The English don't speak English.

[jonsidneyb]

Englishman, short for Prisoner Of Mother england.

Ah,

There have been so many words tossed out here an there on the forums that I have not recognized. I wonder if my forum members have become Americanized or something.

 

[jonsidneyb]

Well....Being in Oklahoma I don't have an accent.

 

[Dereck]

Hi Guys

The West Country accent

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[jonsidneyb]

Hi Guys

The West Country accent

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West of what?

 

[The Sandman]

West of what?

The civilized world.

 

[erich37]

why do all U.S. people speak like this guy ???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog

 

[jonsidneyb]

Ah,

I was thinking I was west....we still have real cowboys here and I never heard anything like that

 

[jonsidneyb]

Like quite a few places. The USA has regional words and phrases as well as accents. I think TV and radio is making it more homogenous but perhaps not in a good way.

 

[jmurrayhead]

why do all U.S. people speak like this guy ???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog

We don't...I only know of three: Al Michaels, Harold Ramis, and Ray Romano.

 

[Dereck]

Hi Jonsidneyb

Well....Being in Oklahoma I don't have an accent.

What no nasal twang?

West of what?

The counties of Cornwall, Somerset, Devon and Dorest make up an area of the U.K known as "The West Country".

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Dereck

 

[jonsidneyb]

Hi Jonsidneyb



What no nasal twang?




The counties of Cornwall, Somerset, Devon and Dorest make up an area of the U.K known as "The West Country".

Regards

Dereck

Nope....no nasal twang at all.

 

[Jethro]

West of what?

It's like combine harvester day here at Xen, surprisingly posted a slightly different version of that song on another thread

 

[DaKat]

Ah,

I was thinking I was west....we still have real cowboys here and I never heard anything like that

I have.

 

[Shanj]

In Wales you only have to travel about 10 - 15 miles to get a different accent. (in English)
My husband can tell which village someone comes from as soon as they say a few words.
It's the same in Welsh only we're not strong on the Cymraeg.

 

[Miko]

What "crack me up" is American movies that have subtitles for any English speaking parts that are not in American accent!

 

[Jethro]

What "crack me up" is American movies that have subtitles for any English speaking parts that are not in American accent!

We have a family member born and bred in Glasgow, really wish he came with subtitles.

 

[Kevin]

What "crack me up" is American movies that have subtitles for any English speaking parts that are not in American accent!

Not something I've seen yet.

 

[Shanj]

What "crack me up" is American movies that have subtitles for any English speaking parts that are not in American accent!

I kid you not, an awful lot of American films I could do with subtitles.
For one thing the characters talk very fast in the city accents.
American English is hard to understand.

 

[Lee]

We have a family member born and bred in Glasgow, really wish he came with subtitles.

I'm not surprised. I work in Scotland quite a lot and have great difficulty understanding some people! I'm from North England too - almost as close to Scotland as you can get without crossing the border haha.