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Thread: Urgent Need Help
Sojourner
Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:06 am
#131
JBMat wrote:
Quit making fun of people's accents.
Being multi-accented - grew up in New England (southern, any further south and you were swimming), went to school in New Jersey, then lived primarily in the South as Uncle Sam kept sending me there and still sorta stuck there - I can use those three virtually at will. My poor wife is stuck with her "no accent" from Idaho although she does exhibit signs of a Southern accent at times ("How can y'all eat grits ?)
And to properly tuna car, you need to replace the spock plugs.
JB
shades of Mark Pantankin and Don Bosquet
I'm kind of in the same boat as you JB.However, Igrew-upin theKansas City, MO so my "native tongue" is a flatAmerican English,and often visited myextended familyin Milwaukee, WI. I am goingto college(almost past tense thank goodness) in the gritty rust-belt ofFlint, MI. My cooperative education(like an internship only with pay and benefits), and soon to be full time employer,is in Huntsville, AL. I can't say that I can do all those accents perfectly, but I can manage to at least make themrecongizable.
Back to the beginning of this degression... I perfer "soda" over "pop", both because that's what my family used and the word"soda" has chemical/alchemical roots to it ("pop" is just a caseonomatopoeia). But as long as each part can understand the other, things like that are trival matters.
TheSatyr01
Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:29 pm
#132
I used to be a MSwordsman/MRanger back in the old pre-cu days. Had to leave SWG do to some major real life probs.
I still remember wandering around Tat,babbling to myself incoherently after the 100th tell asking me ifI could "please find the moisture farmer for me...I'll pay you 20K".
What was worse,I had no problem finding the hero quest pirates for people...but it took me over a week to do it for myself...was so embarassed thatI went out and slaughtered every kreetleI saw for 3 days.
I miss not having kreetles attack me on sight anymore. I had alot of respect for them suicidal insects.
Pappi
Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:39 pm
#133
I'm still trying to figure out if I have an accent besides the whole Californian thing 
Phenix1050
Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:43 pm
#134
Pappi wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out if I have an accent besides the whole Californian thing
depends on where you're from in Cali. do you say dude or duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude? Do you find yourself being drawn to say the word radical? If so, they you likely have a Surfer Accent.
Do you speak in tight, short sentances? Do you notice the snobby tone you take on in front of people who are "lower" than you? Do you use the word "darling" excessively? If so then you likely have a Hollywood accent.
those are the only two Cali accents I know of.
Pappi
Wed Sep 14, 2005 4:07 pm
#135
Phenix1050 wrote:
Pappi wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out if I have an accent besides the whole Californian thing
depends on where you're from in Cali. do you say dude or duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude? Do you find yourself being drawn to say the word radical? If so, they you likely have a Surfer Accent.Do you speak in tight, short sentances? Do you notice the snobby tone you take on in front of people who are "lower" than you? Do you use the word "darling" excessively? If so then you likely have a Hollywood accent.those are the only two Cali accents I know of.
I was thinking more of a Chinese/British accent sneaking in...
I definitely talk like some of the folks around here though, I don't think I've ever used "oh my god" until I moved to the central coast O.o
Almagill
Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:51 pm
#136
Pappi wrote:
Phenix1050 wrote:
Pappi wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out if I have an accent besides the whole Californian thing
depends on where you're from in Cali. do you say dude or duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude? Do you find yourself being drawn to say the word radical? If so, they you likely have a Surfer Accent.Do you speak in tight, short sentances? Do you notice the snobby tone you take on in front of people who are "lower" than you? Do you use the word "darling" excessively? If so then you likely have a Hollywood accent.those are the only two Cali accents I know of.
I was thinking more of a Chinese/British accent sneaking in...
I definitely talk like some of the folks around here though, I don't think I've ever used "oh my god" until I moved to the central coast O.o
Ah, but it depends on whether you say "Oh. Mygawd." or "ooooooooooooooohmaigwo(r)d"
Usually I just say "Oh [edited]it"
Phenix1050
Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:48 pm
#138
Pappi wrote:
eew, no... I don't speak Engrish
question is-- do you speak Valley?
I myself and fairly fluent in multiple dialects. Born in Missourah (Missouri), lived in New York, near Boston (Bahston), in Georgia (Jorgiah), Vermont, and Wyoming in the 22 years I've been on this planet. I speak southern, Bostonian, New Yorker, and the generic "American" accent.
Almagill
Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:47 am
#139
Phenix1050 wrote:
Pappi wrote:
eew, no... I don't speak Engrish
question is-- do you speak Valley?I myself and fairly fluent in multiple dialects. Born in Missourah (Missouri), lived in New York, near Boston (Bahston), in Georgia (Jorgiah), Vermont, and Wyoming in the 22 years I've been on this planet. I speak southern, Bostonian, New Yorker, and the generic "American" accent.
He's also been known to speak Gibberish, Rubbish, Tosh, Twaddle and Bollix.
As have we all.
JBMat
Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:12 am
#140
Figure I can maybe ask this here and it will be semi-hid
Never mind, I got the scoop in PMs.....
JB
Message Edited by JBMat on 09-15-2005 08:12 AM
SioBabble
Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:02 am
#143
Vorpaks wrote:
JBMat wrote:
Figure I can maybe ask this here and it will be semi-hid
Never mind, I got the scoop in PMs.....
JB
Message Edited by JBMat on 09-15-2005 08:12 AM
/grin Wish I was a fly on the wall for those PMs!
What Paks said.
Was "meatlump" the magic word? 