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Reaves 11-13-07 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus
Ha! Okie dokey then. As the english language goes, i wonder which country has more dialects and accents, the UK or the US? I know we have a bunch, most of which im sure would have a Brit writhing in agony.

Listen to a Northern Queenslanders accent vs a Victorians and you'll notice differant accents. It's probably not as bad as a New Yorkers compared to a Texan but the differance is there. I'd say most English speaking countries with a large landmass would have a variety of speaking styles.

I was watching a documentary on the typical Australian accent and it's origin is based on the 'cockney' accent iirc.

Ducimus 11-13-07 08:00 PM

And how dare i forget Australia. Personally i think the aussi accents are the coolest sounding. Meaning, some accents are just more asthetically pleasing to hear then others. Aussi's are up there.

Letum 11-13-07 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER
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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey
Aluminium is definately a 5 Sylable word.

Al - u - min - i - um

5 :up:

Except that for us over on this side of the pond, it's not aluminium but aluminum.

Al - u - min - um

4:up:

ael - ju'mrn - i - em! dammit!

Four syllables, without the "lume".

bookworm_020 11-13-07 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus
And how dare i forget Australia. Personally i think the aussi accents are the coolest sounding. Meaning, some accents are just more asthetically pleasing to hear then others. Aussi's are up there.

For that statement you get my thumbs up for the day:up:

BTW I'm backing Penelope Grey with Aluminium.

Reaves 11-13-07 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus
And how dare i forget Australia. Personally i think the aussi accents are the coolest sounding. Meaning, some accents are just more asthetically pleasing to hear then others. Aussi's are up there.

Pitty the ladies over here don't think the same. I'd be much better off with a French or Irish accent.

antikristuseke 11-13-07 08:54 PM

Speaking of accents, mine is horrible when speaking english, its really easy to understand but i manage to make english sound like german, go figure :lol:

Reaves 11-13-07 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by antikristuseke
Speaking of accents, mine is horrible when speaking english, its really easy to understand but i manage to make english sound like german, go figure :lol:

Zat vould be pretty cool.

Hey, can you say "I KNOW NOTHING" for me? :p

Friedmann 11-14-07 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaves
Pitty the ladies over here don't think the same. I'd be much better off with a French or Irish accent.

Hehe just travel, the amount of attention I got from women in the US was insane. An Aussie accent is a real leg opener ;)

bookworm_020 11-14-07 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Friedmann
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Originally Posted by Reaves
Pitty the ladies over here don't think the same. I'd be much better off with a French or Irish accent.

Hehe just travel, the amount of attention I got from women in the US was insane. An Aussie accent is a real leg opener ;)

What a dodgy Australian accent done by a Norwiegan????:huh:

I knew a guy who was over to the U.S. a couple of years ago and went to a bar that was having an impersionation night, who's sounds like like a famous or well know person. He did an imitation of Steve Irwin and won first place!:o:rotfl::rotfl:


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