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I've been covering a different shift at work and there's this guy from SW England and I can't understand half of what he says. It's hard b/c he pronounces all of his "th" sounds as an "f". Things like that.
Also, I was watching Trainspotting the other day and I had to put the subtitles on just to understand it. :wacko:
Would you have an equally hard time understanding me (I'm from Texas) if I were there? :unsure:
also its very annoying.
Nil responses eh? Perhaps they cannot understand my southern lingo. :unsure:
It's not the accents I have trouble with, it's the slang. :wacko:
And they mix it up all the time. That bisquits/cookies thing always gets me. :lol:
I do have a bit of problem understanding Deep South and 'hood' type accents sometimes (when watching Gerry Springer type shows), but I also have trouble understanding strong Geordie (Rat Faced) and Scottish (JPaul) accents....and don't get me started on the Scousers (Liverpool).
Of course, I speak beautifully clearly, never use slang or owt me duck!
i can't fecking stand Europeans and their accents, actually i don't really understand their language either, or their fecking currency
Tis all an act we put on to fool Johnny Foreigner,we are bloody awful at speaking the queens english,the people who speak english the best are foreigners who have learned english and people from the some parts of Scotland,Trainspotting was set in Glasgow I think and they are hard to understand at the best of times,watch Snatch and try and figure out what they are saying:)
Good luck squire
it would be a lot easier if America, France and other third world countries spoke English instead of "there own extra special version of it" :ermm:
The Westcountry accent is my least favourite accent, everyone down here sounds like an idiot. The "Janner" accent in Plymouth is even worse:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
"I's goin down Plymcos to gets me Lotteries, then we's going Millenniums"
"Ere bey! You startin! I'm gonna ave ya, ya Goff twat."
"Reet bey. Are got escort wiv fat wheel an at."
Janners love putting an 'S' on the end of inappropriate words...
Personally I don't have a problem understanding American accents (apart from laughing at how silly you all sound in real life), perhaps that is to do with the fact that we have a heavy satuaration of American television and films in this country?
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Originally Posted by Skizo
i'm guilty of that.
i have a lazy tongue. :lookaroun
I love snatch, I mean Snatch.Quote:
Originally Posted by gripper103.2
Perhaps it needs a workout.Quote:
Originally Posted by missie
me too. i tried to fix it but it got worse because now i pronounce my Fs as THs :fist:Quote:
Originally Posted by missie
Ahhhh, yeah, I have to admit, I do have some trouble with RF's Geordie accent at times. But to be honest, it's a combination of the accent, slang, and his being so soft spoken that gets me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sara
Brad Pitt must of had a hell of time in Snatch , how did he audition for the role I wonder .
In my travling days people thought I was from NZ anywhere but Canada . Never knew us canuks had an accent eh ? Try talking to a few of my newfie friends . :)
wat een stelletje eikels dat ze ons niet begrijpen
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Originally Posted by 100%
Huh ? Was Sie Willis bedeuten. :)
Translation : What you talking about Willis . :D
goder hombre no conozco ningun "Willis"
bueno conozco a ese gringo Bruce pro el no tiene pelo
No offence to any southerners on the board, but when I went to florida, that damn southern accent drove me crazy. Very nice people but the way they talked made me want to kill someone.
I like the british accent...
Europeans have accents? :huh: :huh:
You'll find them in charmap.exe.
Yes, I know, another failed attempt at a j'polism.
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Originally Posted by 100%
Were's bable when you need it ? :) Funny I quoted from bable and my German wife laffed at me saying you butthead thats not right ! :D
Which?Quote:
Originally Posted by Guillaume
The Europeans or the accents?
You're right.
JP wouldn't do this.
We better stop, huh?
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Originally Posted by 100%
to goder man I do not know ningun "good Willis" I know that gringo Brushes pro does not have hair
that makes sense :P stupid babble fish
I can't understand English.
I see that. :huh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Steno
Canadian accents are the hardest European accent to understand,aye.
Peace bd
all accents sound the same to me .... i honestly cant tell the difference half the time
...and the other half?Quote:
Originally Posted by gemby!
Peace bd
im not sure - never got to use that half :cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by brotherdoobie
The few Brits that I've met at work, I understood perfectly.
One was the telecom guy at Agence France Presse (yes everyone else was French) and the other was the telecom guy at United Press International (weirdly enough eveeryone else seemed...Arab :huh: ).
It's that shit in some of the movies that gets me. It sure ain't English.
what stuff in what movies ? :huh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Busyman
the little words at the bottom
the little words in your head ?
I dont have a strong accent (for around here) nor do i speak slang that much.. :snooty:Quote:
Originally Posted by NikkiD
/me is a professional person :ph34r:
/me thinks RF tells fibs and then wonders where he's been hiding???
/me wonders what the feck being a professional person has to do with how you speak.
/me is now wondering what the feck a professional person is :blink:
These were very professional if that helps.
http://www.londonpostcard.co.uk/images/ga/ga2260.jpg
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Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles
Effy, I think Mulder is the forum telly king - but to give you your dues; you're definitely the forum king of 70s and 80s telly :D