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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 13:01:59 +1000, "Yowie"
yodeled:
(snip)
Even songs which are supposed to be quintessentially Australian

Like "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport"? vbg


Theresa
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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.

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

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.

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

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.

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:25:19 +0000 (UTC), Cheryl Perkins
yodeled:

Yowie wrote:
Yes, they're great! And I thinkthey prove once and for all that almost all
English-language singers sing with an American accent, because whent hey
*dont* they sound very different - which made the Proclaimers very famous.

Even songs which are supposed to be quintessentially Australian (such as
Australian Country music) still sound American. I don't notice most of the
time, but I do when its a particularly 'Australiana' type song.

The tendency of local country singers to use what my mother called 'that
fake American accent' used to irritate her almost as much as the style of
music itself, which wasn't to her taste. I listened to it a lot when I was
a teenager living at home, but I had to admit that my mother had a point;
the local singers certainly weren't using their native accent when they
performed country music!

This started, I believe, in the late 50s or early '60s, when English
musicians wanted to emulate the American blues and R&B singers they
admired.



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:25:19 +0000 (UTC), Cheryl Perkins
yodeled:

Yowie wrote:
Yes, they're great! And I thinkthey prove once and for all that almost all
English-language singers sing with an American accent, because whent hey
*dont* they sound very different - which made the Proclaimers very famous.

Even songs which are supposed to be quintessentially Australian (such as
Australian Country music) still sound American. I don't notice most of the
time, but I do when its a particularly 'Australiana' type song.

The tendency of local country singers to use what my mother called 'that
fake American accent' used to irritate her almost as much as the style of
music itself, which wasn't to her taste. I listened to it a lot when I was
a teenager living at home, but I had to admit that my mother had a point;
the local singers certainly weren't using their native accent when they
performed country music!

This started, I believe, in the late 50s or early '60s, when English
musicians wanted to emulate the American blues and R&B singers they
admired.



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:25:19 +0000 (UTC), Cheryl Perkins
yodeled:

Yowie wrote:
Yes, they're great! And I thinkthey prove once and for all that almost all
English-language singers sing with an American accent, because whent hey
*dont* they sound very different - which made the Proclaimers very famous.

Even songs which are supposed to be quintessentially Australian (such as
Australian Country music) still sound American. I don't notice most of the
time, but I do when its a particularly 'Australiana' type song.

The tendency of local country singers to use what my mother called 'that
fake American accent' used to irritate her almost as much as the style of
music itself, which wasn't to her taste. I listened to it a lot when I was
a teenager living at home, but I had to admit that my mother had a point;
the local singers certainly weren't using their native accent when they
performed country music!

This started, I believe, in the late 50s or early '60s, when English
musicians wanted to emulate the American blues and R&B singers they
admired.



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:28:00 +0800, Helen Wheels
yodeled:
(snip)

(Helen Wheels, just waiting for an EnZedder to add that if they say five
you've got an Australian)


One of the former Mr. T's favorite Aussie jokes was a variation on
that old brain removal chestnut. In his version, the doctor tells the
patient "We've made a terrible mistake, we've removed half your
brain!" and the patient replies, "No problems, mate, she'll be
right."

His *other* favorite Aussie joke was "What's an Australian
homosexual?" "Someone who like sheilas more than beer."



Theresa
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:28:00 +0800, Helen Wheels
yodeled:
(snip)

(Helen Wheels, just waiting for an EnZedder to add that if they say five
you've got an Australian)


One of the former Mr. T's favorite Aussie jokes was a variation on
that old brain removal chestnut. In his version, the doctor tells the
patient "We've made a terrible mistake, we've removed half your
brain!" and the patient replies, "No problems, mate, she'll be
right."

His *other* favorite Aussie joke was "What's an Australian
homosexual?" "Someone who like sheilas more than beer."



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:28:00 +0800, Helen Wheels
yodeled:
(snip)

(Helen Wheels, just waiting for an EnZedder to add that if they say five
you've got an Australian)


One of the former Mr. T's favorite Aussie jokes was a variation on
that old brain removal chestnut. In his version, the doctor tells the
patient "We've made a terrible mistake, we've removed half your
brain!" and the patient replies, "No problems, mate, she'll be
right."

His *other* favorite Aussie joke was "What's an Australian
homosexual?" "Someone who like sheilas more than beer."



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com