17-02-2003 22:39									#1
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I have noticed that people fro, the south. east. and midwest all o=have deffinite accents

but the west does not seem to

and when I ask peopel from those areas if I have anaccent, they say no

what is up?

Jon Miller

	17-02-2003 22:43									#2
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All people everywhere have an accent, of some type.
Californian's talk fast.

	17-02-2003 22:45									#3
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Californians don't have accents. Unless they come from somewhere else.

	17-02-2003 22:47									#4
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northern californians dont have accents, but we do tend to use the word "hella" a lot.

	17-02-2003 22:47									#5
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Californians have a distinctive accent. You can pick it up from miles away (well, figuratively ).

	17-02-2003 22:47									#6
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its all very subjective

Ask an Englishman or Irishman if those western Americans have an accent. . . .

AS to the accent not being noticeable to other Americans, well they will notice the person is not speaking like a southerner or Bostonian or whatever

but it could be that a LOT of television and movies come form the western US (California) and the sounds people hear on TV and movies are considered to be the norm ( ie unaccented) .

	17-02-2003 22:48									#7
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imran, describe the accent for us...

	17-02-2003 22:49									#8
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yah

I know that everyone has accents

I just find it strange that western american is not considered an accent (at least in america)

jon Miller

	17-02-2003 22:49									#9
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Of course you have accents! US West Coast accents are some of the strongest 'English' accents there are!

	17-02-2003 22:50									#10
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I don't have an accent...everyone else does.

Everyone has an accent of some kind or another. You just don't think you do because you are used to it.

	17-02-2003 22:50									#11
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As Sloww said straight away, everyone has an accent (for better or worse).

	17-02-2003 22:52									#12
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People that don't hear accents, are just used to hearing the accent.

	17-02-2003 22:52									#13
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The California accent has the subtle *duude* in it. It isn't nearly as bad as the stereotype of the surfers, but you can definetly hear it in a Californian. One of my friends is from San Diego, and the 'surfer' is definetly in his talk, but subtly.

And yes, I have an accent as well... of the Northeast variety.

	17-02-2003 22:52									#14
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Western seems fairly accent-free to me.

It's also the way a lot of english Quebecers seem to speak (at least to me).

East Coast Americans have a bunch of different accents depending where specifically they're from. Midwesterners and southwesterners have an annoying twang or something (they don't round their vowels enough).

	17-02-2003 22:52									#15
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Especially the Brits. It's soooooooo cute. G'Day! G'Day! G'Day!

Oh wait...that's the Australians. Nevermind.

	17-02-2003 22:55									#16
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still doesn't change the fact that no one thinks I talk with an accent wherever I go in the US

the holiwood explanation is the best I ahve heard so far, but it is not great

Jon Miller

	17-02-2003 22:55									#17
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You all have accents. Only Finns speak English properly.

	17-02-2003 22:55									#18
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I, of course, have a Scottish accent (but it's not very strong since I have lived abroad too long).

	17-02-2003 22:55									#19
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Yes, like ottok!

	17-02-2003 22:56									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Frogger Midwesterners and southwesterners have an annoying twang or something (they don't round their vowels enough).

In terms of the American Midwest, depends on the region. The Northern regions tend to have that Minne-SOH-tah accent like in Fargo. But further south, the accent is much more faint. Kansans and Nebraskans are very mild on the accent.

Then there's Texas...oy!

	17-02-2003 22:57									#21
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The West has a lack of accent rather than an accent. It's due to migration. Duuuude

	17-02-2003 22:58									#22
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Then I can say that New York City has a lack of accent due to migration... of course that is false.

California definetly has an accent... and there is no such thing as a lack of accent.

	17-02-2003 22:59									#23
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HEY!

	17-02-2003 23:00									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Then I can say that New York City has a lack of accent due to migration... of course that is false.

About two weeks ago I was talking with my colleagues at work and said something, don't recall what, that came out in a total Brooklyn accent. I stopped, my eyes widened and I just had to stop talking out of shame.

	17-02-2003 23:00									#25
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imran, there is a differnce in southern and northern california accents. its like 2 different states... NCR UBER ALLES!

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Poor Boris .

	17-02-2003 23:01									#27
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quote: imran, there is a differnce in southern and northern california accents.

I'm glad you admit Northern California has an accent .

It's similar to Oregon / Washington accents.

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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Then I can say that New York City has a lack of accent due to migration... of course that is false. California definetly has an accent... and there is no such thing as a lack of accent.

Talking differently than someone does not mean you have an accent. Regions have accents because of isolation from the other people who speak the language. The NE accent was created because to isolation from the South and from the rest of the English speaking world. The west did not have isolation, because people came from different places with different accents. Therefor, no one accent could establish itself. If only people from the NE would have migrated here we would have a NE accent.

	17-02-2003 23:05									#29
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quote: Originally posted by MRT144 imran, there is a differnce in southern and northern california accents. its like 2 different states... NCR UBER ALLES!

Example please

	17-02-2003 23:06									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui quote: imran, there is a differnce in southern and northern california accents. I'm glad you admit Northern California has an accent . It's similar to Oregon / Washington accents.

Imran,

How could we all have the same accent. We developed in isolation from each other.