Whats Your Accent

[mokes310]

You're thinking of dialect.

not really. a Dialect is a massive variation on a language, determined by region. like in China, the main language is Mandarin, but most places have their own dialects (I live in suzhou, they speak the Suzhounese Dialect, to the north they speak Wuxinese. not very original names, but case and point)

How many linguistics and communications books do I need to quote before I prove my point?

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

Simple british, as far as i know. I don't have any regional dialect like south london, northern or brummie. i'm just normal.

 

[Spazticated]

Your average Kiwi accent with a large dash of Southland "Burr" mixed in for good measure.

 

[Tron900]

YORKSHIRE ACCENT FOR THE WIN!!

 

[Skratt]

I was born in Michigan and for some reason have never picked up an accent. It's a curious thing, but I have yet to meet someone from the Midwest US (that did not move here from somewhere else) that has an accent.

 

[Nuke_em_05]

American "Midland" Accent, I believe it is called, which is generally considered "no accent" to Americans. To other countries it might be considered the "default" American accent, where it isn't attributed to a particular region of the U.S.; where accents like Dakota, Wisconsin, Southern, Chicago, or New York accents are.

 

[mobsterlobster]

I have a Bolton accent. Because I'm from Bolton. So that's why I have the accent. I just wanted to type more than just "I have a Bolton accent" so I'm stretching it out as much as possible.

 

[RanD00M]

Anyone remember this thread? [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.115494?page=1]

I was gonna link that you ninja.

And i guess i have a accent since everyone has one.Unless you're a mute.

 

[Goenitz]

Canadian with a slight Scottish tone. I also have some prevalent Scottish words in my vocabulary.

"Ill tell ye that for nuth-in!"

 

[LeonLethality]

Canadian! Because I am from Canadia!

yup and it is noticably different from americans (which I never knew till I talked to an american in person -high fives for canadian accents-

 

[Aurora219]

I have a weak Devonshire accent. My dad is a farmer but I live in a larger town so it's tempered.

 

[meowchef]

Can most people tell they have an accent? I think it is pretty common for people to assume they have no accent, and that everyone else does. I am from Kansas, and think I sound normal, but am sure people from the northeast or south think I sound much different.

 

[Sparrow]

Americans do not have accents, its called normal speak.

You're confusing America with England, methinks.

Ahem. Anyway. I have a pretty average Kentish accent. Not common, but not posh either.

[sup]Middle class FTW![/sup]

 

[Nugma]

Hard to describe. I'm from Denmark but fortunately I don't have the stupid Danish accent, I pronounce words in a very English way, but as much as I sound English, you can hear I'm not English.. It's complicated, many people have asked if I'm English, but I don't think I sound too English. Somewhat perhaps, and with a slight amount of Danish thrown in I suppose. Can't avoid that.

 

[dontreallyknow]

I'm from Norway, and not that good in English, I speak much like Petter Solberg(that rally driver)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaeh8FRPANs&NR=1&feature=fvwp(sorry about the link, I haven't leard how to make "spoiler, click to view")...ok, maybe not that bad, but you get the point

 

[Treefingers]

I have no accent apparently...

I don't have an accent...

Everybody has an accent. Saying that you dont doesnt even make sense.

 

[garjian]

YORKSHIRE ACCENT FOR THE WIN!!

where in yorkshire?
yorkshire has quite a few different accents you know...

now i was gonna say i have a yorkshire accent, but that wouldnt make any sense now...
so, i suppose i have to call it Brafordian

 

[RADEOCIDE]

It's a mixture.


I have a slightly different way of saying my "a's" and I also have a bit of a Canadian accent as well.
Depending on certain words and how things are pronounced, it's a swirl of Canadian/Australian.

 

[iJosh]

Canadian! Because I am from Canadia!

This. Me too eh?