Accent, or no accent?

[Yorick]

Originally posted by Grungi: to be fair plenty of aussies cant tell the diff between aussie and NZ .

Er... right. Every Aussie friend of mine can pick a New Zealander. Even Aussie kids can, as picked-on kiwi accented kids will attest to.

Where are you getting your info from? You're not Australian so how can you make such a ludicrous comment?

[Yorick]

Originally posted by Grungi: nah charly, look at your posts, thats not hardcore cockney.

Accents are SPEECH INFLECTIONS, and NOT communicated with the written word.

[ 01-22-2003, 11:55 PM: Message edited by: Yorick ]

[Downunda]

Originally posted by Yorick: Er... right. Every Aussie friend of mine can pick a New Zealander. Even Aussie kids can, as picked-on kiwi accented kids will attest to.

Go eat some fush and chups egg boy

[Davros]

Originally posted by Grungi: well i probably wouldnt struggle cos im english and i know a fair amount of rhyming slang though i thought rubber meant to shag someone

I woz readin through this ere thread, and I thought it funny that I knew straight away what sittin at a rubber (or Rubba dub dub = pub) was - And I'mardcoreAwstralyan

[Davros]

Originally posted by Donut: quote: Originally posted by Horatio: quote: Originally posted by Donut: Many times in the US I've been asked 'Are you Australian?'. I had to change the way I spoke there because I just couldn't get myself understood. I slowed down my speech and enunciated every word. I don't think I ever returned to my original accent.

Lol, reminds me of a time in Spain. I was standing behind some old Brit in a line for food. He was trying to order things in English, and the poor guy behind the counter couldn't understand a word. The old guy didn't try to change his accent though. He just shouted louder and louder and pointed until he was understood [/QUOTE]Just like Davros in France!!!

COKE PLEASE!!!!!!!

[/QUOTE][img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] - rubbish - I just gave the ever helpful, universally recognised hand signal for a Coke - I enunciated clearly, I did not point, AND I DID NOT SHOUT [img]smile.gif[/img] .

Well actually now that I come to think about it, I did shout didn't I - I paid for that round ....... who paid for the next one - was there a next one?

Where's my pint of Cider? [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Grungi]

yorrick

a) stop spamming, 3 posts to answer 3 points from me is a sad attempt at spamming and frankly contravenes the rules here, id point a moderator to that...

b) dont insult my posts, try and answer constructively or in the humourous vein that everyone else on this post is using.

c) im getting my facts from plenty of australian friends around the world, im sorry they arent the same as yours but they ARE facts on the people i know

and californian accent on average isnt as strong as plenty of other accents. for example as i said before southern accent in england ISNT as strong as a northern accent, that would be accepted by northerners as well, whether you can tell the difference or not isnt in question, but i been to california and plenty of friends from austrailia so im speaking from pretty solid ground as to the accents of both.

and sorry but your an idiot if you think that in your 3rd point frankly, cockney is NOT just an accent its a whole way of speech, most of it is rhyming slang which IS nothing do to with inflection and everything to do with the words, so dont talk about something you know nothing about. Having found out about charly from some others now in pm, it seems hes pretty close to my idea of a hardcore cockney, but still not at the same strength as in lock stock, and its pretty stupid to even argue the point with me until charly watches the film and decides for himself.

next time if you want to critise my posts CHECK your facts first and do it in a non aggressive manner, i dont like your tone at all.

[Melusine]

Originally posted by Grungi: next time if you want to critise my posts CHECK your facts first and do it in a non aggressive manner, i dont like your tone at all.

And I don't like yours.
Cool down mate, your own post is a good example of precisely the sort of attitude you have a problem with.

[Leonis]

Originally posted by Grungi: and sorry but your an idiot...

Was that comically inclined mate? Or a deliberate flame?

[Callum Kerr]

Could I consider one of you trolling and use this? [img]graemlins/troll.jpg[/img]

Cos I DO so want to...

But seriously... Yorick, u are being slightly offensive, and Grungi cool down...

[The Hierophant]

Originally posted by Lady Blue03: That makes sense, I think. Given I think accents from Europe and around there as well as Australian and New Zeland are very sexy

Not entirely sure about Australians and Europeans, but in terms of New Zealanders you are correct, our accents are incredibly sexy