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Do you think Americans have a funny accent? It seems like the standard american have no accent. And im probably just saying that though because im so used to that. But it seems like we just have no accent. Like in other countries they seem to emphasize certain vowels and It seems like we dont emphasize anything we just talk... Idk So you guys see your self as having an accent or does it just sound standard to you guys and we are the funny sounding ones.

2011-08-27 04:46:00 Author: Unknown User

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"Accent" is kind of a relative term. No matter where you're from or what language you speak, you'll pretty much always have some kind of an accent. Anyway, us Utahns do have a weird way of prounouncing the word 'mountain'.

2011-08-27 05:25:00 Author: Frinklebumper Posts: 941

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Everyone has an accent. You are, after all, speaking "English" with a heavy "American" accent. There's a huge difference between a Southern accent and a New York accent for instance. The UK is interesting because I think it has the largest concentration of different regional accents squeezed into the smallest land mass anywhere on earth. There are fields in the UK, where on one side they have one accent and a different one on the other. All to do with successive generations of invading armies that isolated themselves from the rest of the population. It's also why we have so many different words for exactly the same thing... like small, little, tiny, miniscule etc. One of my pet peeves is when an American thinks I'm English... the Scottish Accent and the English Accent are completely different. And there's huge variation depending on where in Scotland/England/Wales/N.Ireland you are. One of my favourite wind ups when I speak with Americans is to say exitedly "Are you Canadian?" - and then act all disappointed when I find out they're American. It's all because I made the mistake one time of asking a bunch of Canadians if they were American and they took severe umbridge

2011-08-27 05:34:00 Author: Macnme Posts: 1970

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I don't see why Canadians would take umbridge at that... they should wish they were American. American's don't not have an accent. Macnme summed it up pretty well. Even regional accents widely vary. I find it strange how Southern accents are the closest to an English accent.

2011-08-27 07:05:00 Author: tanrockstan34 Posts: 1076

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I find that, as a finnish boy, I tend to "overpronounce" when I speak english. like when I say "the" or "there" or the "th" sound in general, it sounds like I try too much XD I also noticed that I switch between my english and american accents often without noticing. Listening to myself speaking english is hilarious

2011-08-27 13:04:00 Author: TNSv Posts: 302

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What's a standard American accent?

2011-08-27 13:06:00 Author: Foofles Posts: 2278

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who cares...at least we can understand each other...well, that's until someone starts talking french.....

2011-08-27 13:13:00 Author: Hellobob5 Posts: 382

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who cares...at least we can understand each other...well, that's until someone starts talking french..... Which is why American television producers thought Susan Boyle was impossible to understand without subtitles. :/

2011-08-27 13:21:00 Author: Vector-Espio-Fan Posts: 119

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Well, even in different regions, there of varying degrees of American accents. For instance, even in the South, there is a difference between a Texan accent and just a run-of-the-mill Southern one. Even in one accent group, an accent's prevalence can vary regionally. For example, though I live in a Southern state, my accent is not as pronounced as my relatives who live further South in a more rural area; when I was visiting them once, one asked, "Why d'ya talk all proper?" One weird thing I think is that I do not talk in the way that I type. Instead I, like, talk like this, ya know? (My accent is strange, because where I live is on the border between two accent regions. As for the unnecessary inclusion of "like", I think that many Americans do that; I know that I and most everyone at my school does.) American's don't not have an accent. Macnme summed it up pretty well. Even regional accents widely vary. I find it strange how Southern accents are the closest to an English accent. Did you know that in very isolated parts of Appalachia, there are still people with perfect British accents that ultimately date back to colonization? What's a standard American accent? Typically, mid-Western is seen as the standard American accent.

2011-08-27 13:29:00 Author: Stoicrow Posts: 276

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All accents over-emphasise something. To answer your question, I find that most American accents over-emphasise the letter 'r'. For example, in my accent, I would pronounce the word 'car' like 'cahh', whereas most American accents will pronounce it 'carr'. (Like a pirate!)

2011-08-27 13:35:00 Author: Plasmavore Posts: 1913

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All accents over-emphasise something. To answer your question, I find that most American accents over-emphasise the letter 'r'. For example, in my accent, I would pronounce the word 'car' like 'cahh', whereas most American accents will pronounce it 'carr'. (Like a pirate!) Ever been to Boston? They pronounce the word car as "cahh", as well, but the 'a' is pronounced slightly differently than a British accent, as it is a little more pronounced in the Bostonian accent than the British one. I don't see why Canadians would take umbridge at that... they should wish they were American. Apparently Canadians have this deep-seated fear of America invading Canada for their recourses. Speaking of which, do Canadians think that Americans have funny accents?

2011-08-27 13:38:00 Author: Stoicrow Posts: 276

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My first search of "Park the car in Harvard Yard" produced this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy9cKT3_85Q Classic Boston accent.

2011-08-27 16:23:00 Author: tanrockstan34 Posts: 1076

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To start off with, I have an extremely weird accent, I don't know what the hell it is. I've been told I sound Cockney, Scottish, even from Cambridgeshire... I was born in Birmingham. -_- Anyway, all Americans definately have an accent. I really like Californian/Texan accents but I can't stand New York/Boston accents, they're just... ugh. Anything in the middle I'm generally fine with.

2011-08-27 16:34:00 Author: abyssalassassin Posts: 717

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Fact: Every other language has an accent, except yours. I, for instance, think that Portugal has an extreme accent while Brazil has none. And it's hard to think the other way around (unless you'r from Portugal, I guess.) Algu?m de Portugal pode me dizer se os brasileiros t?m sotaque?

2011-08-27 17:12:00 Author: gdn001 Posts: 5891

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Fact: Every other language has an accent, except yours. I, for instance, think that Portugal has an extreme accent while Brazil has none. And it's hard to think the other way around (unless you'r from Portugal, I guess.) Algu?m de Portugal pode me dizer se os brasileiros t?m sotaque? Sheesh, sometimes your English is so good gdn... I forget your native language isn't!

2011-08-27 18:31:00 Author: theswweet Posts: 2468

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Well, even in different regions, there of varying degrees of American accents. For instance, even in the South, there is a difference between a Texan accent and just a run-of-the-mill Southern one. Even in one accent group, an accent's prevalence can vary regionally. For example, though I live in a Southern state, my accent is not as pronounced as my relatives who live further South in a more rural area; when I was visiting them once, one asked, "Why d'ya talk all proper?" One weird thing I think is that I do not talk in the way that I type. Instead I, like, talk like this, ya know? (My accent is strange, because where I live is on the border between two accent regions. As for the unnecessary inclusion of "like", I think that many Americans do that; I know that I and most everyone at my school does.) Did you know that in very isolated parts of Appalachia, there are still people with perfect British accents that ultimately date back to colonization? Typically, mid-Western is seen as the standard American accent. Haha, very funny. I live in Texas, but talk properly. I just cant stand it when people talk with contractions and say like too much. Oh well... =(

2011-08-27 18:40:00 Author: StaticLinuxpro Posts: 482

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Sheesh, sometimes your English is so good gdn... I forget your native language isn't! I do my best to keep my grammar perfect. But wait until I start talking...

2011-08-27 19:24:00 Author: gdn001 Posts: 5891

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To you, your own accent always sounds completelky neutral. But it isn't. If you have no accent, you have no voice. I personally have a typical South East English/London accent, despite having lived in Somerset since I was three. Also, my mother was born on the Channel Islands and I have family origins from Derbyshire. Try getting your head around that.

2011-08-27 21:01:00 Author: Veyneru Posts: 115

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I used to have a Welsh girlfriend who would swear like a angry sailor. I still find women swearing in a Welsh accent to be very sexy

2011-08-28 01:23:00 Author: Macnme Posts: 1970

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Everyone has an accent plain and simple. I find the American accent to be quite strong and for some reason i have heard a lot of Americans say they don't have accents. One American told me once that unlike us English Americans pride themselves on the fact they are the only country without any speech issues or bad grammar. He was up himself though and didn't realize he sounded Texan. I have a strong English accent myself even though i was born in Australia, i have inherited it from my parents i think. No one believes i was born here and all my friends call me Pom. Because my family is English i don't mind though.

2011-08-28 01:47:00 Author: Lordwarblade Posts: 761

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