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Do you like the American accent?
Yes 27%  27%  [ 6 ]
No 45%  45%  [ 10 ]
Wait, we have an accent? 27%  27%  [ 6 ]
Total votes : 22

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03 Dec 2008, 2:54 pm

Yes, when people outside the US picture an 'American' accent it's really a California accent they're picturing. It's what seems to have become the most influential and transparent abroad precisely because of Hollywood, showbiz, the media...

Also, American English has had far less time to develop regional accents in the way British English has. In comparison, migration has happened too quickly for regional accent development to keep pace with it.



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03 Dec 2008, 3:12 pm

Samara wrote:
I love american accent. I think its sexy! I wish I had an american accent instead of australian.


That's funny, 'cause I've always thought that about an australian accent. :)



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03 Dec 2008, 4:16 pm

My sister says I have a slight Canadian accent, which is weird, since I'm Scottish and live in Ohio. :?


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03 Dec 2008, 4:36 pm

I like the American accent, :) but I don't have it.


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03 Dec 2008, 4:55 pm

Owendust wrote:
Samara wrote:
I love american accent. I think its sexy! I wish I had an american accent instead of australian.


That's funny, 'cause I've always thought that about an australian accent. :)


I looove Australian accent. NZ accent is my favourite though.

American, not so much. I only like NY accent, like Harvey Keitels.

oh and James Gandolfini's in The Sopranos

<drools>


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03 Dec 2008, 5:02 pm

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I looove Australian accent. NZ accent is my favourite though.

American, not so much. I only like NY accent, like Harvey Keitels.

oh and James Gandolfini's in The Sopranos

<drools>


Wierd, because I find Eastern USA accents to be very annoying lol.



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03 Dec 2008, 5:31 pm

Thanks macushla, Keeno, I hadn't really thought of it like that.


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03 Dec 2008, 6:06 pm

Greyhound wrote:
Can you add an option to the poll that says 'some American accents' or 'some are okay'?

I find some of them okay, but some become really annoying after a while and sometimes they almost hurt. Some of the southern ones aren't so bad (although really southern ones just sound funny). I like the accents of Richard Bradford (from Man in a Suitcase) and Tony Curtis. I don't know what regions they're from though.

People imitate the 'super preppy' ones because those are the ones heard in so many films.


I don't think I can edit a poll or I would.



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03 Dec 2008, 6:07 pm

mitharatowen wrote:
anna-banana wrote:
I looove Australian accent. NZ accent is my favourite though.

American, not so much. I only like NY accent, like Harvey Keitels.

oh and James Gandolfini's in The Sopranos

<drools>


Wierd, because I find Eastern USA accents to be very annoying lol.


I find them kind of annoying too. Especially the Boston accent. o_0



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03 Dec 2008, 6:09 pm

Owendust wrote:
Samara wrote:
I love american accent. I think its sexy! I wish I had an american accent instead of australian.


That's funny, 'cause I've always thought that about an australian accent. :)


Yes, Australian accents are pretty hot. I find scouse to be one of the sexiest accents though.



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03 Dec 2008, 6:18 pm

Ambivalence wrote:
The other way, there's the persistent belief that Britain and England are the same thing, which upsets a lot of people (both English and non-English, sometimes for different reasons.) I can't distinguish between Welsh accents, I struggle distinguishing Scots ones (which is embarassing given one side of my family is Scots :oops: ), the Northern Irish accent is quite distinct from the southern Irish one.


The most significant distinction of the Northern Irish accent is the Scottish influence upon it. I have often been mistaken for Scottish when in England (though not in Scotland).