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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers & Accents |
| Agent80s |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2008, 3:39 am
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Replies: 52
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| This topic is interesting because I have always wondered why I still have a bit of a British accent. People accuse me of doing it in on purpose to get attention, etc. My younger sister and brother do not have a British accent. They don't understand how I can still remember how to talk with the acce... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone find Christmas shopping difficult? |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2007, 12:17 am
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Replies: 39
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| I always find receiving a gift more difficult because you are expected to show signs of appreciation. I could be over the moon with a gift but I would still have to "pretend" I like it even though I actually do. I often just copy the reactions I have seen from other people (be it real life or in fi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone find Christmas shopping difficult? |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2007, 12:29 am
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Replies: 39
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| I always find receiving a gift more difficult because you are expected to show signs of appreciation. I could be over the moon with a gift but I would still have to "pretend" I like it even though I actually do. I often just copy the reactions I have seen from other people (be it real life or in fil... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers & Accents |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2007, 11:47 pm
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| Ah so Winchester's accent is a bit over the top. Kinda thought it might be. The thought of anyone from Boston referring to one of their best Universities as "Haarvarrd" (like Winchester) does seem a bit far-fetched. :lol: BTW LostInSpace: The cat in your avatar looks almost exactly the same as my ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers & Accents |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2007, 3:53 am
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| BTW My mother thought it was because I was copying her accent, but I know better. I actually remember thinking about it. Besides, there are some things she now says differently than I do, and I NEVER adopted her bostonian accent. Bostonian accent? As in from Boston Massachusetts? Yep, why? Well I a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers & Accents |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2007, 4:48 am
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| BTW My mother thought it was because I was copying her accent, but I know better. I actually remember thinking about it. Besides, there are some things she now says differently than I do, and I NEVER adopted her bostonian accent. Bostonian accent? As in from Boston Massachusetts? I'm from South Afr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers & Accents |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2007, 3:38 am
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| Well you definitely do get a lot more of the stereotypical Aussie accents in the rural areas, but even then, I have yet to hear anyone say “struth” or even drink a tin of Fosters for that matter. :lol: My accent is mostly British, but on certain words, I tend to go the American way (or at least I th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers & Accents |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2007, 3:00 am
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| I have always wondered about this. I know that AS and a high vocabulary usually go hand in hand (quite chuffed about that one :D ) and I know that we generally tend to speak in a fairly formal style. Yet I wonder if our accents can be influenced by AS as well. I've lived in Western Australia since I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Insensitive aspies and autists |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 11:58 pm
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Replies: 37
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| Although I do not recall ever saying anything hurtful to a stranger as a child I do remember some embarrassing things I said. Most particularly when I was describing my dads work. Back when I was 9 years old, my mother was talking to a female vacuum cleaner sales clerk, and when my Mum was asked wha... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Is it WRONG to own guns, rifles, swords, knives, etc.? |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2007, 1:49 am
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Replies: 522
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| Sigs, Glocks, and H&K are just great guns. Being I have friends who have the former two I'd want to have something different. I wanted something different too, so I got a Desert Eagle. You don’t see many at the range because they are expensive and are very picky about the kind of ammunition you... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Is it WRONG to own guns, rifles, swords, knives, etc.? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2007, 12:33 am
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| However, there's a nuclear reactor in Scotland that "lost" a few hundred tons of radioactive shite a few years ago, and I have relatives up there. I'm pretty sure Uncle "Glows-In-The-Dark" Macbeth, of the "Gills-and-3-eyes" Macbeths could hook you up with something to put in it. Lol! Or you could k... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Is it WRONG to own guns, rifles, swords, knives, etc.? |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 3:14 am
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| <phew!> This discussion was hot wasn’t it? I wanted to contribute to it a bit more but the discussion moved quicker then I could keep up with. Suffice to say my gripes about gun law bureaucracy in Australia seemed a bit small & esoteric in the grand scheme of the subject matter. I suppose my ear... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Is it WRONG to own guns, rifles, swords, knives, etc.? |
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Posted: 13 Sep 2007, 4:53 am
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| Ban firearms? No way! Firstly because it wouldn’t work. Laws only really apply to those who chose to follow it. Criminals obliviously don’t. Do you think all the gangs in United States would suddenly hand in their guns because the White House decided to abolish civilian ownership of firearms? In the... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: G'day From WA. (as in Western Australia) |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2007, 1:06 am
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| Thankyou all. :) Although it is regrettable that my relationship didn’t work out, it doesn’t really bother me much now because it was such a long time ago. After all, I still have the memories. Currently my greatest priority in life is this car in my Avatar pic. C4 Corvettes might be common as muck ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: G'day From WA. (as in Western Australia) |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2007, 5:27 am
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| Hello everyone, I came upon this site after reading a page on Wikipedia about Asperger's Syndrome. I have not been officially diagnosed but my psychiatrist is very certain I have it and the symptoms I am reading are spot on. I have known this since 2001. After 6 years of being aware of my condition,... |
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