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feeling like crap, slightly disappointed in not having game later, wanting to maybe get some LoL in, thinking I might not be able to make class tomorrow
I think you gave me what you have. I'm starting to feel sick.
feeling like crap, slightly disappointed in not having game later, wanting to maybe get some LoL in, thinking I might not be able to make class tomorrow
Well poke me if you want to play LoL. I am just watching stuff on hulu and just finished my homework.
I'm having this issue living in London and it seems my accent is changing slowly - although to what depends on the listener. So for example today I went to an Australian cafe and was surrounded by Aussies for an hour, which seemed to influence my accent so when I was paying the bill the Aussie waitress thought I was Australian (huge faux pas in English speaking circles!). Whereas a month or so ago I was at a BBQ with lots of English people I didn't know and a lot of them mistook me for English. Then on the phone I often get asked if I'm South African.
To me it sounds like I'm still speaking NZ English.
I have a Kiwi friend back home who within 5 minutes of being around Americans picks up this weird pseudo American accent. It is very odd but he cannot help himself
I've always had a slightly odd accent, so I was able to faintly detect New Zealand accents even when I was living in New Zealand. But New Zealanders would occasionally mistake me for English, and when I came to live in London English people often mistook me for South African. Now nobody can place me at all.
Edit: Plus I mimic whoever I'm speaking with, which can be embarrassing.
Abby - Americans can be crazy proud about things like that too. Most just don't consider language to automatically be a part of that.
I can see that, but still
to lose it you have to talk to people who talk differently
people around me aren't talking a dialect, they're just talking normally
but if you're exposed to other dialects alot then you notice your own
then the question is if you just change it like it ain't no thang or if you try to keep it
I'm having this issue living in London and it seems my accent is changing slowly - although to what depends on the listener. So for example today I went to an Australian cafe and was surrounded by Aussies for an hour, which seemed to influence my accent so when I was paying the bill the Aussie waitress thought I was Australian (huge faux pas in English speaking circles!). Whereas a month or so ago I was at a BBQ with lots of English people I didn't know and a lot of them mistook me for English. Then on the phone I often get asked if I'm South African.
To me it sounds like I'm still speaking NZ English.
I have a Kiwi friend back home who within 5 minutes of being around Americans picks up this weird pseudo American accent. It is very odd but he cannot help himself
I have this exact same problem.
I honestly have no idea what my natural accent is or even could be
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TavIrish Minister for DefenceRegistered Userregular
To me it sounds like I'm still speaking NZ English.
You don't sound as nasal as a lot of Kiwis. If I had never interacted with you before I would probably have guessed SA as well.
I don't have a typical Kiwi accent though - my mother was a speech teacher/examiner, so when I'm not mumbling or talking too fast I speak with the NZ version of "proper English". We are a bit weird with class accents back home though, so whereas 30 years ago a broadcaster had to speak a NZ version of BBC English, now someone who speaks like that (my sister for one) they will have great trouble getting a broadcasting job.
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edited October 2010
The difference in accent between North and South Dublin is hilarious.
Abby - Americans can be crazy proud about things like that too. Most just don't consider language to automatically be a part of that.
I can see that, but still
to lose it you have to talk to people who talk differently
people around me aren't talking a dialect, they're just talking normally
but if you're exposed to other dialects alot then you notice your own
then the question is if you just change it like it ain't no thang or if you try to keep it
I'm having this issue living in London and it seems my accent is changing slowly - although to what depends on the listener. So for example today I went to an Australian cafe and was surrounded by Aussies for an hour, which seemed to influence my accent so when I was paying the bill the Aussie waitress thought I was Australian (huge faux pas in English speaking circles!). Whereas a month or so ago I was at a BBQ with lots of English people I didn't know and a lot of them mistook me for English. Then on the phone I often get asked if I'm South African.
To me it sounds like I'm still speaking NZ English.
I have a Kiwi friend back home who within 5 minutes of being around Americans picks up this weird pseudo American accent. It is very odd but he cannot help himself
I have this exact same problem.
I honestly have no idea what my natural accent is or even could be
You probably have a better excuse though - iirc your parents are both from different countries and then they both moved to the US? (sorry if that is someone else). I grew up in NZ and only moved away in my late 20s.
Abby - Americans can be crazy proud about things like that too. Most just don't consider language to automatically be a part of that.
I can see that, but still
to lose it you have to talk to people who talk differently
people around me aren't talking a dialect, they're just talking normally
but if you're exposed to other dialects alot then you notice your own
then the question is if you just change it like it ain't no thang or if you try to keep it
I'm having this issue living in London and it seems my accent is changing slowly - although to what depends on the listener. So for example today I went to an Australian cafe and was surrounded by Aussies for an hour, which seemed to influence my accent so when I was paying the bill the Aussie waitress thought I was Australian (huge faux pas in English speaking circles!). Whereas a month or so ago I was at a BBQ with lots of English people I didn't know and a lot of them mistook me for English. Then on the phone I often get asked if I'm South African.
To me it sounds like I'm still speaking NZ English.
I have a Kiwi friend back home who within 5 minutes of being around Americans picks up this weird pseudo American accent. It is very odd but he cannot help himself
I have this exact same problem.
I honestly have no idea what my natural accent is or even could be
You probably have a better excuse though - iirc your parents are both from different countries and then they both moved to the US? (sorry if that is someone else). I grew up in NZ and only moved away in my late 20s.
Yes, that is me. Also I grew up in several different regions of the US, each with their own distinct accents
The US thrives on easy communication but isn't into education (which would be needed to deal with so many accents and languages) so it's to be expected that we'd form an ubertongue.
If we could just get rid of Southern Drawl, Ebonics, and Desu-speak we'd be golden.
The US thrives on easy communication but isn't into education (which would be needed to deal with so many accents and languages) so it's to be expected that we'd form an ubertongue.
If we could just get rid of Southern Drawl, Ebonics, and Desu-speak we'd be golden.
What is desu speak?
Ohayoooooo!
What a kawaii day! ^_______________^
Harmonious sakuras!!!!
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The US thrives on easy communication but isn't into education (which would be needed to deal with so many accents and languages) so it's to be expected that we'd form an ubertongue.
If we could just get rid of Southern Drawl, Ebonics, and Desu-speak we'd be golden.
The US thrives on easy communication but isn't into education (which would be needed to deal with so many accents and languages) so it's to be expected that we'd form an ubertongue.
If we could just get rid of Southern Drawl, Ebonics, and Desu-speak we'd be golden.
What is desu speak?
Ohayoooooo!
What a kawaii day! ^_______________^
Harmonious sakuras!!!!
That's...
Well that's certainly not a thing I would include in the same list as ebonics or southern drawl.
TavIrish Minister for DefenceRegistered Userregular
edited October 2010
That chick has a great rack.
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edited October 2010
As atrocious as that was Japan, I don't think that's desu speak. At least she's speaking in complete sentences in both languages separately, not some abomination of "OMG that's so kawaaiiiiii. You are baka desu."
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You know what I hate about Dragon Age...I can't take the interesting folks with me in my party, because then we're failing at all the fights. Like: I'm travelling to a place where I expect to find an item Sten lost, so I want him with me, but he's a weakling compared to my character and he keeps dying on me when I'm not looking. I would have taken Alistair with me instead, but he's no where near as interesting as Sten and he hasn't lost any items as of late.
Same with the bard girl with the lisp, I dislike her fake lisp and accent, but she's my best lockpick and her ranged attacks are pretty useful.
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feeling like crap, slightly disappointed in not having game later, wanting to maybe get some LoL in, thinking I might not be able to make class tomorrow
"God, what a fucking idiot."
I think you gave me what you have. I'm starting to feel sick.
Also I'm officially dating that crazy girl.
Well poke me if you want to play LoL. I am just watching stuff on hulu and just finished my homework.
You don't sound as nasal as a lot of Kiwis. If I had never interacted with you before I would probably have guessed SA as well.
I had a dream I was Tsumugi
it was the best dream
I don't know El she agreed to date me.
That's not sane.
I've always had a slightly odd accent, so I was able to faintly detect New Zealand accents even when I was living in New Zealand. But New Zealanders would occasionally mistake me for English, and when I came to live in London English people often mistook me for South African. Now nobody can place me at all.
Edit: Plus I mimic whoever I'm speaking with, which can be embarrassing.
You had a Japanese school girl porn dream? o_O
Yes.
Notarized.
Is this not a regular dream for everyone?
Nah I hate shaving my legs.
In triplicate.
I have this exact same problem.
I honestly have no idea what my natural accent is or even could be
"GAAAAAYS? I'M A PILGRIM IN AN UNHOLY LAND"
I don't have a typical Kiwi accent though - my mother was a speech teacher/examiner, so when I'm not mumbling or talking too fast I speak with the NZ version of "proper English". We are a bit weird with class accents back home though, so whereas 30 years ago a broadcaster had to speak a NZ version of BBC English, now someone who speaks like that (my sister for one) they will have great trouble getting a broadcasting job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EySGdiO-iBg
You probably have a better excuse though - iirc your parents are both from different countries and then they both moved to the US? (sorry if that is someone else). I grew up in NZ and only moved away in my late 20s.
Yes, that is me. Also I grew up in several different regions of the US, each with their own distinct accents
I like the weapons in The Lost and Damned.
what
how can you say that
how can you be so wrong
What is desu speak?
Ohayoooooo!
What a kawaii day! ^_______________^
Harmonious sakuras!!!!
I know, exactly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VkRiovdl-A
She's awful music inflicted upon people.
That's...
Well that's certainly not a thing I would include in the same list as ebonics or southern drawl.
jewcar pulled something out of his ass?
I'm shocked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CirgVj8Baw
Same with the bard girl with the lisp, I dislike her fake lisp and accent, but she's my best lockpick and her ranged attacks are pretty useful.