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23 Jun 2011, 11:24 am

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Very impressed with the videos so far. here's mind, apollogies in advance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjYQJ0M_QyY

AWESOME to listen to your accent! you sound so cool. well done on the tongue twister. i didn't make it through.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM32h4EgNRY[/youtube]


In the US, we also pronounce some words two ways. Like for instance: aunt. Aunt can be 'ant' or 'ahnt'. I actually say some words like a Canadian rather than an American. For example, I pronounce the word volatile as 'vahlatial' rather than the 'vahlital'. There is a lot of Canadian television here, particularly cartoons. It screws up our accents. I also have a habit of putting ou in words like a Canadian. I spell 'neighbor' as 'neighbour' and 'mustache' as 'moustache'. I do not, however, spell other words like 'color' as 'colour'.



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23 Jun 2011, 12:06 pm

Most boring voice evaaaaaar

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82hmN0a7bJQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]



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23 Jun 2011, 12:08 pm

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I'll do it later.

you did it earlier i saw. but "later" may be a polished version of "earlier".
who knows?.
obviously i do not expect a reply to this so do not bother formulating one.



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23 Jun 2011, 12:12 pm

b9 wrote:
jmnixon95 wrote:
I'll do it later.

you did it earlier i saw. but "later" may be a polished version of "earlier".
who knows?.
obviously i do not expect a reply to this so do not bother formulating one.


I wanted to re-do it.



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23 Jun 2011, 12:25 pm

I'll make my video of this when the house is no longer occupied by others. So far I don't think I've heard anyone pronounce "roof" like I do. :?:



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23 Jun 2011, 12:41 pm

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I'll make my video of this when the house is no longer occupied by others. So far I don't think I've heard anyone pronounce "roof" like I do. :?:


I'm willing to bet 15 dollars that you pronounce it with the 'oo' sounding like the 'oo' in brook.



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23 Jun 2011, 12:53 pm

Yep, I pronounce it [rɤf]. ;)



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23 Jun 2011, 12:56 pm

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I'll make my video of this when the house is no longer occupied by others. So far I don't think I've heard anyone pronounce "roof" like I do. :?:

yeah, i did mine when there were people in the house and i had to awkwardly explain what i was doing. they looked at me like i was insane, pretty much.

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In the US, we also pronounce some words two ways. Like for instance: aunt. Aunt can be 'ant' or 'ahnt'. I actually say some words like a Canadian rather than an American. For example, I pronounce the word volatile as 'vahlatial' rather than the 'vahlital'. There is a lot of Canadian television here, particularly cartoons. It screws up our accents. I also have a habit of putting ou in words like a Canadian. I spell 'neighbor' as 'neighbour' and 'mustache' as 'moustache'. I do not, however, spell other words like 'color' as 'colour'.
we DO say vahlatial! i never noticed that. i am in alberta, which is between major regions, so our pronunciations are informed by both eastern and western accents. the "ahnt" pronunciation is considered a little more formal or fancy.

we do use "ou", and in some areas we also spell word endings "-ise" instead of "ize", but it is slowly phasing out.

we have cartoons in canada?


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23 Jun 2011, 1:33 pm

hyperlexian wrote:
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I'll make my video of this when the house is no longer occupied by others. So far I don't think I've heard anyone pronounce "roof" like I do. :?:

yeah, i did mine when there were people in the house and i had to awkwardly explain what i was doing. they looked at me like i was insane, pretty much.

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In the US, we also pronounce some words two ways. Like for instance: aunt. Aunt can be 'ant' or 'ahnt'. I actually say some words like a Canadian rather than an American. For example, I pronounce the word volatile as 'vahlatial' rather than the 'vahlital'. There is a lot of Canadian television here, particularly cartoons. It screws up our accents. I also have a habit of putting ou in words like a Canadian. I spell 'neighbor' as 'neighbour' and 'mustache' as 'moustache'. I do not, however, spell other words like 'color' as 'colour'.
we DO say vahlatial! i never noticed that. i am in alberta, which is between major regions, so our pronunciations are informed by both eastern and western accents. the "ahnt" pronunciation is considered a little more formal or fancy.

we do use "ou", and in some areas we also spell word endings "-ise" instead of "ize", but it is slowly phasing out.

we have cartoons in canada?


Very many cartoons originate in Canada or are animated and/or produced in Canada. And the -ise and -ize thing is a British thing. Other than spelling and some pronunciation, Canadian is for the most part identical to North Mid-western, Yooper, and the Northwestern dialects. Maritime Canadians sounding like Scots and the Irish of course. My paternal family is all Canadian in origin and we still have tons of family up in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. The ones that live here emigrated back in the 20's and 30's.

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Yep, I pronounce it [rɤf].

So that's the IPA symbol for it. Good to know. :)
I pronounce it like that from time to time myself.



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23 Jun 2011, 2:05 pm

love this!

if i ever get this place to myself and don't find my voice too cringey i will add one



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23 Jun 2011, 2:20 pm

I was gonna do this yesterday but my camera lost battery power. Maybe I can do it later today if I'm not to busy.


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23 Jun 2011, 2:20 pm

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love this!

if i ever get this place to myself and don't find my voice too cringey i will add one

add one anyways, i did under the same things you said.



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23 Jun 2011, 2:22 pm

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love this!

if i ever get this place to myself and don't find my voice too cringey i will add one

add one anyways, i did under the same things you said.


your house is massive and you dont speak stoopid



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23 Jun 2011, 2:29 pm

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love this!

if i ever get this place to myself and don't find my voice too cringey i will add one

add one anyways, i did under the same things you said.


your house is massive and you dont speak stoopid

its not massive. You havent seen it, its the smallest model you can get in this neighborhood.
and my voice is quite stupid



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23 Jun 2011, 2:35 pm

MXH wrote:
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MXH wrote:
OneStepBeyond wrote:
love this!

if i ever get this place to myself and don't find my voice too cringey i will add one

add one anyways, i did under the same things you said.


your house is massive and you dont speak stoopid

its not massive. You havent seen it, its the smallest model you can get in this neighborhood.
and my voice is quite stupid


which happens to be a neighbourhood of huge houses, yesyes

s'not. it's like watching dora the explorer



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23 Jun 2011, 2:38 pm

This thread is great. I love all your posts.

Hyperlexian you sound more Scottish every time I hear you, and I know you don't really, but that's how it feels to me. Everything I know about the Canadian accent I learned from South Park. :wink:

Laz still sounds like John Peel. If John Peel was a viking. And still alive.

Tequilla, can you use the same thing that b9 used?

Solvejg you do sound Australian, but a more gentle accent that I've heard before, and with something else I can't identify, that does sound European, but not British.

Anyway, I've done one too, but it apparently is going to take youtube another 175 minutes to upload. I'm clearly doin' it wrong.