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"Helen Wheels" wrote in message
... I confess that I can hear the difference in Brit vs Aussie accent, I don't think I could dintinguish Kiwi from Aussi. Suz Just ask them what three plus three is - if it sounds like sux, you've got yourself a Kiwi. (Helen Wheels, just waiting for an EnZedder to add that if they say five you've got an Australian) LOL! This reminds me - we recently had a person visit our Toastmasters club. I didn't notice anything unusual about the way he spoke, but I didn't hear everything he said. One of the members said, "Are you from Canada?" He admitted it and asked, "What gave me away?" The member replied, "Aboot" (for "about"). Joy |
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"Helen Wheels" wrote in message
... I confess that I can hear the difference in Brit vs Aussie accent, I don't think I could dintinguish Kiwi from Aussi. Suz Just ask them what three plus three is - if it sounds like sux, you've got yourself a Kiwi. (Helen Wheels, just waiting for an EnZedder to add that if they say five you've got an Australian) LOL! This reminds me - we recently had a person visit our Toastmasters club. I didn't notice anything unusual about the way he spoke, but I didn't hear everything he said. One of the members said, "Are you from Canada?" He admitted it and asked, "What gave me away?" The member replied, "Aboot" (for "about"). Joy |
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"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
message ... O J had some very interesting things to say about "go down cellar": I want to raise a point that's just been touched on in this thread. That is, how quickly we revert to our childhood accent when we've been speaking to someone from 'home'. DH is the worst (best??) at this -- if she speaks with another New Yawker, she'll have an East Coast accent for a week. I used to work in a maintenance organization where I spoke with folk from all over the country and as we waited while I got the site technician on-line, we had a few moments to chat. Usually the first topic was my nickname, but the second was where we were located followed by where we were originally from. When I was in tech support, I frequently wound up chatting with callers during long operations about who was in what geographical area, what the weather was like in each person's area, what the company the caller was from [if applicable] did, etc. :-) I've noticed that if I spend long enough talking to someone with a strong accent, I tend to pick up the accent. I do NOT do it intentionally. -- I don't think I pick up accents, but I do tend to pick up speech patterns. After two trips to Australia, I have to be careful about using Aussie slang, because I figure that it would sound like an affectation. Joy |
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"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
message ... O J had some very interesting things to say about "go down cellar": I want to raise a point that's just been touched on in this thread. That is, how quickly we revert to our childhood accent when we've been speaking to someone from 'home'. DH is the worst (best??) at this -- if she speaks with another New Yawker, she'll have an East Coast accent for a week. I used to work in a maintenance organization where I spoke with folk from all over the country and as we waited while I got the site technician on-line, we had a few moments to chat. Usually the first topic was my nickname, but the second was where we were located followed by where we were originally from. When I was in tech support, I frequently wound up chatting with callers during long operations about who was in what geographical area, what the weather was like in each person's area, what the company the caller was from [if applicable] did, etc. :-) I've noticed that if I spend long enough talking to someone with a strong accent, I tend to pick up the accent. I do NOT do it intentionally. -- I don't think I pick up accents, but I do tend to pick up speech patterns. After two trips to Australia, I have to be careful about using Aussie slang, because I figure that it would sound like an affectation. Joy |
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"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
message ... O J had some very interesting things to say about "go down cellar": I want to raise a point that's just been touched on in this thread. That is, how quickly we revert to our childhood accent when we've been speaking to someone from 'home'. DH is the worst (best??) at this -- if she speaks with another New Yawker, she'll have an East Coast accent for a week. I used to work in a maintenance organization where I spoke with folk from all over the country and as we waited while I got the site technician on-line, we had a few moments to chat. Usually the first topic was my nickname, but the second was where we were located followed by where we were originally from. When I was in tech support, I frequently wound up chatting with callers during long operations about who was in what geographical area, what the weather was like in each person's area, what the company the caller was from [if applicable] did, etc. :-) I've noticed that if I spend long enough talking to someone with a strong accent, I tend to pick up the accent. I do NOT do it intentionally. -- I don't think I pick up accents, but I do tend to pick up speech patterns. After two trips to Australia, I have to be careful about using Aussie slang, because I figure that it would sound like an affectation. Joy |
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The most excruciatingly bad attempt at an English accent it's ever
been my misfortune to hear. Unfortunately. Ruined a great show for me. Purrs Gordon & the TT -- Feline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat "Bobcat" wrote Antony LaPaglia And on TV as Frasier fans among us know he was a treat as Daphne's ne'er-do-well brother Simon, slipping into a Brit accent for the part. |
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The most excruciatingly bad attempt at an English accent it's ever
been my misfortune to hear. Unfortunately. Ruined a great show for me. Purrs Gordon & the TT -- Feline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat "Bobcat" wrote Antony LaPaglia And on TV as Frasier fans among us know he was a treat as Daphne's ne'er-do-well brother Simon, slipping into a Brit accent for the part. |
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The most excruciatingly bad attempt at an English accent it's ever
been my misfortune to hear. Unfortunately. Ruined a great show for me. Purrs Gordon & the TT -- Feline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat "Bobcat" wrote Antony LaPaglia And on TV as Frasier fans among us know he was a treat as Daphne's ne'er-do-well brother Simon, slipping into a Brit accent for the part. |
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:20:14 +0100, "Exocat"
yodeled: The most excruciatingly bad attempt at an English accent it's ever been my misfortune to hear. Unfortunately. Ruined a great show for me. Purrs Gordon & the TT That was the consensus from the show's English fans. Made me glad I wasn't handicapped in that way-- they deprived themselves of a absolutely hysterical comic performance. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:20:14 +0100, "Exocat"
yodeled: The most excruciatingly bad attempt at an English accent it's ever been my misfortune to hear. Unfortunately. Ruined a great show for me. Purrs Gordon & the TT That was the consensus from the show's English fans. Made me glad I wasn't handicapped in that way-- they deprived themselves of a absolutely hysterical comic performance. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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