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The Lounge => General => Topic started by: Silverwing on 2016-12-18 00:12:44
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Every part of the world is different and within our own regions, we have our own dialect. We might think we sound completely normal, but if you were to travel, would your dialect be seen as an accent?
So the simple question is, do you have an accent? If so, go ahead and tell us about it if you want. Is it southern sounding, British, maybe valley girl? Would you say your accent is thick or barely there with certain words like, "lobster." Do you have mannerisms that are distinct to your dialect?
Lets talk about language!
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Overall, no. I don't have a distinct accent or way of speaking. Though I do have a deeper voice, and I might talk slower sounding. You know, that rural kind of the thing. Not the fast talk of city folk. I like the outdoors and so I guess I picked up traits.
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I've been told I have a Spanish accent from a friend up in Baltimore.
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Latino. I'm not sure what my first language was. I learned both around the same time, but I still have a very slight accent. For a few words. Some friends say it's notable with certain words. My piano teacher says its slight, but it's there. And my mom also says she can hear it when I talk, even though I know English like the back of my hand, you can tell I was raised in a Latino household.
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I've always been told I have a slight British accent. I have no idea where I picked it up. I grew up in Boulder, so I have no idea where I could've gotten it from.
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People say I do.
Born and raised in Sweden but I lived in Canada for almost four years.
And after years spent chatting with people online.
I speak canadian with a mix of american english and add my swedish accent to it.
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I speak a muddled Brooklyneese.
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I speak a muddled Brooklyneese.
I never would have guessed.
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Lets find out. I just asked the question, how do you say "GROCERY?"
Groh-shery or Groh-sery?"
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And coupon. And coffee.
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I have a very slight New Jersey accent -- not anything that my own ear picks up, but it's noticeable on a few words. I live by the shore, so no New York accent has trickled into my speech. However, my maternal grandparents both grew up in upstate New York, and as a result my grandmother's Rochester accent pokes its head out from time to time. Same goes for my paternal grandmother and her upper Pennsylvania pronunciations.
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Jersey example? So you say carmel instead of caramel? And Que-Pon instead of Coo-pon?
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I'm actually pretty careful to pronounce "caramel" as "caramel," however my father has the habit of pronouncing it "car-mel." I definitely say "que-pon," though. It goes back and forth now that I think about it, but "que-pon" is definitely what comes out of my mouth more often than not.
I also have the ingrained habit of pronouncing Newark as "New-ERK." Whereas, further down, it's pronounced "New-ARK."
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I say New-erk as well. New-ark sounds stupid.
I says caramel because it's correct, and I say coo-pon naturally.
I was chatting with teammates on Overwatch and some guy asked where I was from and I said America and they were like "I thought you were from Australia or New Zealand" lol.
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I say Que-pon and I say CAR-mel.
I say New-ark. I also say Norfolk as Nor-fuk. I think that is the right way to say it too. But then I get nervous around people and say it as Nor-fulk.
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Baw-Stun. Boston. I am pretty sure that is how you say it.
I say Que-pon for coupon. I car Car-mel for caramel, I think out of laze.
I do say New-erk or New-irk. I think it's the same.
Norfolk I say Nor-fulk. I'm not from there, but... yeah, it is supposed to be said like; Norfolk (/ˈnɔːrfᵿk/ nor-fək, local /ˈnɒfʊk/ nof-uuk). That last one is like no-fuk.
Portland I say correct, though sometimes the 'a' sounds like an 'i.' So Port-lind.
I say Groh-shery store.
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Awesome, this topic is getting some love.
How do you guys say the word, "CREEK?" You know the kind that has flowing water.
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The only way it's pronounced..?
Creek.
Crick is actually different from a creek.
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Creek.
What is a crik then?
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Crick, it's basically a creek :p
Just a different word for it.
Like stream.
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I only say creek... but have never heard there is a difference before.
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That last part, eh?
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Ppbbbfft. Creek. It's one thing. There's no diff.
Creek, Streams, they are the same. Rivers are bigger.
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Crik. Who says crik for creek?
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I'm happy people are using this topic now. This is exactly what I wanted it to become. :)
I say creeeeeeek. Creek.
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Stream is a small narrow river.
Creek is a minor tributary of a river.
Crick is basically a creek.
And rivers are a large stream of water flowing into a channel to the sea or lake or other body of water.
There are differences ;)
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I accept that answer.
Lets see, what else is there.
What do you guys called a carbonated drink?
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I call it a "pop" or "soda." Sometimes I even just call it a "coke."
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I use the term soda most.
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Soda. I believe Pop was used more in the south, correct?
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I think the south uses Coca. Or something.
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Coca? Why not just Coke.
Or what about Cola?
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The south uses the term "Coke."
The Northeast and California use "Soda." the midwest is "pop" with pockets of "soda." The Pacific Northwest switches interchangeably with soda and pop.
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I was wrong, the term about 30-75% of the south uses is "cocola" and "coke."
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What is cocola?
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I don't know, some distinctly southern thing.
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Interesting. I've never heard anyone say "pop" where I am.
Okay, what about caramel? Are you all uncultured swine (:P)who say "carmel" or do you say the whole word?
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The south also uses the term, "Soft drink" more then anyone else.
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What is cocola?
... It's slurring the word "coca-cola"
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I am un-cultured swine.
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I'm swine.
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Swine.
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Well... I say the last part so quick. I say care-eh-mel.
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Wow. Such swine :p But why? Is it just easier to say?
I say care-uh-mel.
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I say care-uh-mel. Does that make me swine?
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Some people put a lot of emphasis. CARE-AH-MEL.
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Swine are those who say "car-ml" :P.
My friend justifies it by saying they're different forms of caramel, so she uses the appropriate word for the appropriate form of caramel. Like solidified and liquid caramel. I forget which is which, but she was adamant about there being a difference.
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Theres no difference.
There is a diff between, malt, shake, and milkshake though. ;)
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That I've been told. I still am shaky with the differences at times.
Wait I thought it was Malt, Smoothie, and Milkshake.
Shake is just an abbreviated form of milkshake, is it not?
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What do you guys call this type of sandwich?
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E3byESLbTlg/maxresdefault.jpg)
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A sub I guess?
Idk, I call it a Sandwhich.
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A malt uses malt. A shake doesn't have milk in it. A milkshake uses milk.
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I call it a sub sandwich.
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It's a sub.
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You left our Smoothie, Raine.
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Majority of the country says sub or sub sandwich. But the Northeast has many different regions that use terms like; hoagie, Italian sandwich, grinder, wedge, and hero.
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Smoothie isn't a milk-based shake drink. It is usually fruit or vegetable based.
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Souther New Jersey uses the term hoagie while the northern part and all of NYC uses Hero. They still use the term sub too.
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A smoothie isn't the same genre as a malt, milkshake and shake. Smoothie's also aren't always a dessert like the others.
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Here's a good one. This one is said distinctly different by region.
What is this called?
(https://freightliner.azureedge.net/media/2070/cascadia-vocational-bulk-haul-500x300.jpg)
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A semi truck?
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I call it a semi.
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What else is it called?
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Hoping LP would answer....
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Give her a moment.
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...... i'm gonna answer.
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I have faith. Give her one more minute.
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She's gone...
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Okay. So the majority of the country says semi or semi truck. Then you got a tiny pocket around the Bay Area in Cali that says "big rig." The south, excluding Florida says "eighteen wheeler" and the northeast says "Tractor trailer."
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I never knew there were so many terms for trucks like that. I've heard of all those terms, and have used some before, I think. but naturally I just would say semi truck.
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This is a fun topic. I like it. Thanks for that.
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Anyone want some more for the night?
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I had fun, but it is late, time for bed. Night you guys. :)
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Good night, Raine.
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Sleep well, Rainberry.
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Night. :)
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Should we call it a night too, APD?
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Sure, lets. Good night, Silver.
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Good night, APD.
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Souther New Jersey uses the term hoagie while the northern part and all of NYC uses Hero. They still use the term sub too.
I thought that was Pennsylnvania.
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I say sub, semi, and soda.
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I always called them trucks.
But I do hear people call them tractor trailers and it was "right" in my mind.
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*Puts on trucker cap and pretends to honk a semi truck horn as I spin in my office chair.*
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*Puts on trucker cap and pretends to honk a semi truck horn as I spin in my office chair.*
^_^
Das cute.
Green onions or scallions?
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No regional accent. I personally might say a few words differently, but otherwise, I have no accent.
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No regional accent. I personally might say a few words differently, but otherwise, I have no accent.
Thar be no such thing as "no accent", matey!
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I do not think I have any accent, but I am sure there is some regional enumeration going on.
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This is a random topic to bring back. I think I have a pretty generalized American voice. So maybe a few things here are there give away my location, but overall, I think I am pretty standard. Nothing thick like a southern drawl or Northeast BAAAA HAAAABAAAAH type accent, lol!
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People say I do.
I speak a mixture of Canadian and US english and with a hint of Sweed of course
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I'm from the UK so I have a British accent, but my parents once told me that I have an amercian one, possibly I've been watching amercian cartoons a lot huh?
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^ That's interesting. Never thought about that. If American media can effect the accent of people around the world.
Like we have UK tv shows, but we don't consume them as much and so it does not effect our voices. But it does give us the ability to learn to speak with a British sound for fun.
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I honestly have no idea, probably thou since well i am from Finland, but i do speak english quite a lot too, just nobody has ever said anythig about the accent before, so i dont know and i dont usually use voice chat with people i dont know well, i'm very shy to use my voice, i could say i'm almost half mute. I can go days without saying a word, but i do usually try to answer vocally if someone else is talking directly to me, i dont want to be rude, but at same time i hate my voice ;w;
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And what are we basing the "accents" on? Is someone with no accent just generic English from America? Lol! I know it is, but yeah, it's kinda funny. Even England English knows they have an accent and don't consider their English as non-accented English.
I think non-accent English is common from the American west.
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I wonder if there is a non-accent way of speaking at all.
In any country of the world, people live in different regions which has its own way of pronouncing words, and different words and expressions for things.
When I speak English I try to sound British because I like the sound and it feels more familiar to me than American English - but I know I can never get rid of my German accent completely. ;D
In German I speak "standard language" without any dialect, but I'm sure people can still tell what part of the country I'm from, just by listening to the "melody" and the way I pronounce certain words...
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I don't think I do, but, like Wolfwood, I have a deep voice and an overall measured, rural tone of speech. One of my exes told me once that her dad thought I "sounded black" on the phone. Not quite sure what he meant by that, but my neutral way of speaking, I think, allows me to easily adopt most any accent (https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/art/BSM-955467105), including several African-American characters (https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/art/Slavings-Slavings-Slavings-Come-on-down-956485086) I do. However, in this post-George Floyd (https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/art/BSM-955467105) era that may not be wholly a good thing. :-\
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Now this conversation is starting to become interesting. In any language, is there truly a neutral dialect? I think not. Because everyone has their own mannerisms. They might overall be fairly neutral, but we may put our own emphasis on certain parts of words.
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I'm from a part of the US where people don't associate us having accents. So with that in mind, I don't think I have an accent. But I do probably say some words uniquely different because of things I've picked up over the years.
Interesting discussion here.
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And what are we basing the "accents" on? Is someone with no accent just generic English from America? Lol! I know it is, but yeah, it's kinda funny. Even England English knows they have an accent and don't consider their English as non-accented English.
I think non-accent English is common from the American west.
So I do think overall this question is being asked from an American English perspective. Let's face it, the USA is the largest source of media for the world, especially the western world. It's influence is a juggernaut.
But as we can see here, even US resident's from all of the country, aren't sure if they have accents or not. Someone from southwestern US will certainly think they have no accent because how they speak is normal to them. Someone from the northeast may think the same way. It's all relative.
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Add to it health conditions that can affect the rhythm of a person's speech, like severe hearing impairment (https://sonichu.com/cwcki/Chris_and_health#Hearing_and_speech) or autism (https://sonichu.com/cwcki/Speech_impediment#History), and, combined with regional differences, it becomes even more interesting.
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I do wonder how much that might affect my speech, i do think i speak normally, but i do have troubled hearing and autism, thou usually i just might speak way too loud, but i've tried to learn to keep my voice down, doesnt work when i get super excited thou. Would be great to find out if it hightens my accent or not XD
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When I laugh I can get louder, lol! But I don't have any of the conditions listed above. When people get excited, it is natural for them to get louder.
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And profane, if famed NASCAR driver Ward Burton is any indication.
This bit is a favorite of the Big Show crew; they play a [judiciously-edited] version of it on-air from time to time. Burton has a pronounced South Boston [as in Virginia] accent, which sounds a lot like that hick wolf from the old Tex Avery cartoons.
In fact, veteran voice actor Daws Butler amazed producers by rattling off about a dozen distinctly different Southern dialects, and that's the one they liked the most. Funny, whenever I do that in conversation, it usually creeps people out.... :-0 :-]
So, Soda, do you start getting that "bitch pitch (https://www.pond5.com/search?kw=teenage-girl-scream&media=sfx)" when you get real riled up? A really angry gal will split your [bleep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypJ6J4JdzDk&t=37s)] eardrums, ah tell you whut....
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And profane, if famed NASCAR driver Ward Burton is any indication.
Ward Burton is a gem of a person. Underrated NASCAR driver back in his day, but also does so much for sustainable and environmental causes. He hunts, he loves hunting, but he has a foundation to help people to do things sustainably and not just for killing for the sake of killing. He is a great outdoorsman who wants to protect the land we live on. Very kind man too.