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re: Europeans rate the American accents

Posted on 3/6/18 at 6:31 am to
Posted by Pectus
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 6:31 am to
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highly doubt Europeans can tell the difference


I bet they can. English actors repeatedly say this is the easiest accent to switch to because it is closest to English accent.
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 6:42 am to
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Rosie Perez is from the US.
tongue in cheek

but my point is that the differences between a Puerto Rican accent and a Spanish accent are fairly large
This post was edited on 3/6/18 at 6:43 am
Posted by Pilot Tiger
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 6:46 am to
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I bet they can. English actors repeatedly say this is the easiest accent to switch to because it is closest to English accent.


I promise you the majority of Europeans cannot tell the difference between a Southern accent and a Texan accent. Shoot most Americans can't tell the difference

Furthremore, while the English are technically European they are much more familiar with our language/dialects/accents/etc as we share a language
This post was edited on 3/6/18 at 6:48 am
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 6:47 am to
There's a plethora of YouTube videos dedicated to this. Aussies, kiwis, English, etc. women prefer the southern accent.
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 6:49 am to
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There's a plethora of YouTube videos dedicated to this. Aussies, kiwis, English, etc. women prefer the southern accent
most think American accents are weird and not attractive but among all our accents they do prefer the more upper class southern accent to the rest
Posted by bamafan1001
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 7:59 am to
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Anyone have any distinct examples of a Midwestern accent? I just know they say "warsh" instead of "wash".




They say Colorado and pronounce the A like you would pronounce A in "at"

Also when they say "about" is sounds like "a boat"
Posted by jyoung1
Lafayette
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 8:45 am to
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I saw a video once that gave examples of how Southern linguistic and phonetic tendencies are more like Old English than any other American regional dialect.

Youtube-A Quick Lesson on Southern Linguistics
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 8:51 am to
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I feel like they’re probably thinking of the regal South Carolina/Georgia type accent. More foghorn leghorn than some bama trailer trash.


Just like Louisiana, there’s a distinct difference between north and south Alabama accents. The accent you’ll hear in rural south Alabama is the same one you’ll hear in South Mississippi, South Georgia, and the Florida panhandle.

The wiregrass, pine belt, chattahoochee river accent is the trashy one you’re referring to. The one you’ll hear from Montgomery to Huntsville will ruin a pair of panties though.
This post was edited on 3/6/18 at 8:55 am
Posted by Demshoes
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 9:21 am to
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2. New Yorker/Yat (18 percent)
Posted by Maytheporkbewithyou
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 9:22 am to
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I feel like they’re probably thinking of the regal South Carolina/Georgia type accent. More foghorn leghorn than some bama trailer trash.


You don't think they get turned on by that South Louisiana Swamp People accent?
Posted by shinerfan
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Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 9:26 am to
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I would imagine most southerners that travel to Europe are the ones that have a more subtle southern accent.





Oh bullshite. It's the old money South with the very practiced Southern drawl. If there's one accent that bugs me more than NY/NJ women it's that boarding school Southern accent, (think Algore).
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
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Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 3/6/18 at 9:43 am to
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5. Texan (14 percent)


There is no single Texan accent. We have at LEAST 3 permutations
Posted by rilesrick
Member since Mar 2015
6704 posts
Posted on 3/6/18 at 10:37 am to
Just got back from Med Cruise. Lots of Euros everywhere. I had them gals falling out w my Matt Mc sounding voice. I was almost embarrassed.
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