How to speak with a "British" accent

papa_smurf · 06-17-10, 03:50 AM

I never knew there was such a thing as a "British" accent, so what does that make me then?

( I REALLY hate the fact that some americans think we only have 1 accent/dialect, come to derbyshire and i'll show you different)

DarkFish · 06-17-10, 05:02 AM

how do you mean? maybe you have to watch it agane, you clearly have to proh-cess a little better what she's telling you

Or have you simply bean too much in your garridge

PhantomLord · 06-17-10, 06:34 AM

Last december i had a brilliant tutorial in proper yorkshire style... compared to my american friend from Boston... it was a longer "proooh-cess" understanding that

Lionclaw · 06-17-10, 06:59 AM

Hehe, every country has their dialects/accents. But when you've heard them on the television, you try imitate them, without really knowing what dialect it is.

I've tried talking with a "English" accent, however my Swedish accent ruins it.

But when I'm speaking English in a conversation with another person it's just pure Swedish accented English.

Seth8530 · 06-17-10, 07:10 AM

LOL dont worry, it will never sound as funny to me as a German speaking English with an ENGLISH sub accent lol. I mean it made me smile everytime i heard it lol.

UnderseaLcpl · 06-17-10, 08:06 AM

One of my favorite subjects! I love accents, words and everything linguistic. One of my personal weird hobbies is to imitate foreign dialects, syntax, sentence structure, and any verbal peculiarities. I can do pretty much any accent in the world, but my American accent comes out by making the vowels sound a little flat when pronouncing a word I haven't heard spoken before.

British accents are among my favorites because of the tremendous variety within a comparitively small space. Cockney English is probably the most fun to do, but I also love many Scottish accents for the way they flow. And then you get to Nairn and you have to speak out of your nose

My all-time favorite is Caucus Russian. For some reason, just speaking it makes you feel like you have a glass of vodka, especially when you use the syntax in English. I also like German, but I don't know all the regional accents that well. I mostly just imitate German war vets on documentaries.

Oddly enough, the accents I have the most trouble with are American accents, probably because of my own slight drawl. I'll often slip in an exaggerated vowel or a ya'll or fixin' to when I try to emulate Yankee accents.

mookiemookie · 06-17-10, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth8530

LOL dont worry, it will never sound as funny to me as a German speaking English with an ENGLISH sub accent lol. I mean it made me smile everytime i heard it lol.

That's pretty much the entire English audio track of Das Boot.

06-17-10, 03:50 AM	#1
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	How to speak with a "British" accent I never knew there was such a thing as a "British" accent, so what does that make me then? ( I REALLY hate the fact that some americans think we only have 1 accent/dialect, come to derbyshire and i'll show you different) __________________

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DarkFish Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stinking drunk in Eindhoven, the Netherlands Posts: 1,844 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	how do you mean? maybe you have to watch it agane, you clearly have to proh-cess a little better what she's telling you Or have you simply bean too much in your garridge __________________

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PhantomLord XO Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 408 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Last december i had a brilliant tutorial in proper yorkshire style... compared to my american friend from Boston... it was a longer "proooh-cess" understanding that __________________ ~^~ War does not determine who is right - only who is left. ~^~

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Seth8530 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 546 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	LOL dont worry, it will never sound as funny to me as a German speaking English with an ENGLISH sub accent lol. I mean it made me smile everytime i heard it lol. __________________

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UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One of my favorite subjects! I love accents, words and everything linguistic. One of my personal weird hobbies is to imitate foreign dialects, syntax, sentence structure, and any verbal peculiarities. I can do pretty much any accent in the world, but my American accent comes out by making the vowels sound a little flat when pronouncing a word I haven't heard spoken before. British accents are among my favorites because of the tremendous variety within a comparitively small space. Cockney English is probably the most fun to do, but I also love many Scottish accents for the way they flow. And then you get to Nairn and you have to speak out of your nose My all-time favorite is Caucus Russian. For some reason, just speaking it makes you feel like you have a glass of vodka, especially when you use the syntax in English. I also like German, but I don't know all the regional accents that well. I mostly just imitate German war vets on documentaries. Oddly enough, the accents I have the most trouble with are American accents, probably because of my own slight drawl. I'll often slip in an exaggerated vowel or a ya'll or fixin' to when I try to emulate Yankee accents. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

06-17-10, 06:59 AM	#4
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hehe, every country has their dialects/accents. But when you've heard them on the television, you try imitate them, without really knowing what dialect it is. I've tried talking with a "English" accent, however my Swedish accent ruins it. But when I'm speaking English in a conversation with another person it's just pure Swedish accented English.