RTHKI wrote:
DesertFox- wrote:
Luckily, he will only ruin it for Uzique and the likes of him, whereas we who cannot tell one British accent from another sha'n't be bothered.
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i hate merchant's voice
and to you fags jumping on the quote pyramid, of course you can tell the difference, it's like saying i can't tell the difference between a texan and new yorker accent because i'm not from america
go fuck yourself
and to you fags jumping on the quote pyramid, of course you can tell the difference, it's like saying i can't tell the difference between a texan and new yorker accent because i'm not from america
go fuck yourself
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FloppY_ wrote:
RTHKI wrote:
DesertFox- wrote:
Luckily, he will only ruin it for Uzique and the likes of him, whereas we who cannot tell one British accent from another sha'n't be bothered.
"Raise the flag high! Let the degenerates know who comes to claim their lives this day!"
amen to that. love it when the no-life fags hop on a lovely opportunity to quote-train ream one another.Dauntless wrote:
i hate merchant's voice
and to you fags jumping on the quote pyramid, of course you can tell the difference, it's like saying i can't tell the difference between a texan and new yorker accent because i'm not from america
go fuck yourself
here's a protip: you dunno what you're talking about when it comes to british accents.
if valve wanna 'use' a british accent for the novelty, then us brits are entitled to comment on that 'american'-made choice, alright?
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You know that difference because of stereotypical images and popular culture. The average American can optimistically tell a Scot from a Londoner, but I'm unsure about anything closer like a Geordie or Yorkshire accent. When we're exposed to Britons, they don't go "I'm from Birmingham and my accent is representative of that area." and there's not a saturation of British folk and language we get exposed to over here. If two folks from the UK sound different to me, I usually chalk it up to more a difference in their voice than a difference in accent.Dauntless wrote:
i hate merchant's voice
and to you fags jumping on the quote pyramid, of course you can tell the difference, it's like saying i can't tell the difference between a texan and new yorker accent because i'm not from america
go fuck yourself
and?DesertFox- wrote:
You know that difference because of stereotypical images and popular culture. The average American can optimistically tell a Scot from a Londoner, but I'm unsure about anything closer like a Geordie or Yorkshire accent. When we're exposed to Britons, they don't go "I'm from Birmingham and my accent is representative of that area." and there's not a saturation of British folk and language we get exposed to over here. If two folks from the UK sound different to me, I usually chalk it up to more a difference in their voice than a difference in accent.Dauntless wrote:
i hate merchant's voice
and to you fags jumping on the quote pyramid, of course you can tell the difference, it's like saying i can't tell the difference between a texan and new yorker accent because i'm not from america
go fuck yourself
i don't care what you "chalk it up to" or how you know that difference, you can still tell the difference, and steven merchant is from bristol and has an annoying voice due to his accent
stop being a typical uzique and whining about nothing! the americans know better than you about your own nation's accents and dialects...Dauntless wrote:
and?DesertFox- wrote:
You know that difference because of stereotypical images and popular culture. The average American can optimistically tell a Scot from a Londoner, but I'm unsure about anything closer like a Geordie or Yorkshire accent. When we're exposed to Britons, they don't go "I'm from Birmingham and my accent is representative of that area." and there's not a saturation of British folk and language we get exposed to over here. If two folks from the UK sound different to me, I usually chalk it up to more a difference in their voice than a difference in accent.Dauntless wrote:
i hate merchant's voice
and to you fags jumping on the quote pyramid, of course you can tell the difference, it's like saying i can't tell the difference between a texan and new yorker accent because i'm not from america
go fuck yourself
i don't care what you "chalk it up to" or how you know that difference, you can still tell the difference, and steven merchant is from bristol and has an annoying voice due to his accent
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where was that computer/guy in TS from?
liverpool. they have a dialect known as scouse. it's one of the indecipherable and impossible to understand northern tongues.
stephen merchant is from the south-west, or west-country, where the dialects are less severe but the accents are... the british dixie-redneck
stephen merchant is from the south-west, or west-country, where the dialects are less severe but the accents are... the british dixie-redneck
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Do some googling and find that it's purely a UK phenomenon that you can tell the difference. No one ever claimed to know better than you, and only claimed that to us, they sound quite similar (how it sounds to foreigners is something we'd know more about than you folks).
"I'm English and whenever I meet another English person for the first time you can tell where they're from almost down to the town after a few sentences, like I'm from Lancashire and you can tell what town someones from I.E. Wigan, Bolton, Southport by there accent even though they're only miles apart."
"For the Brits out there- if you hear a fellow Brit talk, can you tell where he is from in the first 10 seconds? And how close can you get? 10 miles?"
It's something residents of the UK do, whereas the rest of the world is satisfied with "Oh, he has a British accent."
"I'm English and whenever I meet another English person for the first time you can tell where they're from almost down to the town after a few sentences, like I'm from Lancashire and you can tell what town someones from I.E. Wigan, Bolton, Southport by there accent even though they're only miles apart."
"For the Brits out there- if you hear a fellow Brit talk, can you tell where he is from in the first 10 seconds? And how close can you get? 10 miles?"
It's something residents of the UK do, whereas the rest of the world is satisfied with "Oh, he has a British accent."
You're telling me you can honestly see no difference between a geordie and a scouser?DesertFox- wrote:
Do some googling and find that it's purely a UK phenomenon that you can tell the difference. No one ever claimed to know better than you, and only claimed that to us, they sound quite similar (how it sounds to foreigners is something we'd know more about than you folks).
"I'm English and whenever I meet another English person for the first time you can tell where they're from almost down to the town after a few sentences, like I'm from Lancashire and you can tell what town someones from I.E. Wigan, Bolton, Southport by there accent even though they're only miles apart."
"For the Brits out there- if you hear a fellow Brit talk, can you tell where he is from in the first 10 seconds? And how close can you get? 10 miles?"
It's something residents of the UK do, whereas the rest of the world is satisfied with "Oh, he has a British accent."
i would notice a difference but would have no clue what exactly the accent is
I notice differences in british accents and I figure it's due to the region and I'm american. Am I missing something here?
i never pay close attention to accents. i only hear differences if i really listen. talking about brits
well, unlike america, where the 'accents' are fairly monoglossic and same-same (despite regional inflections)- england has a vast history of philological, linguistic and lyrical tradition. our language and native-speakers are a european mish-mash of historical influences; literally a melting-pot of european languages and regional dialects. a dialect is very different to a mere accentual inflection-- so when you go 'up norf' and look at, say, scousers (liverpool), mancunians (manchester) and geordies (newcastle)- and then compare it to, say, cockney (london district)-- you're basically listening to 4 distinctly different languages. i can barely understand what a hardcore geordie is saying and he's speaking the same language. he may as well be speaking to dutch, for all i can understand. that is why the decision to cast a bristolian, west-country bumpkin as a voice-actor in portal 2 seems like such a non-issue to you americans. leave it to us... we understand. if you were valve and you were looking for a 'token' british voice, you'd go to london or a southern home-county speaker. 'queen's english' and all that. a much better stereotype.RTHKI wrote:
i never pay close attention to accents. i only hear differences if i really listen. talking about brits
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Relevant:
that film is set in a fictional village in my home-county... and was filmed about 10 miles from where i am right now.
relevant
relevant
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It's fake? Shit, I was going to live in Sandford, Gloucestershire. I should remember where it was shot, since they mentioned it a lot in the commentary (yes, I watched it) and about how they always had to remove a churchtower or something from shot.
EDIT: But yes, on topic, I am still looking forward to the game, and perhaps the inclusion of Mr. Merchant will not aggravate our friends across the pond too much, depending on how much time the player spends with Wheatley.
EDIT: But yes, on topic, I am still looking forward to the game, and perhaps the inclusion of Mr. Merchant will not aggravate our friends across the pond too much, depending on how much time the player spends with Wheatley.
Last edited by DesertFox- (2010-08-18 21:23:12)
Fellas, fellas... Just mute the voices and turn on closed captioning and we can all get along
Me too. I don't particularly want anyone talking to me the whole time, let alone that guy.mtb0minime wrote:
Portal was fun because you were all alone and the only interactive social experiences you had were with an evil sadistic robot. I liked that.
I really hope they computerise his voice to oblivion as well. It just sounds wrong to have someone talking to you like that.
To be honest, it just a fucking accent. I don't care. Hardly a game breaker.
Last edited by henno13 (2010-08-20 02:59:48)
Loads of vids on Game Trailers
I think this is new. The stuff right at the beginning has been shown already but the rest hasnt.
Spoiler (highlight to read):
The last line made me laugh out loud.
Spoiler (highlight to read):
The last line made me laugh out loud.
Well... At least we get it somewhere around August then
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
And still before ep3FloppY_ wrote:
http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5897 … doard1.jpg
Well... At least we get it somewhere around August2012 then
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