What is your favourite accent?

by **USS Monitor** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 1:21 pm

It's tough to choose just one...

I like a lot of accents from the northeastern US because they are familiar and make me feel at home. Also like a lot of English and South African accents cos they're just pretty. Stereotypical Australian and Canadian accents sound silly, but they're kind of cute in their own way.

Really don't like twangy Southern accents. The softer ones (e.g. Alabama) are OK, but still not my favorite. Irish and Scottish and Midwestern accents are also OK, but not my favorite.

by **Yorkers** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 5:59 pm

New England.

by **Socialist Nordia** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:30 pm

American Imperial State wrote:
Threlizdun wrote:There is no "General American" accent. The closest we have to that is Hollywood English, but it definitely is not how most people in the country speak. You have a regional accent even if you aren't aware of it. Similarly, the appearance of a catch-all "English" accent only can appear from the outside. It also is subdivided by various regions.

I grew up in South Florida. Homestead/Naranja area.

What accent would your characterize that as?

I come from Miami, and I speak in what's generally considered "General American." A lot of people are Cuban, so their accent can sometimes reflect that. Honestly, the area is so diverse, you'll hear all kinds of accents.

by **Freefall11111** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:33 pm

Conserative Morality wrote:I've a friend who grew up in the Midwest and his speeches patterns are wholly unremarkable

To you. Maybe even to quite a few people. Not to everyone.

by **Nirvash Type TheEND** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:38 pm

Female Parisian.

by **Nirvash Type TheEND** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:40 pm

Threlizdun wrote:
American Imperial State wrote:What's your favourite accent, why is it your favourite accent and what is your mother tongue/nationality/base accent?

I'm an American with a 'General American' accent and i am rather fond of the English accent, very soft sounding accent.
There is no "General American" accent. The closest we have to that is Hollywood English, but it definitely is not how most people in the country speak. You have a regional accent even if you aren't aware of it. Similarly, the appearance of a catch-all "English" accent only can appear from the outside. It also is subdivided by various regions.

http://vocaroo.com/i/s07tRTG4TXmO

by **Communist Xomaniax** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:45 pm

I'm quite fond of the Scottish accent, all in all, as well as the Australian one.

I grew up in Illinois, so I developed the "newscasters english" accent.

by **Meryuma** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:29 pm

to name a few: Scottish, Yorkshire, Japanese, Norwegian, Kenyan, Nigerian

by **The Liberated Territories** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:37 pm

Out of the above? Russian. Russian girls <3

by **Imperium Anglorum** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:38 pm

Going to go with Received Pronunciation, but that's due to a massive bias in that I speak that way.

by **Engleberg** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:39 pm

German.

(definitely not because I have it)

by **Ranko Kanzaki** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:39 pm

Southern American by far.

German is probably second, but it's not close enough to really matter.

by **Nickel Empire** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:40 pm

Have a Canadian accent and that is the kin I like.

by **Islamic Republic of Aceh** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:42 pm

I like British accent. Sounds elegant, and etc., but sadly difficult to learn.
Indian accent is funny, though.

by **New American Republic of Texas** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:44 pm

I like the British accent. They sound intelligent and informed. TRUMP/FARAGE 2016!

by **The East Marches** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:30 pm

Midwestern best

Wisconsiners who say "bubbler" instead of "water fountain", there is a special place in hell for you.

by **Cheongji** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:31 pm

I'd have to say, "Chinese". The intricacy of accents(pinyin) is quite comprehensive.

by **Arlathan and the Dales** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:55 pm

Afrikaner. Least favorite, American South by far.

by **Cetacea** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:02 pm

Glasgow is sooo sexy

I think south London accents are cute

by **Summercity** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:55 am

Scottish is really funny but difficult to understand

by **The Huskar Social Union** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:15 am

English, German, French and Russian.

English: Varies, some i really like and find cute on women, others are meh (dont ask me for regions i would not be able to tell most of the time) German sounds awesome in general, and women who speak with a German accent add more to it. French is cute with women and Russian in general is awesome.

by **Alvecia** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:30 am

French.
Mélanie Laurent's accent in Now You See Me left me weak at the knees

by **Zottistan** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:20 am

Polish girls <3

by **Philjia** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:24 am

There's no such thing as an English accent. Despite being a fairly small country, there's a great variety in accents here, even in very nearby areas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pZ-Ny8q22o

by **Herrebrugh** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:25 am

Rotterdam city accent.

Also, some Zeelandic dialect I can't name by heart. It contains many elements within the pronunciation that are archaic in the standard language.

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