Have you kept your accent?

IvaBigWun · 17-02-2009 11:11PM

latchyco wrote: »

I think it happens quite a lot .For instance I have noticed former regional english tv news reporters move to the main national news spots ( ITN ) (BBC ) and they have changed their accents to a slightly more ' posh -er ' English / International dialect .

Yummy.

Filthy posh accents on UK wimmens FTW.

Latchy · 17-02-2009 11:29PM

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Yummy.

Filthy posh accents on UK wimmens FTW.

The ' plumliness' accents do take a bit of getting used to , I must say .:)

Shocking · 17-02-2009 11:57PM

Hearing a polish bird who has lived in the north is an amazing experience. They ramble on until they mention a cup of "Tae"

IvaBigWun · 18-02-2009 12:02AM

Shocking wrote: »

Hearing a polish bird who has lived in the north is an amazing experience. They ramble on until they mention a cup of "Tae"

I just got a semi.

Shocking · 18-02-2009 12:04AM

IvaBigWun wrote: »

I just got a semi.

I hear ya.

knuck · 18-02-2009 12:15AM

I lived in Manchester for years and my accent is as thick as ever, I don't think I could change it even if wanted. I just had to slow down and punctuate my sentences a bit to give people there a chance to process what i'm actually on about. Whereas my sister could go to the midlands for a week when she was younger and come back with midlands accent without even realising. I guess some people are simply better at doin accents than others

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 18-02-2009 12:18AM

I still have my neutral accent, although it does change depending on who I am talking to...

Ajos · 18-02-2009 12:19AM

I've lived in NYC for just over 5 years now, and while I wouldn't say I've lost my accent (middle class Dublin - I wouldn't say it's full on D4, but YMMV) it's definitely softened a bit. My co-workers say I'm a lot easier to understand than I was when I first started here. When I meet new people it sometimes takes them a minute or two to cop that I'm Irish. But when I'm back in Dublin or talking to friends on the phone apparently my accent is the same as ever - I reckon I unconsciously tweak it to suit the listener.

I did a voice over a while back for a promotional web video made by the company I work for - they wanted an Irish guy for a scratch track, but they liked how I sounded and ended up just releasing what I'd done. A minor debate sprung up in a few places on the internet - including here on Boards - as to whether my accent was real or if I was an American putting it on.

I resisted the urge to join in, but it is entertaining to follow a debate about one's own accent. Being the internet, one thing everybody agreed on was that I was gay.

c-note · 18-02-2009 12:27AM

if i answer the phone and its a fella from cork, by the end of the phone call, i've a cork accent.
btw i'm not from cork

J.S. Pill · 18-02-2009 12:37AM

silverharp wrote: »

How about Finnula Sweeney only listen to the first bit she doesnt speak much after but I've never met an Irish person that developed a home counties accent in such a short time

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x751wb_michael-ware-cnn-int-10202008_news

CNN made her undergo vocal chord surgery to change her accent to a weird stateless one. CNN is so global and cutting edge that its presenters can't be identified with any one country.

fryup · 18-02-2009 12:43AM

dlofnep wrote: »

I have a Waterford accent, and it's sexy. Sometimes I record myself and listen to myself speak. :eek:

its kinda onto the dublin accent isn't it?

Phsyche · 18-02-2009 12:50AM

I've noticed my accent changes when I speak to people from different countries who themselves have an accent. I guess my subconscience adjusts it for ease of communication?

stovelid · 18-02-2009 12:58AM

Had a Mancunian accent when I was ten. Definitely more Dublin now.

allabouteve · 18-02-2009 01:02AM

Lived in Ireland for a year and when I moved back to Australia I was told I sounded Irish.:)

I lived in France for a year, and nobody thought I sounded French!:(

kittensoft1984 · 18-02-2009 01:11AM

apparently I sound like im from Kerry even though I have never been and Im from Dublin.....:rolleyes:

fryup · 18-02-2009 02:04AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFWsge0IEF0

rainbow kirby · 18-02-2009 02:08AM

Even after 6 years in UCD, I still sound quite distinctly like I'm from Dublin 24. Accent gets stronger the angrier I get.

kiffer · 18-02-2009 02:20AM

Phsyche wrote: »

I've noticed my accent changes when I speak to people from different countries who themselves have an accent. I guess my subconscience adjusts it for ease of communication?

I do this too... my accent changes constantly depending on who I'm talking to... People often have difficulty figuring out where I'm from... especially if they've first encountered me in a situation with people of several nationalities.

My default accent has changed by quiet a bit from when I was 10... unless I'm talkin' to me Da.
And even then it's only obvious on some words... or so I'm told, I'm pretty oblivious to it.

congo_90 · 18-02-2009 02:26AM

MY accent is outside on the driveway!

(I hope)

on topic, I've moved to meath and noticed i say a lot of their sayings now

Crumble Froo · 18-02-2009 02:32AM

at least you notice! ^

i need other people to point out to me when im using kiwi words/phrases/rhythm.

Mrmoe · 18-02-2009 03:01AM

congo_90 wrote: »

MY accent is outside on the driveway!
(I hope)

on topic, I've moved to meath and noticed i say a lot of their sayings now

You mean my driveway, you could have at least hoovered the damned thing beforehand for me.:D

18-02-2009 03:06AM

My default accent went by the wayside, when I figured out that they used english in school.
It resurfaces as a growl when I am very very peed off.

Apparently I'm sounding worrying agricultural at the moment.

Insect Overlord · 18-02-2009 03:18AM

I've been told I have a neutral accent (4 different years in the Gaeltacht and each year people asked me for proof that I'm from Limerick, having failed to pick up hints in my voice). I only ever hear the Limerick City twang when my voice is nearly hoarse, and that's pretty rare.
I sometimes notice myself putting on a bit of a countrified, County Limerick accent when talking to college friends from outside the city

captainjack · 18-02-2009 03:25AM

You can take the man out of Cork, but you can't take the Cork out of the man.....

Let my friend demonstrate

anonymous_joe · 18-02-2009 03:29AM

Still speak fluent D4. My Dutch ex ended up talking like me for a year or so too. :P

Crumble Froo · 18-02-2009 03:31AM

captainjack wrote: »

You can take the man out of Cork, but you can't take the Cork out of the man.....

Let my friend demonstrate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwcpFXOsrY8

fyp

captainjack · 18-02-2009 03:50AM

Crumble Froo wrote: »

fyp

I honestly have no idea what that means....??

Rabies · 18-02-2009 03:54AM

Crumble Froo wrote: »

at least you notice! ^

i need other people to point out to me when im using kiwi words/phrases/rhythm.

choice bro

Bufflefrog · 18-02-2009 03:57AM

I think it depends on the person really! I seem to be a bit of a chameloen depending on where I am and who I'm around! Take for example some of the girls who I go to college with! They're from Tipp and Waterford and I just sound exactly like them whenever i'm talking to em!

javaboy · 18-02-2009 03:59AM

captainjack wrote: »

I honestly have no idea what that means....??

Fixed Your Post.

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Have you kept your accent?

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