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Of course, non of us think WE, have an accent, but others might.

How about it, do you sound like people where you grew up?


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When in basic training - I was accused of being Texan - or Mexican. smile

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I found I have what I call a Great Lakes accent. I'm from Erie, Pa., and they sound kinda Canadian/Great Lakes region.

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I do... english is my second language smile

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I sound like everyone else from Wyoming, I guess.

I have to listen VERY carefully to folks from some other parts of the country in order to understand them. East Coast people have their particular accents and talk REALLY fast, as do people from California. I served with a guy from New Orleans with a very heavy French accent, could barely make out what he was saying. Of course, understanding "inner city" people is next to impossible at times.

Funny story, in Basic Training, 1958, I was in the same company as a group of about 10 African-American guys from Alabama, IIRC, they spoke clear English as well as anyone, but they knew I was a hick from the sticks, so any time I was around they would slather on the jive talk so bad I absolutely has no clue what was happening. They sure had a lot of fun with me, I never found out the joke until one of them told me about it years later.

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I don't SPEAK with an accent. Some other people HEAR with one.

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I'm fairly accent neutral. When I'm in the north, people ask if I'm from the south.

When I'm in the south, people ask if I'm from the north.

When I'm in California, people ask if I'm from the mid-west.

When I'm in Canada, people ask if I'm from Australia (no sheit, been asked that several times)









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I would be interested in which "accent" is the most easily understood by people who speak the other ones.


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Try going moose hunting in Newfoundland and understanding some of them! I didn't have a hard time, but had a buddy that couldn't decipher a word.

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I'm from Texas, I sound like a damn hick from the sticks. I used to call the house to leave a reminder message for myself. Bad

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Originally Posted by hanco
I'm from Texas, I sound like a damn hick from the sticks.


I suppose you fard (fired) your roffle (rifle) last tom (time) you shot a deer. I swear I need an interpreter to watch some hunting shows.


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Originally Posted by Sponxx
I do... english is my second language smile


And Southern English is my first. Believe it or not there are multiple "southern" accents. Being from Alabama I'm sure I've incorporated most of them in my speech at one time or another. One of the most interesting is found in the west central portion of the southern half of Alabama in the Wilcox, Dallas county area. Heavy on the drawl with somewhat of a Scotch/Irish/English influence. I've been around a few folks there that EVEN I had trouble interpreting.

When I first got my shoes, fixed my teeth, came out of the woods and got edjekated the professional types I encountered got a real kick out of me. I could show up in California and really draw the grins with my Southern lingo. Then I'd get back home and be told I sounded like a Yankee. So I guess my accent gains and wanes depending on where I am and who I'm trying to influence.


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OMG, ya'll would pick on me. Born and raised in south Louisiana, I sound very Cajun!

Ma yeah das how we talk..

someone "Jason do you mind if I go to the store?"

Me " Ma yeah, I don't mind if you go to da store"


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It is easy to tell that I am Appalachian.

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5sdad had the question about which accent is the easier to understand.

Some of the Canadian women have an accent I could listen to for hours. And, consider that Canada being Canada, there are many accents within Canada, regional , but also, French, Italian, and many more.


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In my head no

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From Montana, so no accent.



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