|
 |
Is an American Accent Sexy? | ||
Share with:
| ||
 Language Learning Forum : Specific Languages |  | |
| kerateo Triglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 5647 days ago 112 posts - 180 votes  Speaks: Spanish*, English, French Studies: Italian | Message 25 of 64 07 May 2010 at 6:19pm | IP Logged |
|
For me is not sexy at all. Not when they speak English not when they try to speak Spanish. But... To hear any female anchorwoman in BBC turns me on a lot more than any "adult movie".
1 person has voted this message useful | |
| iknowchristalen Diglot Newbie Germany Joined 5344 days ago 20 posts - 24 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Dutch, Japanese | Message 26 of 64 07 May 2010 at 7:59pm | IP Logged |
|
Well I've never really heard that an American accent was sexy in another language, but when I was in Hawaii I had a guy who spoke Pigeon and thought that my "proper English" was very sexy and told me never to start talking like a local. I do think most people have heard American English too much too think it is sexy.
1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Splog Diglot Senior Member Czech Republic anthonylauder.c Joined 5670 days ago 1062 posts - 3263 votes Speaks: English*, Czech Studies: Mandarin | Message 27 of 64 07 May 2010 at 8:22pm | IP Logged |
|
As a child I adored American accents, since I associated them with the "exciting" lifestyles portrayed in magazines and newspapers. Nowadays, most American accents make me cringe. I have (to my shame) sometime caught myself from correcting Americans on their pronunciation. I blame myself, though, for having become intolerant. After all, few people choose their accent, and few have the drive to change it.
1 person has voted this message useful | |
| cordelia0507 Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5839 days ago 1473 posts - 2176 votes Speaks: Swedish* Studies: German, Russian | Message 28 of 64 07 May 2010 at 8:50pm | IP Logged |
|
Depends on the person and what type of accent he speaks with.
Some American accents sound terrible to me but some are very attractive. The sexiest English accent is South African though. :-) Anyone agrees? As in tanned ZA rugby player! 
1 person has voted this message useful | |
| cordelia0507 Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5839 days ago 1473 posts - 2176 votes Speaks: Swedish* Studies: German, Russian | Message 29 of 64 07 May 2010 at 9:06pm | IP Logged |
|
One more thing; when it comes to American English I'd say that the speech patterns, expressions and grammar are just as noticeable as the accent. Some American expressions are very cool / useful, others are incredibly irritating and almost makes me very suspicious of the person the minute someone uses them.
1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Tenebrarum Groupie United States Joined 5407 days ago 84 posts - 115 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Hindi | Message 30 of 64 07 May 2010 at 9:25pm | IP Logged |
|
I would imagine it varies from person to person (and accent to accent); for some,
irritating, for another, charming (if only temporarily). I've been told by a friend that it's cute when I speak Hindi and other girls would agree, but I'm not getting my hopes up... And of course I think it's important to make the distinction between speaking with an American accent and simply speaking with incorrect pronunciation. But in any case, I think my accent is pretty cringe-worthy! Personally, an Indian accent drives me crazy (in a good way!) and I love Spanish and Arabic accents. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Euphorion Hexaglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5341 days ago 106 posts - 147 votes Speaks: Slovak*, Czech, EnglishC2, GermanC1, SpanishC2, French | Message 31 of 64 07 May 2010 at 10:28pm | IP Logged |
|
To be honest, American accent irritates me a bit :)
1 person has voted this message useful | |
| cmj Octoglot Groupie Switzerland Joined 5339 days ago 58 posts - 191 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Ancient Greek, French, Arabic (classical), Latin, Italian | Message 32 of 64 07 May 2010 at 10:52pm | IP Logged |
|
I think part of the problem with Americans, and Anglophones generally, is that on average we speak foreign languages very poorly. Most heavy accents sound bad in any language and most Anglophones speak foreign languages with very heavy accents. That said, a light English accent in German or, especially, French (two languages I know well enough to judge) can sound extremely pleasant. Leaving myself out of it (I'm not convinced my accent is particularly charming), I've run into a few Anglophones in Switzerland who have beautiful French accents.
1 person has voted this message useful |
|  | 
Printable version
|
| Copyright 2024 FX Micheloud - All rights reserved No part of this website may be copied by any means without my written authorization. |
