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 jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6909 days ago 4250 posts - 5711 votes  Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 9 of 16 08 March 2010 at 6:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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I second kyssäkaali's thought that you're Australian, based on your pronunciation of "whether".
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| StueyM Newbie United Kingdom franticfrenchmissi&# Joined 5546 days ago 9 posts - 12 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Portuguese | Message 10 of 16 08 March 2010 at 8:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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Definitely Australian!
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| Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5422 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 11 of 16 09 March 2010 at 12:24am | IP Logged | ||
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Either British or Australian, from the way you speak English.
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| mick33 Senior Member United States Joined 5924 days ago 1335 posts - 1632 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Finnish Studies: Thai, Polish, Afrikaans, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | Message 12 of 16 09 March 2010 at 7:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't any Cantonese, and very little French so I'll just comment on your English. My guess is that you are from either Australia or maybe New Zealand.
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| kmart Senior Member Australia Joined 6124 days ago 194 posts - 400 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian | Message 13 of 16 10 March 2010 at 12:39pm | IP Logged | ||
NOT New Zealand, unless you've been out of the country for a good while, or you are a Kiwi radio announcer (who all seem to sound like Australians IMHO). You do say "speak", "accent" and "speaking" like a Kiwi, but most of your English, excepting at the start which sounds a bit British, would fit in here in Oz, so I'm going for Aussie, with a bit of disguise thrown in! ;-) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6718 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 14 of 16 11 March 2010 at 1:10am | IP Logged | ||
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are you going to tell us??
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| WANNABEAFREAK Diglot Senior Member Hong Kong cantonese.hk Joined 6827 days ago 144 posts - 185 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, Cantonese Studies: French | Message 15 of 16 11 March 2010 at 1:44am | IP Logged | ||
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Thank you all. I'm born in Australia. My friends have told me that my accent has changed since living in Hong Kong for a long while now.
I have immigrant parents who have thick home country accents for which I assumed would still be prevalent in my own speech. I guess I could have done the "g'day mate... that's noice, How 'bout I slip another shrimp on the barbie for ya" type voice, but sounds kind of tryhard. In addition, I think I used to have a "woggy" type accent back in the day since my father and friends are from Croatia. I also used to slur and join all my words together back in Australia. Though I found when I first came to Hong Kong and when forced to speak to non-English natives or other foreigners, I had to adjust to a clear and articulated voice otherwise I couldn't be understood. Anyway, thanks. Its good to know if people can really tell accents when one's face doesn't match their supposed accent based on appearance. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6718 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 16 of 16 11 March 2010 at 1:58am | IP Logged | ||
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At times I have also been asked where I come from. I don't look any different to the average Australian, but every now and then people seem to think I have an accent of some description - although nobody has ever said where they "think" I come from! LOL
I personally think that I sound do different to everyone else! HAHA 1 person has voted this message useful |
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