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Accent Archive
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@ 02-05-2008 10:32 indiechick_ | 
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| thought this could be interesting for alll us english speakers here - this is how it works:
1. go to the speech accent archive
2. search for accents recorded by people in your area.
3. listen to them.
4. pick the one that's closest to your accent and post a link to it.
5. we'll listen and make fun of it.  |
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 0  @ 02-05-2008 10:48 Barakine | 
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| Haha, it just gave me an error... =(
And I so made a similar thread before, but it DIED.  | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 17:02 Cheater138 | 
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| i don't understand what some of the questions are.. mainly the last section. | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 17:34 indiechick_ |
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| you can go on the atlas too, it's easier. | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 18:04 Joeyy | 
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| Had to use the Atlas. Out of the five English ones, this: http://accent.gmu.edu/searchsaa.php?function=detail&speakerid=68
But I still don't (think I) sound like that. | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 19:33 carole | 26,874 posts
| i couldnt find one voice that remotely sounded like mine so yea, me actually saying this wonderful text.
ive no idea what kind of accent i have. and i was a lil surprised with the "small plastic snake" thing, so that explains why i hesitated. ok and i felt stupid sayin the text =(
pple, record your voice, and then u can upload your voice clip here | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 20:34 Joeyy |
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| I can't hear ittt. | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 20:37 carole | 26,874 posts
| mm did u click "download : please call stella" ?
i tried it before posting the link and it worked for me | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 21:19 TheAnnoyance | 
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| I like caroles accent =D
Where did u get like, that text you had to say or something?
cause i'll record my voice, but i dont know what to say otherwise llol. | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 21:34 carole | 26,874 posts
| what does my accent sound like? im really curious about that. i try hard not to sound french, but i know i cant pass for a non-french person for some reason. that sucks, years of repeating movie and song quotes over and over again and i still sound foreign to a native english speaker
and the text is the one from the link Bruna gave :
"Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things with her from the store: Six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of blue cheese, and maybe a snack for her brother Bob. We also need a small plastic snake and a big toy frog for the kids. She can scoop these things into three red bags, and we will go meet her Wednesday at the train station." | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 22:32 TheAnnoyance |
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| er.. i dunno. i really don't know how to explain what accents sound like to be honest. i suppose before i played it, i expected you to sound more.. french lol, but you said u try not too.
okay, i'ma have a go reading that text too.
i have no idea what my accent sounds like either. English i suppose.
Listen!
so yeah, now you know. | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 22:36 Joeyy |
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| You sound a little French mixed with like, "posh" English to me (but not the bad kind of posh - I doubt anyone knows what I'm talking about here). It's cool  .
I was just being a dope, it was trying to open with a music player that's broken on my computer and I couldn't figure out how to change it but I got it, thanks.
And James, you sound more, er, manly than I expected. Deeper voice than I thought. | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 22:39 carole | 26,874 posts
| yay i really love the british accent | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 22:39 TheAnnoyance |
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| Er. well thats not a bad thing i suppose =p | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 22:46 TheAnnoyance |
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carole should do one not trying to sound "non french", well only cause i love the female french accent lol =p
| | 0 @ 02-05-2008 22:50 carole | 26,874 posts
| no way, im not ruining all my efforts.
i can record the same text translated into french tho, since its really a fascinating text and u wanna know how to say it in french im sure | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 22:51 Joeyy |
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| There are many British/English accents, some of which are baaad. But not the way either of yours sound. I hate the accent of my town, luckily for me mine isn't too heavy. I'll upload if I can, maybe tomorrow. | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 22:58 carole | 26,874 posts
| yeaa u gotta
translated into french lol this sounds ridiculous. i say "eeeeh" a lot cuz i just did this and i improvised the translation while readin the text in english on this page | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 23:02 TheAnnoyance |
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| haha, yay. =p
sexy  | | 0 @ 02-05-2008 23:06 carole | 26,874 posts
| lol all the french girls who are single and lonely should move to england, apparently they would just have to say a few french words to get male attention.
its probably cuz english pple rarely hear french tho | | 0 @ 03-05-2008 00:34 Joeyy |
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Nooo, the dislike between the English and French still lives on in many people's hearts here. I doubt they'd be very welcome unfortunately.
| | 0 @ 03-05-2008 00:38 TheAnnoyance |
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i'm sure there'd be room for some hot french chicks =p
| | 0 @ 03-05-2008 01:22 Htd1 | 20,406 posts
| everyone back the eff off. | | 0 @ 03-05-2008 03:56 zjenn4 | 
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| How neat! Carole sounds exactly how I pictured her sounding, and James sounds about 90% how I imagined him sounding (I envisioned James with a slightly stronger accent- but I'm impressed with how close I thought you'd both sound!)
What a funny text to have someone recite. But I suppose it's to produce the proper speech patterns to best hear accent differentiations I'd guess? | | 0 @ 03-05-2008 11:53 DaDdY_DoLlaZ | 
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| this is cool, i love accents
tis me | | 0 @ 03-05-2008 17:56 Dagor | 
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| this is very cool! I am going to do one as well as soon as I settle down again a bit. And I shall do it in my mothertongue as well :_) |
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