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coolstorm
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Topic: which english accent sounds the best? Posted: 02-Dec-2004 at 09:59 |
i know there's a variety of accents within all the above countries but it's hard to be too specific.
and no singlish doesn't count.
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Posted: 02-Dec-2004 at 10:31 |
Lack of choice forces me towards New Zealand. But idealy i'd go for a Northern England, or some Scotish accents.
Basicly any English accent where people actualy bother to pronounce the 'r' is in.
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Posted: 02-Dec-2004 at 18:51 |
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Posted: 03-Dec-2004 at 04:28 |
What type of Indian?
Those smooth and sexy Punjabi ones, or the more sing-song and occasionaly annoying stereotyped one?
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Posted: 03-Dec-2004 at 13:40 |
I voted for northern US because I love the Lake accent used by girls from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Chicago.......actually not so much Chicago but definetally the other two.
Also I like the smooth Punjabi accent.
And for humour you have to go with the Jamaican accent.
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Posted: 03-Dec-2004 at 17:48 |
Originally posted by Cywr
What type of Indian?
Those smooth and sexy Punjabi ones, or the more sing-song and occasionaly annoying stereotyped one?
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The stereotype ones. They're music to my ears.
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Posted: 06-Dec-2004 at 01:32 |
lol I voted for Koooo-noooo-dooooo because no one else did, although to me Candians have the least accent of anyone on the planet!
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Posted: 07-Dec-2004 at 20:04 |
Unfortunately, the one I like the most, Irish, is lacking among the poll's choices.
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Posted: 08-Dec-2004 at 20:59 |
scottish at times is the hardest to understand, they jumble their words together. A translator would be nice when listening to Colin McRae.
I voted for southern because i have to support but honestly, the english speak their stuff the best.
evidently the ladies in London fancy New York accents,no?
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Posted: 16-Dec-2004 at 09:06 |
southern US
just sounds sexy
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Posted: 19-Dec-2004 at 08:45 |
The scottish accent is the best, despite being hard to figure out what they're actually saying at times. It's the coolest! No doubt about it.
But for basic standard communication, I'd say BBC english or CNN english are perfectly ok and understandable for everyone.
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Posted: 19-Dec-2004 at 19:20 |
heyyyyyz, wats bout da jersey accent, dats defintly da best
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Posted: 20-Dec-2004 at 11:54 |
And of course, I could add the german accent of the mythical TV humour series "Allo Allo"! Superb! "Herr Flick..."
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Posted: 20-Dec-2004 at 12:39 |
Southern accent sounds like a bunch of hill folks if i might say. I think the British accent sounds professional, but i'm going with the good ol' northern accent.
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Posted: 12-Jul-2011 at 11:50 |
Usually when they have one of those polls...'Which Europeans have the sexiest accent'? The Scots and Irish seem to either win or do pretty well for some reason that escapes me... Maybe people find it sexy when they can't understand what the other person is saying but know the other person can understand them...or something ?
My vote goes to the Geordies (Newcastle, England) based on the irrational logic just given ????
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Posted: 12-Jul-2011 at 16:34 |
Ya well then i am a traditionalist..Scots women.
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Posted: 12-Jul-2011 at 17:04 |
England alone has a wide range of accents including the London Cockney, stuck-up Queen's English, Manc, Brummie, Scouser, Farmer Giles West Country, and musical-sounding Welsh accent
Edited by Nick1986 - 12-Jul-2011 at 17:05
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Posted: 12-Jul-2011 at 22:09 |
My suggestion is those from Dundee in Scotland, the home town of Brian Cox the Scottish actor.
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Posted: 13-Jul-2011 at 04:20 |
Has to be Saaf London, to add that touch of class to any conversation.
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Posted: 13-Jul-2011 at 07:41 |
I'll add 'Shelta' to the list. A mixture of the Gaelic and English languages used by travelling people...Pure class...
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