Have you ever listened to yourself speak and wondered what your actual language was? Have you ever listened to to your accent and wondered why you spoke a certain dialect in a certain way? It's an interesting concept, I have a cockney father and a Glaswegian mother and yet still have a Donegal accent (all be it a damn fine well-spoken Donegal accent). What is your original language at a root level? ...going waaaay back?
going wwwaaaaaaaaaaaaay back, German, Gaeilge, Sioux Indian.
The german guy married an Indian Squaw and an Irish couple immigrated to America.
however what I find funny is I grew up in the southern part of the state I live in and currently live in the nothern part. People around here say I have an accent. So in turn I have a Southern Montana American Accent.
if that makes any sense.
The german guy married an Indian Squaw and an Irish couple immigrated to America.
however what I find funny is I grew up in the southern part of the state I live in and currently live in the nothern part. People around here say I have an accent. So in turn I have a Southern Montana American Accent.
if that makes any sense.
Last edited by S3v3N (2009-04-13 23:00:41)
Its a taiwanesish cantonese accent
I speak chinese cantonese mostly now, but when i was young my grandmother taught me how to speak it with a taiwanese accent..
I speak chinese cantonese mostly now, but when i was young my grandmother taught me how to speak it with a taiwanese accent..
That's pretty cool. I can speak Gaeilge no problem but Sioux Indian would be something I'd love to learn.S3v3N wrote:
going wwwaaaaaaaaaaaaay back, German, Gaeilge, Sioux Indian.
I've been trying to find a way to learn it, whats really funny is, we've got 2 Indian reservations here, and about 4 people that are around 90 years old that are able to speak fluent Sioux.Braddock wrote:
That's pretty cool. I can speak Gaeilge no problem but Sioux Indian would be something I'd love to learn.S3v3N wrote:
going wwwaaaaaaaaaaaaay back, German, Gaeilge, Sioux Indian.
They don't even take pride in their goddamn language.
Probably extinct.Braddock wrote:
What is your original language at a root level? ...going waaaay back?
That's a very interesting part of the part of the world accent-wise. The rising Chinese influence may be an interesting factor in that region when it comes to linguistics. I'm a big believer in keeping all dialects alive.=NHB=Shadow wrote:
Its a taiwanesish cantonese accent
I speak chinese cantonese mostly now, but when i was young my grandmother taught me how to speak it with a taiwanese accent..
Well my original dialect is thousands of years old.. test me!unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Probably extinct.Braddock wrote:
What is your original language at a root level? ...going waaaay back?
my parents were born and raised on the west coast, i was born and raised on the west coast. we speak, what i would consider, very plain american english. no real inflection no distinct dialect.
Both my parents were raised mainly in the South (my dad especially) but they don't have a Southern accent. (Although when they come back from visiting the area, there's a slight lingering accent for a little while). I've lived in Southern California my whole life, which is one of the regions with a neutral/plain American accent.
I'd say I talk "without" an accent, but then I've also had a few people ask me if I was from the South since apparently at times I speak with a Southern tinge. I don't notice myself talk this way, but I can believe it.
I'd say I talk "without" an accent, but then I've also had a few people ask me if I was from the South since apparently at times I speak with a Southern tinge. I don't notice myself talk this way, but I can believe it.
NZ accent, though I have been mistaken for an Aussie by some Aussies before...I do say "mate" and not "bro"... Also, when calling up a dutch relative a few years back I was able to fool them into thinking I was from the south of Holland, so who knows..
German and American Indian (Cherokee). And that's waaaay back.
I can interpret Southern Redneck dialect pretty well, but have no real accent myself.
I can interpret Southern Redneck dialect pretty well, but have no real accent myself.
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Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Well I'm from north Cork, yet I don't have a Cork accent ! well unless I'm pissed or pissed.Braddock wrote:
Have you ever listened to yourself speak and wondered what your actual language was? Have you ever listened to to your accent and wondered why you spoke a certain dialect in a certain way? It's an interesting concept, I have a cockney father and a Glaswegian mother and yet still have a Donegal accent (all be it a damn fine well-spoken Donegal accent). What is your original language at a root level? ...going waaaay back?
I don't really have an accent. Even thou I lived close to the Gothenburg area I'm still not talking like them.
Could say that I'm neutral. If I bothered I could probably speak in the dialect but I honestly don't want to. Most people would just find it funny and not bother to listen to me.
But I haven't given the thought of a dialect until recently when dad talked a bit about it. He's agreeing with me to about not having a dialect.
Could say that I'm neutral. If I bothered I could probably speak in the dialect but I honestly don't want to. Most people would just find it funny and not bother to listen to me.
But I haven't given the thought of a dialect until recently when dad talked a bit about it. He's agreeing with me to about not having a dialect.
I have two mother tongues, Finnish and Swedish.
When speaking Swedish, it's pretty much Southwestern Finland Swedish, called among Swedes "The Moomintroll language" (this is due to the animated series being dubbed in Finland Swedish). The language is basically the same than in Sweden, but some words have different meanings and the pronounciation is very different. We do, however understand one another (Swedes and Finnish Swedes).
When I speak Finnish, it's a quite thick Turku-dialect, which is very distinctive among Finns. When I hear the dialect E.g. on TV, I'm astounded by how different it actually sounds. No wonder I'm having difficulties getting my point across sometimes. The Turku dialect is ugly to everyone who doesn't speak it. Speak it fast enough, and nobody understands you. The key is to abbreviate.
When speaking Swedish, it's pretty much Southwestern Finland Swedish, called among Swedes "The Moomintroll language" (this is due to the animated series being dubbed in Finland Swedish). The language is basically the same than in Sweden, but some words have different meanings and the pronounciation is very different. We do, however understand one another (Swedes and Finnish Swedes).
When I speak Finnish, it's a quite thick Turku-dialect, which is very distinctive among Finns. When I hear the dialect E.g. on TV, I'm astounded by how different it actually sounds. No wonder I'm having difficulties getting my point across sometimes. The Turku dialect is ugly to everyone who doesn't speak it. Speak it fast enough, and nobody understands you. The key is to abbreviate.
I need around tree fiddy.
London English, Southern Welsh and Dutch I think.
Not sure what accent I have, probably home counties/southern English.
Although some English are now saying I sound Australian the Australians say I'm definitely English.
Not sure what accent I have, probably home counties/southern English.
Although some English are now saying I sound Australian the Australians say I'm definitely English.
Fuck Israel
I'm a mut Irish, English, Ukranian, Anihšināpē (Saulteaux Indian), Austrian, may be even some gypsy
And I have direct links going back to the original dutch colonists in the Palatine Bridge area of New York near Amsterdam along the banks of the Mohawk river. they settled in the 1600's so who knows what is in that background.
But I only speak English with no real accent, but I can fake a really good accent, all it takes is a day or two somewhere I start picking up the accent... often involuntarily throwing back at the person I'm talking too. Luckily I haven't pissed anyone off with it yet.
And I have direct links going back to the original dutch colonists in the Palatine Bridge area of New York near Amsterdam along the banks of the Mohawk river. they settled in the 1600's so who knows what is in that background.
But I only speak English with no real accent, but I can fake a really good accent, all it takes is a day or two somewhere I start picking up the accent... often involuntarily throwing back at the person I'm talking too. Luckily I haven't pissed anyone off with it yet.
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Well I'm from north Cork, yet I don't have a Cork accent ! well unless I'm pissed or pissed.Braddock wrote:
Have you ever listened to yourself speak and wondered what your actual language was? Have you ever listened to to your accent and wondered why you spoke a certain dialect in a certain way? It's an interesting concept, I have a cockney father and a Glaswegian mother and yet still have a Donegal accent (all be it a damn fine well-spoken Donegal accent). What is your original language at a root level? ...going waaaay back?
i've got an odd mancunian/fermanagh mix. full on fermanagh when im angry or drunk.
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
I'm English.
God only knows what sort of a mutant cross-breed I am...
God only knows what sort of a mutant cross-breed I am...
french, german, scandanavian blah de blah undsoweiterScorpion0x17 wrote:
I'm English.
God only knows what sort of a mutant cross-breed I am...
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Southern Icelandic, the most common type of Icelandic, and the best kind of Icelandic.
Also, I can read 1000 year old books in Icelandic, the language has barely changed since then
Also, I can read 1000 year old books in Icelandic, the language has barely changed since then
i speak english and i'm pretty sure i don't have an accent besides the normal "american" one
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
My accent has changed like 8billion times over the years because of the different places I've lived in.
When we lived in Australia I had a slight English-Aussie accent but it was more continental than anything. After moving from Sydney, I went to an English school and had a heavy heavy queer British accent without any tinge of any other dialect.
After moving to Norway and going to an international school, my accent became American/British which apparently sounds more American according to the Brits I go to Uni with.
My Norwegian dialect is Bokmål which is pretty much how everyone speaks in Oslo and this has changed very little during the years despite my family originally coming from the north, Trondheim.
When we lived in Australia I had a slight English-Aussie accent but it was more continental than anything. After moving from Sydney, I went to an English school and had a heavy heavy queer British accent without any tinge of any other dialect.
After moving to Norway and going to an international school, my accent became American/British which apparently sounds more American according to the Brits I go to Uni with.
My Norwegian dialect is Bokmål which is pretty much how everyone speaks in Oslo and this has changed very little during the years despite my family originally coming from the north, Trondheim.
Speaking Spanish I have a sort of neutral accent. My mother's accent is Chilean and my dad's is Argentine, and I usually speak English so they call cancel out.
Speaking English I sometimes have a bit of a Southern or redneck twang to it. I have no idea why... my mother's English has a hispanic accent, and my dad's is Canadian. And I have never lived in the South.
Speaking English I sometimes have a bit of a Southern or redneck twang to it. I have no idea why... my mother's English has a hispanic accent, and my dad's is Canadian. And I have never lived in the South.
English so a mix of Saxon etc, and probs a bit of Scottish Gaelic.