What accent do you have?

[4ever]

A (comparatively) soft New Zealand accent except I do the typically kiwi thing of extending "E" sounds in words which gives me away. English people say "Yes" where the E sound is very short, almost like an A, where as Kiwi's say "Yeees".

 

[Scorpioanne]

I''m Canadian from the prairies, I don''t have an accent!

 

[Gailey]

I guess I''m a Canadian now too! And from the Prairies, but despite being here for 13 years I speak classic BBC English and the only time I seem to deviate is when I am talking to someone from Wales, then a bit of Charlotte Church creeps in. Regrettably I don''t sing like she does though.

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

NE Ohio. Nasally "A''s" about sums it up.

Once upon a time I had a colorguard instructor from the south. He would tease us high school ladies non-stop... "Oh I''m so saaaad today. I have a baaad cold and my daaaad grounded me!" all with an over-exaggerated nasally sound.

I''ve since moved from Ohio and now live in an accent-neutral area.

 

[April20]

Date: 5/2/2010 2:36:34 PM
Author: Clio

Date: 5/2/2010 10:50:25 AM
Author: April20
I''m pretty southern, but not in a Paula Deen kind of way, as others have described. I really think she''s a *bit* theatrical.

Oh, I don''t know about that. One of my mother''s closest friends is from Georgia, and she sounds just like Paula Deen. It''s freaky! She also has a very outgoing, oversized personality, just like Paula Deen. I think that''s one reason I adore Paula Deen - she reminds me so much of Sharon.

Oh, I don''t doubt her accent is real, I know many people that sound very similar. I just think at times how she says things is somewhat theatrical. It''s a persona.

 

[loriken214]

SE Texas drawl here. My entire family is from Texas and North Florida and we all have the accent.

Lori

 

[gwendolyn]

At this point, probably about 90% Eastern American seaboard, and 10% assorted English (some things I say like J from Yorkshire, some I say like my Cambridge friends and some I say like my coworkers from Harrow). What a mess!

 

[Trekkie]

Oh, this is absolutely hilarious - I can just imagine everyone trying to place what they sound like, while at the same time denying that they have an accent.

I tooootallylove the Valley Girl accent - it is one of my favourite American accents!

I live in South Africa and am frequently told I sound English. Possibly because my father is from Bristol? However, my father thinks I sound "dreadfully colonial"!

There is no such thing as a "Standard South African" accent. No American actor has ever come close - especially not Leonardo di Caprio in Blood Diamond. Having said that, I must emphasise that I do NOT sound anything like anyone in Die Antwoord or District 9...

 

[charbie]

See PilsnPinkysMom''s post. We are originally from about 15mins away from one another,

I will add that it is a very distinct accent in NE Ohio. You go just an hour south and the accent disappears. ''O'' takes on a very unique sound as well...instead of ''mom'' or ''dollar'' its ''maaahm'' and ''daahllar''.

One thing that drives me nuts in ohio is if you get outside the big cities, you find a lot of people who have terrible grammmar. ''We was going to go...'' or ''is you doing that?'' And I hate it!!! A lot of people I work with talk like that! Gah! And insteard of saying ''for'' the say ''fir'' and I want to cringe. Ok, rant over.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 5/3/2010 7:57:27 AM
Author: Trekkie
Oh, this is absolutely hilarious - I can just imagine everyone trying to place what they sound like, while at the same time denying that they have an accent.

I tooootallylove the Valley Girl accent - it is one of my favourite American accents!

I live in South Africa and am frequently told I sound English. Possibly because my father is from Bristol? However, my father thinks I sound ''dreadfully colonial''!

There is no such thing as a ''Standard South African'' accent. No American actor has ever come close - especially not Leonardo di Caprio in Blood Diamond. Having said that, I must emphasise that I do NOT sound anything like anyone in Die Antwoord or District 9...

Trekkie, my former landlady is from South Africa and she has a beautiful voice! I just loved to listen to her talk! And she did sound English to me . . . in fact, I assumed that she was from England until she explained that she''s actually from South Africa. So I can understand why some people might think you sound English. I bet your accent is beautiful, though!

 

[elrohwen]

Date: 5/3/2010 8:19:19 AM
Author: charbie
See PilsnPinkysMom''s post. We are originally from about 15mins away from one another,

I will add that it is a very distinct accent in NE Ohio. You go just an hour south and the accent disappears. ''O'' takes on a very unique sound as well...instead of ''mom'' or ''dollar'' its ''maaahm'' and ''daahllar''.

One thing that drives me nuts in ohio is if you get outside the big cities, you find a lot of people who have terrible grammmar. ''We was going to go...'' or ''is you doing that?'' And I hate it!!! A lot of people I work with talk like that! Gah! And insteard of saying ''for'' the say ''fir'' and I want to cringe. Ok, rant over.

That NE Ohio accent carries over to western NY. DH and his family are from Rochester and they do the "a" thing too. They normally say "mom", but SIL says "maaaahm" to be annoying

And I find myself calling my DH "Braaaad" just like his mom and sister do

 

[Bleed Burnt Orange]

I speak with an American accent to Americans and non-Trinidadians. To Trinidadians, I speak with a Trinidadian accent. I pick up accents quickly, which is why I don''t have much of my original accent when speaking to Americans (some people can tell I have one though). I had to pick that one up quickly because at age 13, I was annoyed not being understood, even though I was speaking English.

Because I live in Texas, I have a slight Texan American accent.

 

[hawaiianorangetree]

Wow!! I find everyones posts absolutely intriguing.

Thank you to everyone who posted videos, i have just spent the evening listening to them all. I especially loved the 21 accents video, very interesting.

I find it facinating that here in australia, you can drive for 2 to 3 days and only hear a mild difference in the language, yet in the US you only have to go a few hours north, east, south or west from where you are to hear a different accent.

I can''t wait to get to the US one day so i can hear it for myself, meanwhile, reading everyones posts with an accent will keep me entertained for a while!

 

[Porridge]

Date: 5/1/2010 10:38:28 PM
Author: Cehrabehra

Date: 5/1/2010 11:28:59 AM

Author: Porridge

Irish. Southern Ireland. I have a touch of the accent of the city I''m from I guess, but in general it''s a fairly flat, generic Irish accent.


I tend to speak quickly.



I am desperate for picking up accents!! It is so annoying, but I can help it.

hehe - so you can say th

Dunno what you''re talking about Sara...is dis not de right way to speak??

That actress with the accents is coooool! It must be hard to keep switching from one to the other. Fair play to her, that''s some talent. I LOVE the South Carolina accent, is she doing it right? She needs to work on her Irish accent though

but in her defense, it''s a hard one to mimic, and I''ve rarely heard anyone do it right. Kate Blanchett got it fairly spot on in Veronica Guerin.