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#2 (permalink) Mon Jun 16, 2008 19:41 pm My inability |
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| Quote: | | James Bond should have a British accent? |
He has. Scotland is part of Britain. |
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Molly I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#3 (permalink) Mon Jun 16, 2008 23:21 pm My inability |
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| Tom wrote: | James Bond should have a British accent?
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Hi Tom,
Sean Connery sounds 'British', but not distinctively Scottish. You can only hear a faint trace of Scotland in his accent.
Here's a Billy Connolly clip to convey an impression of a genuine (Glaswegian) Scottish accent. _________________ Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL Preparation & TOEFL Vocabulary Learn more: How to Become an English Teacher |
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Ralf Language Coach

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#4 (permalink) Mon Jun 16, 2008 23:52 pm My inability |
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| Quote: | | Sean Connery sounds 'British', but not distinctively Scottish. You can only hear a faint trace of Scotland in his accent. |
Most would say he has a recognisable Scottish lilt. I'd say it was a soft Edinburgh accent with a little Guildhall RP thrown in. |
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Molly I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#5 (permalink) Tue Jun 17, 2008 23:55 pm How to distinguish between different English accents? |
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Yeah, he does this a lot:
s --> sh
as in:
Thanksh Fellash (actually the "zh" phoneme there) Mish (Miss)
etc. _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#6 (permalink) Thu Jun 19, 2008 16:50 pm How to distinguish between different English accents? |
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By the way, friends, you should also read the first three lines of my message.
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#7 (permalink) Thu Jun 19, 2008 17:39 pm How to distinguish between different English accents? |
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Hi Tom
Since Molly claims to be able to recognize Sean Connery's accent in such extraordinary detail (and also believes that "most" would recognize his Scottish lilt), perhaps she will also provide you with the secret.
In the meantime, let me ask you this: What accents can you identify? (I don't mean just English accents.) . |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#8 (permalink) Fri Jun 20, 2008 16:09 pm How to distinguish between different English accents? |
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| prezbucky wrote: | Yeah, he does this a lot:
s --> sh
as in:
Thanksh Fellash (actually the "zh" phoneme there) Mish (Miss)
etc. |
This is the exact reason why I think he's sooo blindingly handsome. _________________ We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. |
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#9 (permalink) Fri Jun 20, 2008 16:45 pm How to distinguish between different English accents? |
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Even though he's older than dirt?
hehe _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#11 (permalink) Fri Jun 20, 2008 17:19 pm How to distinguish between different English accents? |
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| prezbucky wrote: | Even though he's older than dirt?
hehe | Hey PB Haven't you heard that "older than dirt" can be extremely alluring to some people? . |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#12 (permalink) Fri Jun 20, 2008 17:19 pm How to distinguish between different English accents? |
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oh come on, now I look awful
That warn't (Southernism) my intention! I only meant to draw attention to the legend's age.
hehe
besides, I look like a dog.
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#13 (permalink) Fri Jun 20, 2008 17:32 pm How to distinguish between different English accents? |
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I suppose that's better than looking like an apple.  . |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#15 (permalink) Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:48 am How to distinguish between different English accents? |
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There's something I've observed about the way the English and the Americans speak. Not sure if it's correct.
The Americans speak very fast without many pauses/breaks. The British on the other hand don't speak so fast, their speech isn't continuous.
Also, some of the accents of American women sound like British (to me, at least). For example, there's this lady who reads the weather report on CNN, she sounds British. _________________ Non-native speaker of English
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