Why are all future human heroes American?
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That's because an evil British person sounds much more nefarious. Have you ever seen 1984? Just listen to O'Brien.EmileeElectro said:
I personally would love to see a game were you play as a British mobster. like something from the Guy Ritchie movies. But at least Brits aren't depicted as terrorists or anything like every other ethnicity and their dogs.
But you know what's really interesting? The french are nowhere to be found in games. Has anyone else noticed that?
He's obviously on to something, I mean coincidentally all of our presidents are Americans, we should really try to be more culturally accepting.
Also by reading a lot of the comment do we get to yell "self-absorbed" every time I hear a British accent in a game, or is that obviously just "variety" I'm confused on the PC on this topic.
Also by reading a lot of the comment do we get to yell "self-absorbed" every time I hear a British accent in a game, or is that obviously just "variety" I'm confused on the PC on this topic.
you have not landed on another planet its a moon you haven't landed on mars yet and Russians where the first in space so why shouldn't they all speak Russian or really bad comedy star trek onetoapat said:
I'm not sure you understood my post, seeing as how the location in which an individual teaches does not affect their accent...Unless they're teaching English to English speakers with an accent, then a LotR effect may take place...Other than that it shouldn't happen. If you meant that teachers abroad teach a non-American accent, that is debatable. I would propose that many English teachers abroad are Americans, not English, Australian, or the others. This is simply because we like to send people throughout the world to promote the American way of life. And we have many people with which to do so. So I do believe that American English is seen as more accent-less than other English accents. And that's precisely what I said.murphy7801 said:
since about only 5% us citizens leave the continent of america also alot english is taught with english uk accent due to are left over cultural influences. also technically there is a type of english which is supposed to be accent free which doesnt sound english or american or welsh for that matter.
Y'know, I actually do see that a lot, in videos especially, and it's strange to me because 96% of the time I can understand the person in the video easily. Then again, I grew up knowing people from Poland, Korea, South Africa, Germany... so, you know, a little bit of a brogue hardly bothers me at all.phar said:
*pfffft!* Says you! Did you know the EXACT center of the universe is on American soil?! It's in New York City; just ask anyone there!Silva said:
I just finished taking a class in English linguistics, and this is true; what most people think of as an "American" accent is considered technically unaccented, even by the experts, because it's the closest vocal approximation of words as they appear when written. For instance, we pronounce the final /r/ sound in the word "better" whereas a speaker from England wouldn't. So maybe a better term would be "neutral" rather than "unaccented."Imat said:
But I don't buy that we "send people throughout the world to promote the American way of life." That's retarded; it makes us sound like freakin missionaries, like we're trying to convert everyone else. Even English teachers from countries other than America are encouraged to teach using an "American" accent, simply because it's easier to teach according to a standard. Saying things like that just reinforces the stereotype of Americans as pompous assholes, and I'm starting to wonder if the rest of the world doesn't maybe have a point.