Elfen High 2 (OOC 8, Closed, Will it Hurt?)

[Individuality-ness]

You remembered it, searched seven OOC's, and found it in a minute?

No.

I searched for "goatdick".

That is one rather specific thing to remember. Night, did you get into the barrel of curry powder again?

[Nightkill the Emperor]

No.

I searched for "goatdick".

That is one rather specific thing to remember. Night, did you get into the barrel of curry powder again?

"Goatdick" is a proud legacy of Elfen High.

[Liriena]

You son of a bitch...

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Indi, how was your 20th birthday?

[Individuality-ness]

Indi, how was your 20th birthday?

5:28 PM right now, and as of right now, not that stressed. It's actually pretty boring, actually, but that's better than what happened last year.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Indi, how was your 20th birthday?

5:28 PM right now, and as of right now, not that stressed. It's actually pretty boring, actually, but that's better than what happened last year.

Well, you better have a damn good one on your 21st. I expect a pub crawl.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Is that accent Colbert uses on his show his real accent or something he puts on, like David Tennant using an English accent instead of his native Scottish?

Because Colbert's voice does not sound Southern to me.

The only Southern accent I've ever heard him put on sounded sarcastic.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Is that accent Colbert uses on his show his real accent or something he puts on, like David Tennant using an English accent instead of his native Scottish?

Because Colbert's voice does not sound Southern to me.

The only Southern accent I've ever heard him put on sounded sarcastic.

Huh.

Perhaps that's his normal voice. Which is odd considering how he was born and raised in South Carolina.

[Nationstatelandsville]

The only Southern accent I've ever heard him put on sounded sarcastic.

Huh.

Perhaps that's his normal voice. Which is odd considering how he was born and raised in South Carolina.

The emphasis his family placed on intelligence and his observation of negative stereotypes of Southerners led Colbert to train himself to suppress his Southern accent while he was still quite young.

[Liriena]

Indi, how was your 20th birthday?

5:28 PM right now, and as of right now, not that stressed. It's actually pretty boring, actually, but that's better than what happened last year.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Huh.

Perhaps that's his normal voice. Which is odd considering how he was born and raised in South Carolina.

The emphasis his family placed on intelligence and his observation of negative stereotypes of Southerners led Colbert to train himself to suppress his Southern accent while he was still quite young.

Ah, similar to how I usually use formal Hindi rather than street Marathi in conversation, or hos Crowley uses RP English instead of Cockney.

[Nationstatelandsville]

The emphasis his family placed on intelligence and his observation of negative stereotypes of Southerners led Colbert to train himself to suppress his Southern accent while he was still quite young.

Ah, similar to how I usually use formal Hindi rather than street Marathi in conversation, or hos Crowley uses RP English instead of Cockney.

Well, Crowley uses RP because Cockney was devised by Satan.

[Nationstatelandsville]

General American accents are fascinating.

Because everyone in my generation sounds more like that than a regional accent; the power of television.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

General American accents are fascinating.

Because everyone in my generation sounds more like that than a regional accent; the power of television.

I'm always intrigued by how and why that got picked as the default accent.

[Nationstatelandsville]

General American accents are fascinating.

Because everyone in my generation sounds more like that than a regional accent; the power of television.

I'm always intrigued by how and why that got picked as the default accent.

How did RP?

Because no one, fucking no one, talks like that natively.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

I'm always intrigued by how and why that got picked as the default accent.

How did RP?

Because no one, fucking no one, talks like that natively.

And now they do.

[Nationstatelandsville]

How did RP?

Because no one, fucking no one, talks like that natively.

And now they do.

Exactly.

Regional accents have deflated into mere idiosyncrasies in the past few decades. They aren't dead, but most people in America speak the standard with little quirks.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

And now they do.

Exactly.

Regional accents have deflated into mere idiosyncrasies in the past few decades. They aren't dead, but most people in America speak the standard with little quirks.

Though the Deep South and Northeast still seem to tell the rest to fuck off.

Though you are right- for example, I cannot tell what the difference between a Pacific Northwestern/Northern Californian accent and a General American accent is. Perhaps its because I'm a foreigner, but I honestly cannot tell.

In New York City though, there's an accent still. A genuine regional accent, not just idiosyncrasies.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Exactly.

Regional accents have deflated into mere idiosyncrasies in the past few decades. They aren't dead, but most people in America speak the standard with little quirks.

Though the Deep South and Northeast still seem to tell the rest to fuck off.

Though you are right- for example, I cannot tell what the difference between a Pacific Northwestern/Northern Californian accent and a General American accent is. Perhaps its because I'm a foreigner, but I honestly cannot tell.

In New York City though, there's an accent still. A genuine regional accent, not just idiosyncrasies.

Of course, those areas have always had very strong accents. Not to mention that they themselves are well-represented on television; you'll find plenty of TV shows in New York, New Jersey, the South, New England, etc. but you aren't going to find shit set in Pittsburgh.

Even then, I think you'll find that accents have become uniform among such places. There is no such thing as a constant Southern accent, yet one has arisen on television and you'll find a few people who have begun to actually speak like that.

As for LA, given it's basis in the entertainment industry, it needs to be understood clearly. Thus, I think you'll find a lot of people speaking with a General there.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Though the Deep South and Northeast still seem to tell the rest to fuck off.

Though you are right- for example, I cannot tell what the difference between a Pacific Northwestern/Northern Californian accent and a General American accent is. Perhaps its because I'm a foreigner, but I honestly cannot tell.

In New York City though, there's an accent still. A genuine regional accent, not just idiosyncrasies.

Of course, those areas have always had very strong accents. Not to mention that they themselves are well-represented on television; you'll find plenty of TV shows in New York, New Jersey, the South, New England, etc. but you aren't going to find shit set in Pittsburgh.

Even then, I think you'll find that accents have become uniform among such places. There is no such thing as a constant Southern accent, yet one has arisen on television and you'll find a few people who have begun to actually speak like that.

As for LA, given it's basis in the entertainment industry, it needs to be understood clearly. Thus, I think you'll find a lot of people speaking with a General there.

Reminds me of when people thought that British and American English would eventually split off into entirely different languages.

Then came mass telecommunications, just in time, allowing us to understand one another and allowing you to watch your BBC shows.

[Constaniana]

the feral child

No, but seriously - William clearly does not enjoy having a head. Megan will fix that.

Well, he's not going to call her "Miss sunshine and rainbows" after she stabs a guy in the balls and bites him.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Of course, those areas have always had very strong accents. Not to mention that they themselves are well-represented on television; you'll find plenty of TV shows in New York, New Jersey, the South, New England, etc. but you aren't going to find shit set in Pittsburgh.

Even then, I think you'll find that accents have become uniform among such places. There is no such thing as a constant Southern accent, yet one has arisen on television and you'll find a few people who have begun to actually speak like that.

As for LA, given it's basis in the entertainment industry, it needs to be understood clearly. Thus, I think you'll find a lot of people speaking with a General there.

Reminds me of when people thought that British and American English would eventually split off into entirely different languages.

Then came mass telecommunications, just in time, allowing us to understand one another and allowing you to watch your BBC shows.

Centuries from now, I truly think that there will be a naturally occurring native tongue for all the world. Not a conlang, but one risen from a general melting pot of lingua franca used in mass communication.

[Individuality-ness]

5:28 PM right now, and as of right now, not that stressed. It's actually pretty boring, actually, but that's better than what happened last year.

Well, you better have a damn good one on your 21st. I expect a pub crawl.

If I'm not at home and if I had friends who would come, sure.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Well, you better have a damn good one on your 21st. I expect a pub crawl.

If I'm not at home and if I had friends who would come, sure.

And robots.

You need robots.

[Individuality-ness]

If I'm not at home and if I had friends who would come, sure.

And robots.

You need robots.

But not Daleks. Definitely not.