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13 Apr 2011, 9:01 am

I don't have a home accent, because I lived in lots of places as a child.

When I was at primary school, I lived in Derry in Northern Ireland. I sounded a lot like Feargal Sharkey from the Undertones (with the natty red/burgandy jacket and shaggy hairdo).

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV-chz0GDpo[/youtube]

Then I moved to Manchester, and I learned to copy the new accent to prevent myself from being bullied. I sounded like Ian Curtis.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y47nEff_ao[/youtube]

Then I moved to Preston in Lancashire, and ended up speaking a bit like Freddie Flintoff.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEJn5iypr9M&feature=related[/youtube]

Every time I've moved house my accent has changed. I don't know if that is because I don't want to be bullied, or just good at mimicking people. Now I live in East Anglia my accent has become quite nondescript. Because I don't come into contact with many people now, I just have a quite standard English accent. The local Suffolk accent is quite interesting though, its very farmy and rural around here, maybe if my social skills improve I will start speaking that way. I wouldn't mind, as I really like it.

http://www.soundingboardproductions.co. ... ices.shtml
- click on the arrow a couple of paragraphs down. This is how the people sound in the village I live in.

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13 Apr 2011, 9:01 am

Oodain wrote:

the horrible "danish sounding english"

Yes, his Danish-accented English is terrible but I have heard some very, very sexy women from Denmark speaking in English.

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13 Apr 2011, 9:02 am

Henbane wrote:

Then I moved to Preston in Lancashire, and ended up speaking a bit like Freddie Flintoff.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEJn5iypr9M&feature=related[/youtube]

I forgot 'Freddie' Flintoff! I live very near Preston.

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13 Apr 2011, 9:13 am

Tequila wrote:

Henbane wrote:

Then I moved to Preston in Lancashire, and ended up speaking a bit like Freddie Flintoff.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEJn5iypr9M&feature=related[/youtube]

I forgot 'Freddie' Flintoff! I live very near Preston.

Not to forget of course...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_OkJaZFd4[/youtube]

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13 Apr 2011, 12:00 pm

Tequila wrote:

Oodain wrote:

the horrible "danish sounding english"

Yes, his Danish-accented English is terrible but I have heard some very, very sexy women from Denmark speaking in English.

yep its weird because either you have the horrible danish accent or you dont, many danish people dont have the accents but most oficials have and it hurts my ears everytime.

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13 Apr 2011, 12:11 pm

Miranda Lambert sounds like me. If only I could belt out the tunes like she does. I'm too controlled when I sing. Here's an interview with Miranda Lambert so you can listen to her talk:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnehnosjRgE[/youtube]

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13 Apr 2011, 12:12 pm

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

I have honestly never seen so many Brits before as I have on this site.

I heard in school that there's a whole country full of them somewhere.

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13 Apr 2011, 12:53 pm

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

Does having a New Jersey accent from the U.S count? I have honestly never seen so many Brits before as I have on this site.

Of course it counts!

Wow, seriously? They are like rats these days *squeek, squeek*

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13 Apr 2011, 1:07 pm

wefunction wrote:

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

I have honestly never seen so many Brits before as I have on this site.

I heard in school that there's a whole country full of them somewhere.

ohh yeah..i think they live in China or Japan....

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13 Apr 2011, 1:08 pm

Starlight-Supernova wrote:

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

Does having a New Jersey accent from the U.S count? I have honestly never seen so many Brits before as I have on this site.

Of course it counts!

Wow, seriously? They are like rats these days *squeek, squeek*

Not many British people in America...unless you count descendents lol.....

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13 Apr 2011, 1:13 pm

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

Not many British people in America...unless you count descendents lol.....

lol, I mean online wise there are...there aren't many American's in the UK either but you do see them.

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13 Apr 2011, 1:31 pm

Starlight-Supernova wrote:

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

Not many British people in America...unless you count descendents lol.....

lol, I mean online wise there are...there aren't many American's in the UK either but you do see them.

They're the ones with a confused look as they drive down the wrong side of the road.

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13 Apr 2011, 1:32 pm

Is this thread reserved to english accents? Or can i add my french canadian dialect? :p (which includes some anglicisms)

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13 Apr 2011, 1:33 pm

phil777 wrote:

Is this thread reserved to english accents? Or can i add my french canadian dialect? :p (which includes some anglicisms)

Taberwai de colis man! Do it! :lol:

(I love Quebec curses)

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13 Apr 2011, 1:36 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06nbSiv1ZN0[/youtube]

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13 Apr 2011, 1:40 pm

Starlight-Supernova wrote:

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

Not many British people in America...unless you count descendents lol.....

lol, I mean online wise there are...there aren't many American's in the UK either but you do see them.

You can keep Madonna, we dont need her....but yeah, lots of British people i have met on here.

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