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| "God, I really hate his/her __________ accent." |
| Scottish |
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6% |
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| Irish |
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3% |
[ 5 ] |
| Welsh |
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1% |
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| English |
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4% |
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| American |
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21% |
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| Canadian |
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11% |
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| New Zealand |
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8% |
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| Australian |
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9% |
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| South African |
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11% |
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| None of the above. I love all of my fellow native English speakers. I also still believe in world peace. |
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22% |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Lao Wai wrote: |
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Admitedly,some Canadians and Americans share accents but you haven't been around many Canadians if you think we (just Canadians) all sound the same. Trust me, I'm from Newfoundland and if you heard me on the phone with someone from home, you wouldn't say that.
I manage to speak a generic North American accent in the classroom, but by da lord tundrin' jaysus, when ye gets me mad, by, watch out 
(that's pretty close to how an angry newfie speaks, especially if you say it fast)
I can distinguish different accents in Korean (even though I usually don't understand whats being said)  and if a country this small has regional variations, why is it so hard to believe that a landmass as large as North America would too?
I will admit though that a thick, straight outta the bay Newfie accent can be one of the more annoying sounds on earth.  |
Ha ha ha...I had to laugh at this post. My entire family is from Newfoundland (I actually lived there until I was 12). I just have a generalized 'blah' accent from New Brunswick. Anyway, I have great aunts and uncles who are 'baymen' who have such thick accents I can't understand a word they speak! |
Born in P'sentia, livin in Sin Jahnws at present, though I'm told I've developed a very mainland accent. |
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Lao Wai
Joined: 01 Aug 2005
Location: East Coast Canada
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! I think she did a bang up job. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Well there's at least one of them I strongly dislike. Maybe all.
I also knew a black Texan who's accent (and grammar) sounded fucking ridiculous. |
Well, did you have the balls to say that to his/her face?
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No but my friend (and fellow Dave's poster) who had to work with him called him a stupid n*gg*r during his last week of work. I have it from several witnesses that during his first week when he was introducing himself to new students he said 'I's gunna learn you to speak English good'. |
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mrgiles
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| No but my friend (and fellow Dave's poster) who had to work with him called him a stupid n*gg*r during his last week of work. I have it from several witnesses that during his first week when he was introducing himself to new students he said 'I's gunna learn you to speak English good'. |
how sweet and commendable of ur friend. u guys are really fighting the good fight, aren't u? next, why don't u put south-east asian or bangladeshi immigrants in their place? they've had it too good for too long. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| mrgiles wrote: |
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| No but my friend (and fellow Dave's poster) who had to work with him called him a stupid n*gg*r during his last week of work. I have it from several witnesses that during his first week when he was introducing himself to new students he said 'I's gunna learn you to speak English good'. |
how sweet and commendable of ur friend. u guys are really fighting the good fight, aren't u? next, why don't u put south-east asian or bangladeshi immigrants in their place? they've had it too good for too long. |
Trust me this guy was a strange piece of work. I got along with him quite well, actually, as I didn't have to work with him. But from what I heard if I did I'm sure I would have been doing a lot of research into his dubious degrees and making the findings public.
Before him at the same location there was a white Texan who also used the N-word a lot. |
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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I cant tell the Canadian, U.S accents apart... |
I overheard US guys speaking louldy on the subway (now there's a thread), and one said that he couldn't tell the difference unless they said the word Canada.
Doesn't one say KanAda and the other Kane-ada? |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| nobbyken wrote: |
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I cant tell the Canadian, U.S accents apart... |
I overheard US guys speaking louldy on the subway (now there's a thread), and one said that he couldn't tell the difference unless they said the word Canada.
Doesn't one say KanAda and the other Kane-ada? |
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neither??
I've always heard Can-a- duh with perhaps Canadians leaning more toward Can-a-dah |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I like that: Can-a-DUH! |
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