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 jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6900 days ago 4250 posts - 5711 votes  Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 17 of 22 02 June 2012 at 12:01am | IP Logged | |||||
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Thanks for posting that link. Sadly, I'm not surprised that younger people model their accent after London (or whatever major city there is). It's happening where I live, as well as in many other towns. A regional accent shouldn't be something to be ashamed of.
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| Creado Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4561 days ago 9 posts - 14 votes Studies: Spanish | Message 18 of 22 02 June 2012 at 5:55am | IP Logged | |||||
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The following video may help you. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=KH_kOjsXakM 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| COF Senior Member United States Joined 5822 days ago 262 posts - 354 votes Speaks: English* | Message 19 of 22 02 June 2012 at 6:12pm | IP Logged | |||||
Sounds like stereotyping to me. The common perception of an Englishman is some toff in a bowler hat, and when someone who thinks this hears an Englishman who doesn't come across as a toff, they think they can't be English, because they don't match the stereotype. Edited by COF on 02 June 2012 at 6:13pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6900 days ago 4250 posts - 5711 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 20 of 22 02 June 2012 at 6:31pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Not really stereotyping, some people just don't have any idea what other accents sound like (other than "different from RP").
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| Medulin Tetraglot Senior Member Croatia Joined 4659 days ago 1199 posts - 2192 votes Speaks: Croatian*, English, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Norwegian, Hindi, Nepali | Message 21 of 22 02 June 2012 at 8:47pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I like the Geordie accent (the one used by Cheryl Cole):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us6EPrD_kKM 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4819 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh | Message 22 of 22 02 June 2012 at 9:47pm | IP Logged | |||||
Aye, it's a canny accent and she's a bonny lass! :-) Some Geordie lads, well known in Britain: Blaydon Races, special version I'm not sure if they speak as broadly in real life as they used to in Auf Wiedersehen Pet, although Jimmy Nail sounds pretty broad when he's speaking there. An earlier Geordie-based comedy was "The Likely Lads", although the accent was much toned-down compared to AWP, although they used some interesting speech patterns, which were presumably genuine, and quite distinctive. Edited by montmorency on 02 June 2012 at 9:48pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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