What kind of English do you like to hear?

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What kind of English do you like to hear?

  1. Scottish English

    13 vote(s)
    29.5%
  2. Irish English

    13 vote(s)
    29.5%
  3. English English

    16 vote(s)
    36.4%
  4. US-English

    14 vote(s)
    31.8%
  5. Australian English

    11 vote(s)
    25.0%
  6. other Commonwealth English

    5 vote(s)
    11.4%
  7. English with a French accent

    6 vote(s)
    13.6%
  8. English with a Spanish accent

    4 vote(s)
    9.1%
  9. English with a Russian accent

    4 vote(s)
    9.1%
  10. other accents

    11 vote(s)
    25.0%
  11. no English at all

    1 vote(s)
    2.3%
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  1. DEFinning

    DEFinning Well-Known Member Donor

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    Yes, my spelling mistake-- thanks for the reminder. But I was only referring to spoken English-- the focus of the thread-- so the spelling differences do not bug me at all.

    And you even left out CAJUN! Or does that not count as an English dialect?

     
  2. Ritter

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    That can be very charming if it is an attractive woman speaking it though. :nod:
     
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    See, now you have me thinking about that firefly in the Disney Princess and the Frog movie, with a bit of X-Men's Gambit thrown in. But yeah, I was pressed for time and forgot about that one, along with many others, I'm sure.
     
  4. Collateral Damage

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    Just because someone speaks slowly, or slower than a NE born and bred person, doesn't mean they are an idiot.

    Have you ever spoken with a native born Mainer?
     
  5. Capt Nice

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    I know that and yes.
     
  6. Reasonablerob

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    Yay, Irish English is winning! But more specifically ULSTER English where we keep our H's and don't sound like Gay Byrne.
     
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    Probably most languages on earth sound charming when spoken by attractive young ladies. :)
     
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    Stanley Holloway - The Lion And Albert
     
  9. Lindis

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    And here is the story:

    More: https://allpoetry.com/The-Lion-and-Albert
     
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    Apart from Scouse.
     
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    Danielle Loyd, from Merseyside.
     
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    From a girl yes; it sounds sexy. When a guy has a Scottish accent he sounds like Willie the Groundskeeper to me.

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  13. Lil Mike

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    There are definitely more than two accents in the south.
     
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    Thank you for sharing the you tubes.
    I still like to hear Irish people talk and I was referring to the US version of Southern speak. The state I live in has a lot of different accents and languages depending on the city you are visiting.
     
  15. Arleigh

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    Voted for the Scottish English. Have spent time in Scotland, England, and Australia. The Scots were by far the friendliest and I could understand everything they said. I could instantly hear a Brit, as they tended to complain and gripe about everything. The Aussies were friendly to, but the Scots seemed more willing to sit down and enjoy a pint with you.
     
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    I can discern a Tennessee accent, Louisiana accent, Arkansas, accent, West Texas accent, and an East Texas accent. The southern accent I like the best is Alabama/Mississippi/Georgia. Have not spent enough time in those states to discern.
     
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    No, I was born in Michigan, lived in San Diego and nowTucson. My visiting relatives in the South was pretty much limited to S.E. Missouri.
     
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    I know you were in fun but the southwest Texas area sounds much like that Argentina fellow. I need subtitles for the Irish guys.
     
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    So did I. :)
     
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    You guys do realize that you can vote for more than one, right?
     
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    Brooklyn, deep south, Irish, Australian, and English speaking Russians and Germans. Even though I have no clue what is being said, the prettiest languages to my ears are French and Mandarin.
     
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    I prefer English that is not (NOT) spoken with incessant babbling insertions of "like", "um", "you know", "I mean", and all the rest of the nonsensical gibberish that heavily peppers nearly everyone's spoken American-English today.

    These stupid 'fillers' in the way people speak is made even FAR more maddening when nearly every single thing that is spoken has to end in what's called "up-talking" -- the irritating-beyond-description of lilting the end of every sentence to make everything sound like a QUESTION, whether a 'question' has been asked or not! Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptalk

    And don't even get me started on the way people WRITE English in this country.... :roflol:
     
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