Accents

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Wikipedia has an interesting article on Southern US English pronunciation

 

 

That was rather well done. Thanks for the link.

 

It gives the best explanation of "all y'all" I've seen, though I think it may be a bit too narrow, but close enough.

 

The article could stand a discourse on "might could," too. That's a construction that seems to be lost on most of the English speaking world outside the South.

[Cia]

I have to say that I have an interesting take on the southern accent. I was raised by a southern dad but in the Pacific NW. I am incredibly picky about proper speech and using correct words instead of contractions but I often do so in a drawl, especially if I am really tired or drunk. I think that a lot of people equate the accent with the speech pattern and that is not always so. I have never said junto (some of my sibs. from back east say this for you want to?)or them there and I absolutely hate it when people say Worshington as I grew up in Washington...no o or r in that word, thanks!

 

 

For my preference I would go Irish and Scottish accents. It's not the colliquilisms but the sound of the r's rolling that I love. A scots man saying things like murder would have me sighing in a dreamy state, lol.

[glomph]

I absolutely hate it when people say Worshington

 

I remember hearing people say "worsh" for "wash" when I was little, but I can't recall hearing it in years. I think my father may have said it that way at one time, but as I grew up, either he got away from it, or maybe I just noticed it less. I think some people said something more between "worsh" and "wawsh" anyway. Maybe it is one of those things Southerners got from the Irish. I recall President Kennedy talking about "Coober," though he left out the r's that were really there.

 

The slowest drawl I've ever heard anyone speak was spoken by a guy from Washington state who didn't move to the South until he retired. He had a bit of Mid-West twang, or something like that, that kept him from sounding Southern. I've not spent time in that state other than a few days in Seattle, so I have no idea what part he came from.

[Myval]

I was reading an artical on wikipedia, that stated that the northern midwestern american accent was the standerd accent.

 

Of course, the area i live in has a unque, have you seen the movie North Country? That is my accent.

 

But I personally like the English accent, and Irish too.

[MikeL]

I was reading an artical on wikipedia, that stated that the northern midwestern american accent was the standerd accent.

 

Of course, the area i live in has a unque, have you seen the movie North Country? That is my accent.

I haven't seen North Country, but I did see Fargo. Does that count?

Edited January 23, 2010 by MikeL

[mr.chris]

hands down i love english accent

[FairyTaleSkies]

That's hard choice. I love the Irish and Scottish accent, but they have to come a close second to an Aussie accent.

[Strudel]

I love all accents. But personally... I find U.S. Southern accents very charming.

[Daisy139]

Having grown up in Europe, I'm intrigued by all English accents (British, American, Aussie...). I'm not very good at detecting American accents yet - they have to really stand out. The easiest to recognize is Southern, though I wouldn't have a clue what state it's from... and if you really drop your r's and say "Paak y'caa" I will guess you're from Boston....lol. If you don't have either of those, I will be clueless...

[writeincode]

Needs an "other"

 

I like the new zealand accent.

[zland666]

I love the accents people have from highgate's london omg i could listen to them speak forever=] so hot...