent, until one day in high school I decided I didn't like my accent and I wanted a new one...and it really was that easy to change it.
Given that I'm a dumb American, though, I find almost any British accent sexy, except Cockney.
Given that I'm a dumb American, though, I find almost any British accent sexy, except Cockney.
I talk with that kind of accent when I want to sound classy. I'm American, born and raised, but I've heard the accent enough to be able to imitate it fairly well.
