Favourite accent, and why!

I am a bored university student on holiday break, pardon my lack of creativity!


Give us your accent (a little self deprecating humour can be fun), your favourite other accent, and why!


My accent: General Canadian, not that "oot and aboot" sort of typical but more reminiscent of a Californian. I did however spend some years in Newfoundland (The Rock!) and as such have regrettably acquired several of the cutesy little pronounciations from the rock.

My worst example: "Howz she goin' bai" I still say that, without being aware of it until after I said it.

My favourite accent: Colognian German used to have this title, I had a friend from Cologne, she had a very melodic voice to begin with and the exotic sound of her accent made even the most menial of things sound cute/ or elegant.

The new holder of the title would have to be French, I think more specifically "Loire French". My partner is from there and I must say, from what I once thought was harsh from the French men I know, is very slight and beautiful when coming from a smaller-stature woman. She is still learning English as her L2 (She speaks Italian and German as well) so her speech is clear, but her accent is extremely thick.

My favourite example: Literally any word that starts with "H", hair becomes 'air, here becomes 'ere and so on, very cute. On the other side of the spectrum though, when I say "Tu as de beaux yeux", I apparently sound like someone from "The book of the courtier" with how polite my accent sounds, so she is just as amused by me.

Happy Holidays everyone!

 

Im an Australian...Little known that due to the discrimination against the Irish that the early convicts and settlers took their accents away...(Lower class English were discriminated against...and then even upper class English were discriminated by every one else)...so we learnt to "hide" our accents behind a toneless mumble...this is the basis for my accent...plain...Aussie.
My Favourite...? Bavarian speaking English...

 

The Loire French accent is one sexy one, I confirm . I love singing scottish accents and when a lady speaks Dublin Irish it's hot. My American favorite the good old school Southern accent I guess (with the gentleman holding doors for the ladies and everything) .

 

Scouse....Or Liverpudlian....More a language than an accent...Ders a scuffer up der jowler and fag ash lil L ave im..Scuffer culdn't kick an ole thru a wet echo.

I'M biased..I'm scouse.

Second...Italian....especially when sung...How can you get angry with someone who sounds like they are inviting you for a drink even when they are really threatening you...

Can't do Glaswegian...Just nod my head and hope I'm nodding in right places...

 

You haven't met an angry Italian girl Urgh, and some scream even louder than Sofia Lorren.

I must admit I kind of like the Northern English accent when they "sing" using "me" instead of "my" for instance. As to the Scouses, they are ok, but I have a weak spot for the Jordies too.

 

Lancashire... I just like it.

 

From a woman, A whispy English accent (Gemma Arterton, Katherine Parkinson) from a lovely redhead. For the guys, the suave Spanish accent ala Ricardo Montalban.

 

There's so many, its a hard choice to make! Scottish (a la Sean Connery), Australian and German top my list. The irritating "New Yorker" and Belorussian accents (don't ask -- its a long story) are at the bottom. Of course, the "New Zulander" is near the top:

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Scouse is in fact a dialect .Enjoy:

Bowl of Scouse - YouTube

 

Far from your beaten path but here is Marlin Brando doing an accent....he didn't do too bad in my opinion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Vvrg8PR3s

 

this guy can do 35 accents!

35 Accents in the English Language - YouTube

 

Tangent-one of the most derided 'accents' in the UK is the Dick van Dyke cockney accent in Mary Poppins.

 

you said Cockney ? Here you go!

Cockney Slang! - YouTube

 

Ye canny beat the Lallans (Lowland Scots)-
Chewin The Fat - Taysiders In Space - YouTube

 

Anything spoken by Joan Greenwood!





Hear her at her evil best here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkrFzJ0dpv8

she was the voice of the Black Queen in Barbarella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak1227_mOqU

 

No that 'oot and aboot I've always connected to Northern Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas. Throw a little "yah shoor ya betcha" a little "uffda" and you're practically a native up there.

 

Typewriters have different accents too: History of the typewriter recited by Michael Winslow_Pt1.f4v - YouTube

 

Perhaps the whole stereotype started as a misunderstanding from tourists in the Dokotas who somehow thought they were in Canada? But those people from Ontario.... my oh my they sound strange!