Isabell
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Mari said:The Chicago accent!
Said the Chicagoan.
Hell yea, I think Chicagoans speak the correct way. (I may be biased though)
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Mari said:The Chicago accent!
Said the Chicagoan.
Scottishduffy said:I love Southern accents. Mainly because my father is from south Georgia and used to spend all my summers in Virginia, I just love the way it sounds.
Around where I live though it is nothing but spanish accents! It is a bit like living in a foriegn country while still in states.
Scottishduffy said:My father grew up in Moultrie actually. He refers to it as the 'armpit of the south', but in a loving way. I believe he also spent part of his childhood in Macon as well. Ya know, Moultrie must be bigger than I thought since I have already met several people from that town.
novella said:I can't think of what that is. Can you name a well-known person with a Chicago accent?
jaybe said:...the Bronx.
I wish I could type it, maybe one of you kind people could type it for me. Reading this thread has made me want to hear it again.
veggiedog said:I don't have any accent, sadly, other than "General American English"
Kookamoor said:I love the (not sure how to spell it, pronounced skow-ser) Scoucer accent. Just don't stand too close to the speaker The Welsh accent is also gorgeous. The Scottish accent is fun, but working in Aberdeen was like trying to overcome a language barrier. We had one fellow from Perth in the company who was nigh-on completely incomprehensible. I needed a translator for him!
veggiedog said:I don't have any accent, sadly, other than "General American English"
DontGoAway17 said:How would you know though? Most people think they have no accent. I'm sure if I heard you say something, I would pick up on the accent.
veggiedog said:What you say is true. But the way people talk around where I live (southeast Michigan) don't fit into the general mold of "accent". We have some of our own slang, but we don't have any variation in pronounciation from a CNN news anchor. My pronounciation is considered common throughout much of the United States. But if I had to place an accent myself it would probably be the Great Lakes accent.
Of course, to compared other English-speaking nations (Canada, UK, Australia, etc.) I would have an American accent, but not really any specific kind other than just plain 'American'.