How many of you have an accent?

[b0mbrman]

I've only been told once that I have a recognizeable accent and this was in Canada...

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: RBachman

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Umm your poll is incorrect because the accepted American accent is actually from the Mid-west. I have a midwestern accent, and plan on going into radio with it.

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Why does such a small portion of the country's population dictate what's considered to be the standard accent? Regardless, midwestern certainly isn't what I'd consider neutral - I never heard a newscaster say "aboot"

And you'll never hear a midwesterner say "aboot" either. Unless that midwesterner is mocking a Canadian or someone from Minnesota or the Dakotas...

ZV

 

[GML3G0]

I have an... um... NY accent?

Edit: nm

 

[Amused]

Everyone else has an accent but me.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

I used to have a really hard Philly accent.. but I've pretty much lost all of it now, except for a few words, but its really subtle.

 

[Rubycon]

The Shop requires their Elite members to speak at least five languages perfectly with no accent...

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: GML3G0
I have an... um... NY accent?

Oh, and why does it say: Edited: 02/02/2005 at 10:19 PM by AnandTech Moderator, when OP was on 11/06/2005 02:51 AM?

Because that's part of her sig.

 

[GML3G0]

Originally posted by: Amused
Because that's part of her sig.

Wow... how the hell did I not see the signature break...

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: RBachman

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Umm your poll is incorrect because the accepted American accent is actually from the Mid-west. I have a midwestern accent, and plan on going into radio with it.

Correct. Text

Why does such a small portion of the country's population dictate what's considered to be the standard accent? Regardless, midwestern certainly isn't what I'd consider neutral - I never heard a newscaster say "aboot"

And you'll never hear a midwesterner say "aboot" either. Unless that midwesterner is mocking a Canadian or someone from Minnesota or the Dakotas...

ZV

The "aboot" thing is just some minor ribbing While it's there, it's very subtle. Californians have a very subtle difference as well, it's more in tone than pronunciation - a little laid back. Going by "newcaster" being the norm.

 

[BMdoobieW]

I have a Scranton, PA accent.

 

[natep]

I've got the media voice. I'm from southern Mich.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
And you'll never hear a midwesterner say "aboot" either. Unless that midwesterner is mocking a Canadian or someone from Minnesota or the Dakotas...

ZV

Minnesota is part of the midwest... but yeah, the rest of the midwest doesn't talk like that. Except maybe the U.P. - I've never met someone from there, but I've heard other Michigan residents make fun of them.

 

[NickelTitanium]

For some people, it is the color of your skin that determines if you have an accent. Believe it or not.

 

[PurdueRy]

I'm svedish isn't dat vierd?

 

[EMPshockwave82]

i dont have an accent, you do

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
And you'll never hear a midwesterner say "aboot" either. Unless that midwesterner is mocking a Canadian or someone from Minnesota or the Dakotas...

ZV

Minnesota is part of the midwest... but yeah, the rest of the midwest doesn't talk like that. Except maybe the U.P. - I've never met someone from there, but I've heard other Michigan residents make fun of them.

Geographically Minnesota's kind of an odd-ball that gets lumped into the Midwest. Midwest is more Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and northern Ohio (Southern Ohio falls linguistically into Appalachia (sp?))

Regarding the person who noticed a difference between Midwestern "about" and Californian "about", I haven't noticed that. Both use the same "ow" pronounciation of the "ou" in "about".

ZV

 

[Legend]

Originally posted by: Captante
I've been told I have a slight English/British accent by folks on the West Coast which is strange since I've always lived in the USA.

Like Patrick Stewart? Except he was actually born in England.




I have a general American accent, meaning what you see on TV most of the time. However, I do say a few vowels on certain words southern because I've lived in the south since I was 8. But I've lived in more developed areas where accents, if any, are very small.

 

[tami]

i have a new york accent, i think.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Remember: After the first fatality, everyone listens to the man with the tazer.

The taser doesn't kill.

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I think by midwest they mean things like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, etc.

I've never heard anyone from those places say "aboot".

That's because they're not Canadian.

 

The media has an east coast accent.

 

[RaDragon]

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