Accents

20 Mar 2007

Quote by Drewxcore
There has been an increase in the Ali G type accent which is more akin to Caribbean peoples. Now white youths are using this type of accent, and its developing language.
All this has been developed through the application of media and some great films and music.
The Rasta accent has been around longer, and much of it has been used in the development of urban/rapper/ Ali G talk. But somehow white youths took to the Ali G talk. It would have been unlikely back in the 70's and 80's to have found as many white youths using Rasta talk.

Whats your point marn?
sorry rolleyes

Oh yes the point. That an accent can be easily acquired, if one is immersed in a culture that uses it. Which is how we all learn our accents.
In this case it is acquired mainly through the media and the willingness of today's youth to make it their own language. That's for now though. It may well be followed by something else.
I think you should make it your own personal mission to make german or russian accents cool
What like Borat? Its the same guy as Ali G, but I am not sure he's going to change the next generation of youths with that character.

20 Mar 2007

Quote by duncanlondon
There has been an increase in the Ali G type accent which is more akin to Caribbean peoples. Now white youths are using this type of accent, and its developing language.
All this has been developed through the application of media and some great films and music.
The Rasta accent has been around longer, and much of it has been used in the development of urban/rapper/ Ali G talk. But somehow white youths took to the Ali G talk. It would have been unlikely back in the 70's and 80's to have found as many white youths using Rasta talk.

Whats your point marn?
sorry rolleyes

Oh yes the point. That an accent can be easily acquired, if one is immersed in a culture that uses it. Which is how we all learn our accents.
In this case it is acquired mainly through the media and the willingness of today's youth to make it their own language. That's for now though. It may well be followed by something else.
I think you should make it your own personal mission to make german or russian accents cool
What Like Borat?
Borat was kasakstanie (sp)

20 Mar 2007

Quote by duncanlondon
What Like Borat?

Or Avid Merrion
Thank you please..... lol

20 Mar 2007

Quote by duncanlondon
Oh yes the point. That an accent can be easily acquired, if one is immersed in a culture that uses it. Which is how we all learn our accents.

This is so very true.
I'm a Yorkshireman.
Sheffield born and bred - up to the age of 16.
During my early adult years I spent a great deal of time in what I would call a "mixed environment"
As and when I came back to Sheffield, people would comment that I didn't "sound" the same.
It got so "bad" that after some years, I found that I didn't have a dialect at all. But I could imitate most.
It wasn't until I transferred to a "Yorkshire" regiment that my dialect fully returned.
I was complimented that when I spoke in German, I did it without an English accent. A friend of mine that totally immersed himself in the German net for far too long and far too deeply had trouble speaking English without a German accent.

20 Mar 2007

Quote by Drewxcore
There has been an increase in the Ali G type accent which is more akin to Caribbean peoples. Now white youths are using this type of accent, and its developing language.
All this has been developed through the application of media and some great films and music.
The Rasta accent has been around longer, and much of it has been used in the development of urban/rapper/ Ali G talk. But somehow white youths took to the Ali G talk. It would have been unlikely back in the 70's and 80's to have found as many white youths using Rasta talk.

Whats your point marn?
sorry rolleyes

Oh yes the point. That an accent can be easily acquired, if one is immersed in a culture that uses it. Which is how we all learn our accents.
In this case it is acquired mainly through the media and the willingness of today's youth to make it their own language. That's for now though. It may well be followed by something else.
Ithink you should make it your own personal mission to make german or russian accents cool
Speak Russian to me, and its instant wide on time!
I had an "intimate friend" who spoke reasonable Russian- it was like the scene from "A fish called Wanda" lol

Then the barsteward went & got hitched smackbottom

20 Mar 2007

Quote by winchwench
There has been an increase in the Ali G type accent which is more akin to Caribbean peoples. Now white youths are using this type of accent, and its developing language.
All this has been developed through the application of media and some great films and music.
The Rasta accent has been around longer, and much of it has been used in the development of urban/rapper/ Ali G talk. But somehow white youths took to the Ali G talk. It would have been unlikely back in the 70's and 80's to have found as many white youths using Rasta talk.

Whats your point marn?
sorry rolleyes

Oh yes the point. That an accent can be easily acquired, if one is immersed in a culture that uses it. Which is how we all learn our accents.
In this case it is acquired mainly through the media and the willingness of today's youth to make it their own language. That's for now though. It may well be followed by something else.
Ithink you should make it your own personal mission to make german or russian accents cool
Speak Russian to me, and its instant wide on time!
I had an "intimate friend" who spoke reasonable Russian- it was like the scene from "A fish called Wanda" lol

Then the barsteward went & got hitched smackbottom

I'd quite happily speak russian to you but i know none.....i can speak a few other languages to you if you like ie english,, french, italian, australian, french x

20 Mar 2007

Well if we need some Eastern European accents we could always have the Cheeky Girls back again. lol

20 Mar 2007

Ho hum
I love australian/kiwi accents, had a guy ring me the other day and leave a message on my mobile (swoon)from a Stone/marble company and I have to ring him back this afternoon - can't wait, gonna go all silly!!
Geordies - mmm takes me back to a fantastic holiday romance aged 18 with a guy called Sean who was just so delicious
Winchy with you on russian, a beautiful language. In fact many Eastern european accents are lovely.
Now latin based languages, french, italian, spanish - mmmm lovely.
As for me, being a typical Surrey girl born and bred I have been told many times by non-Southerners and some Londoners that I sound posh :shock: I think I just sound normal, but that's the beauty of accents.
pink x

20 Mar 2007

Quote by blueandpink
Ho hum
I love australian/kiwi accents, had a guy ring me the other day and leave a message on my mobile (swoon)from a Stone/marble company and I have to ring him back this afternoon - can't wait, gonna go all silly!!
Geordies - mmm takes me back to a fantastic holiday romance aged 18 with a guy called Sean who was just so delicious
Winchy with you on russian, a beautiful language. In fact many Eastern european accents are lovely.
Now latin based languages, french, italian, spanish - mmmm lovely.
As for me, being a typical Surrey girl born and bred I have been told many times by non-Southerners and some Londoners that I sound posh :shock: I think I just sound normal, but that's the beauty of accents.
pink x

I agree with you there pink, ive been told i have a lovelly accent, but personally i dont think the voice i use has much of an accent

20 Mar 2007

Up until yesterday I had a serious thing for the Irish accent. North, south, wasn't bothered.
Yesterday we had a lot of trouble with Irish traveller kids in the shop where I work. Throwing stuff around the store, giving abuse to the customers and my staff.
When I asked them to leave, the eldest - 12/13 ish, told me he was going to bend me over the till point and shag me so hard I wouldnt know what had hit me!!! :shock:
Now if a grown man had said that to me in an Irish accent, I'd have bent over for him!!! But at that age, I just wanted to be sick!!!!
Put me off the accent for a while!!!

20 Mar 2007

Quote by Drewxcore
There has been an increase in the Ali G type accent which is more akin to Caribbean peoples. Now white youths are using this type of accent, and its developing language.
All this has been developed through the application of media and some great films and music.
The Rasta accent has been around longer, and much of it has been used in the development of urban/rapper/ Ali G talk. But somehow white youths took to the Ali G talk. It would have been unlikely back in the 70's and 80's to have found as many white youths using Rasta talk.

Whats your point marn?
sorry rolleyes

Oh yes the point. That an accent can be easily acquired, if one is immersed in a culture that uses it. Which is how we all learn our accents.
In this case it is acquired mainly through the media and the willingness of today's youth to make it their own language. That's for now though. It may well be followed by something else.
Ithink you should make it your own personal mission to make german or russian accents cool
Speak Russian to me, and its instant wide on time!
I had an "intimate friend" who spoke reasonable Russian- it was like the scene from "A fish called Wanda" lol

Then the barsteward went & got hitched smackbottom

I'd quite happily speak russian to you but i know none.....i can speak a few other languages to you if you like ie english,, french, italian, australian, french x
Awww, but they just don't do it for me honey. Mind you though, im deviating all the time- never had a thing for spanish accents until my neighbour spoke Spanish in front of me for the first time.
I was talking to his wife at the time- it was pretty damn embarrassing! We we're chatting away, he answered the phone in Spanish & I lost control of my limbs, brain & lips & just stood there, mouth open- dribbling.
Do you think she might have noticed? The worst bit is, Mr W keeps encouraging him 2 speak it- just to watch me turn into a jibbering idiot evil

20 Mar 2007

Quote by blueandpink
Ho hum
I love australian/kiwi accents, had a guy ring me the other day and leave a message on my mobile (swoon)from a Stone/marble company and I have to ring him back this afternoon - can't wait, gonna go all silly!!
pink x

ooh i do too! There is a DROP DEAD sexy guy working at a shop in town who i just go weak at the knees for every time he opens his mouth! redface

Oh and i have a thing for heath ledger too! who he resembles very closely! boink

sal xx

20 Mar 2007

Ooooooh I have a rather delicious guy who lives in Athens :grin: To look at, he would never be my type, but omg telecom just makes me wild, his voice is like rich honey and has a thick accent, I dont understand a word of Greek either, he could be saying nursery rhymes for all I know lol

20 Mar 2007

Quote by louise_and_joe
Yeah sorry southerners they can be annoying not all tho
But i love gordiesssssss mmmmmmmmmmm sexyyyyyyyyy :thrilled: :thrilled: :thrilled:
Debz xxxx

:shock:

Im not saying anything else incase I offend anyone wink

except that I do love a London accent cool

Louise xx
I mean the loud common ones you know the type ... oooerr just getting me shovel :shock:
Debz xxxx bolt

20 Mar 2007

Quote by blueandpink
... In fact many Eastern european accents are lovely.
Now latin based languages, french, italian, spanish - mmmm lovely.
pink x

:thumbup:
Love all of those accents! :bounce: Instant turn on for me. We were out for lunch on Saturday to a great little cafe/diner we know that is owned and run by a lovely family from Kosovo. The men are silly

hwoar: and they kept talking in their native tongue to each other! I was very distracted listening to them! :twisted:
I don't think I sound all that Scottish dunno

I think that East coast and Highland Scots have more of the "typical" accent that people associate with Scotland but just my opinion biggrin

Fee
XX

20 Mar 2007

Im a sucker for ladies with a scouse or scottsh accent

20 Mar 2007

scottish, irish, welsh geordie or mackem accents do it for me :shock: i myself have more of a mackem accent
def turn offs for me are the scouser accent and cockney duno why rolleyes

20 Mar 2007

I originaly come from essex but think i have lost most of the accent over the last 5 years since moving,tho others tell me they can still hear it confused

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But when im drinking or in the comapny of others from my home ground i can def hear it coming back loud and proud. dunno

When i first moved up from essex to the lincolnshire/yorkshire border i got a job in a factory,it wasnt untill 5 weeks later when we all went out for a drink they told me they couldnt understand most of what id been saying since i started redface

a combination of my accent plus i talked too fast!
Also found when i was out anywhere i.e b&q,postoffice,tesco ect as soon as i opened my mouth everyone stoped and looked...not sure if that was my accent or my foul mouth tho :shock:
Remember the builder's we had working on our first house up here said on day 2 on the job that they had never heard so much swearing in day surprised

ops:
Im a little deaf so find it difficult to make out what some people are saying at the best of times,but a heavy accent can make it almost imposible for me to understand a word. I love hearing accents and a soft irish is def my favorite...russ can do a cool irish accent :twisted:
Nicky

20 Mar 2007

Quote by Drewxcore
i hope your not refering to those that live in the south of england :shock: but excluding the west we sound wonderful. Geordie accents though...yuck

oi whats wrong with geordie accents, mines not quite as strong being a monkeyhanger but not far off
cheeky boy
Earthy xx

20 Mar 2007

Woohoo spoke to me the other day but his Scottish accent is so strong I had no idea what he was saying

:rotflmao::rotflmao:

20 Mar 2007

I have a dutch uncle....the first day i met him he said *hello* (as you do) but his accent made him sound like he was putting on a joke accent and i could not stop laughing rolleyes

20 Mar 2007

Quote by Dawnie
Woohoo spoke to me the other day but his Scottish accent is so strong I had no idea what he was saying :rotflmao::rotflmao:

Was it harder to understand than my Wenglish ? :shock:

20 Mar 2007

Quote by BiWelshMinx
Woohoo spoke to me the other day but his Scottish accent is so strong I had no idea what he was saying :rotflmao::rotflmao:

Was it harder to understand than my Wenglish ? :shock:
Hell yes, I'm almost used to translating your Wenglish now :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

* I so hope you are drinking at the weekend innocent

20 Mar 2007

Quote by Dawnie

* I so hope you are drinking at the weekend

I may have 1 or 2, but apparently I am meant to be the hostess at some do on Saturday? dunno

Now I am thinking about it-you just want a repeat of what happened at a nightclub before Christmas don't you? Pervy mare! :twisted:

21 Mar 2007

Quote by BiWelshMinx
Now I am thinking about it-you just want a repeat of what happened at a nightclub before Christmas don't you? Pervy mare! :twisted:

She's not the only one innocent

21 Mar 2007

Quote by BiWelshMinx
Woohoo spoke to me the other day but his Scottish accent is so strong I had no idea what he was saying :rotflmao::rotflmao:

Was it harder to understand than my Wenglish ? :shock:
Your Wenglish is fine....like the rest of ya :twisted:
:giggle:

21 Mar 2007

Quote by Mallock2006

Now I am thinking about it-you just want a repeat of what happened at a nightclub before Christmas don't you? Pervy mare! :twisted:

She's not the only one innocent

Me first :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
:giggle:

21 Mar 2007

Quote by Dawnie

Now I am thinking about it-you just want a repeat of what happened at a nightclub before Christmas don't you? Pervy mare! :twisted:

She's not the only one innocent

Me first :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
:giggle:
Of course ....... biggrin

*age before beauty and all that* :lol2:

21 Mar 2007

Quote by Mallock2006
*age before beauty and all that* :lol2:

Bastard :kick:
:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

21 Mar 2007

i'm a sucker for a lady with a scotish accent as well. theres one particular scotish lady on here i would love too hear cool