american accent?
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lizzy_vampire — 18 years ago(September 23, 2007 05:04 AM)
I don't like the american accent much, the only problem is most of the tv shows over here are american, so you just get used to it
I really love british accents, and scottish
Rory:You OK over there? Do you need a glass of water or a time machine?
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Kathryn-3 — 18 years ago(December 02, 2007 09:35 PM)
Ha ha. It probably wasn't just the accent but the volume. I am American and have lived in the U.S. most of my life, and it still bothers me how LOUDLY so many people talk. I lived in Britain for about 4 years and got accustomed to pindrop quiet on commuter trains and sane, quiet most other places. Unless they were legless in the pub or at a football match, the volume rarely went up too high. It is utter cacaphony on the NY commuter trains, even before everyone had a cell phone to shout into.
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treehillgirl23 — 18 years ago(November 06, 2007 08:38 AM)
I love British accents but my favorite is the boston accent. i live in western ma, so i dont have one, but i looooove it, whenever i'm in boston, i'm just in heaven. It's like, "yeah, yeah boys, just keep talking." [thats why i can't wait for college IN BOSTON
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I am nobody's little weasel.
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topebrown7 — 18 years ago(October 13, 2007 04:29 PM)
nope i'm british guy but there was once outside the club i spoke to this Canadian gal and it was like listening to an Angel speak she was so soft spoken and all. but then my aunt told me that Canadians and Americans don't speak the same way
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dancechick29 — 18 years ago(October 20, 2007 11:44 PM)
Holy cow. I LOVE all accents from the UK!!! I have trouble understanding the Cockney accent, tho. I love Jonathan Rhys Meyer who plays Joe because he has the HOTTEST accent!!! I'm an American from Utah(sort of mid-western) and I definitely don't think my accent is hot. I do like the Brooklyn accent, like Detective Flack on CSI:NY. Mucho hot.
There is a subtle difference between American accents and Canadian accents. What I've picked up is Canadians say "sore-ey", we say "sah-ry"; "about" and "out" have more of an "oo" sound, and that's all I can think of.
OH! One of the hottest accents is Scottish, like Oliver Wood in the first two Harry Potter movies. Holy cow, he was totally the best part of those movies. I'm still so pissed of they didn't put him in the third one.
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ward_ku — 18 years ago(October 23, 2007 10:44 AM)
I think that it is incredible that certain British and Irish actors can fake an American accent so well. So far I think none compare to Colin Farrell. One minute he has this strong Irish accent, but can turn right around and do this perfect Mid-Western American accent. Same for the guy on House (whatever his name is). Unfortunately us Americans suck when it comes to impersonating British accents ie. Austin Powers and so on
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governess98 — 18 years ago(October 23, 2007 12:39 PM)
I think that it is incredible that certain British and Irish actors can fake an American accent so well. So far I think none compare to Colin Farrell.
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lavenderowl — 18 years ago(October 24, 2007 01:35 AM)
The only one I think does the best impression of the American accent is Hugh Laurie (who plays House). It is so hard to fake any type of British or Irish accents. Trust me I have tried and it isn't pretty. I have a (accentless) California accent, I don't know if its makes it more difficult, but I adore British accents.Not to mention Irish!
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Kathryn-3 — 18 years ago(December 02, 2007 09:27 PM)
Funny. Unless they do it really, really well, I just can't stand to hear actors try to do an American accent (or an American doing a British one). Some actors keep trying over and over and they just can't (I'm talking to you, Michael Caine). And I was just blown away when they cast Jenna Malone and Donald Sutherland in Pride and Prejudice. They just can't hack it, and there are so many great actors who don't have to try that hard. I haven't heard Hugh Laurie do American on House, but I was recently watching A Bit of Fry & Laurie (from the late 80s, early 90s) in which he and Stephen Fry often did bad American accents. He must have been practicing a lot since then!
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yellow_cheesie_frogs — 17 years ago(November 16, 2008 11:42 AM)
I'm American and I can always tell when someone is faking an American accent. I think it's mainly the way we say our words. And I don't mean accent, I mean like how we put the stress on the begining part of our words. I've noticed that with a lot of British actors, when they do an American accent, they will have our accent, but still put the stress on the second part of the word, like the British do.
Example: we would say RE-search as opposed to re-SEARCH. I hope I exaplained that well enough.
House really is amazing, but he's one of the few.
I find a lot of American accents annoying. I have an unaffected accent. The kind that most of the celebreties have. I'm from the east coast.
I like southern accents, excpet when they sound like trailer park accents. It's so annoying. And I hate the way people from Minnesota speak. Also, Alaskans, because I tihnk they sound like Canadians, another accent that I hate. I could never listen to Sarah Palin, because her accent made me want to punch something.
I do love Scottish and Irish accents as well as Australian. But with English it all depends on where the person is from. If they do that thing where they don't pronounce the last letter of the word (like "wha" instead of "what") then I hate it. If it's something like a London accent, then I love it. -
vinnychase — 17 years ago(November 19, 2008 09:19 PM)
You see, almost all the movies and tv shows that people around the world watch are American. The accents are are American. So people have become so accustomed to it they really don't even notice the American accent anymore. It's not foreign sounding after a while.
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Kathryn-3 — 18 years ago(December 02, 2007 09:29 PM)
Holly Hunter is from Georgia, and her accent is pretty distinctive. A lot of people from urban Georgia now sound like they could come from anywhere in the US. Most American's can't tell the difference between the various Southern accents either. Just listen to Kevin Costner try to do New Orleans in JFK. Ouch!