I'm curious to know who here has an accent, whether it be southern, mid-western, New Yawk, Baaaston, hispanic, etc. I use to have a thick New York accent before I went for speech lessons to get rid of it.

I live in SOUTH CAROLINN. I'm southern ya'll

Yeah...I have this awesome southern accent it's great...



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I'm boring...southern California, just your basic talk, no accent, no nothing. Ho hum.:(

I'm told I have a Boston accent, but not a strong one. I don't hear it. I think everyone else sounds different, lol.

Southern accents vary. Mine is light and almost like a "southern belle" type of thing. My Grandfathers is like redneck-larry the cable guy ish like.

just FYI :)

and i hate that people get the impression that people with southern accents are stupid/homophobic/bush whorshipors. cos I am not any of those things mmk?

I have a Long Island accent, but not the most prominent one...I've heard worse.

I'm Hispanic so yes I have an accent. Most people can't figure it out.

I'm boring...southern California, just your basic talk, no accent, no nothing. Ho hum.:(


I think Californians are the only people who are born without a certain accent. lol

I'm from Michigan and never once thought I had an accent until I came across a site that has all the words that Michiganders say differently from people around the country. So yes, I do have a slight accent.

I don't think so, I might

everyone has an accent no matter how standard it is; i guess i don't really have a special one, but on a less related note i tend to use alternate pronunciations for common words, ie "eye-ther" for "either".

I have a midwestern accent. Just like Jami. :D

well i dont notice it, but when i went to florida i was talking to this lady and she said "where are you from?" to me and my mom and i said "new york" and she said "oh yeah i can tell by your accent." i dont really know what a new york accent is though lol

I have a midwestern accent. Just like Jami. :D

Same here.

I still have a very marginal Southern accent that I'm working to further eliminate. It's not even remotely as thick as it was about a year ago, however.

No. I'm a Filipino girl from Northern California, no standard in that! :lol: I can do a really good Southern accent though! :D

I have a minor southern accent that comes out once in awhile. All those years in NC I guess. :lol:

Southern people have told me I have a Chicago accent, but I guess I don't get it.

I have a slight Long Island accent...

I dont have any ut I can do a really good Southern accent too!!

Whats the differnec ebetween a New York and Long Island accent BTW?

It's pretty relative. It's my opinion the west coast, with the exception of some of California (and calling it an "accent" is debatable) doesn't have an accent, but if I were to go somewhere else, I'm sure they'd think I had one.

But honestly, the most neutral English pronounciations seem to come from the west coast and some other parts of the country.

I have a long island accent..dont mind it. i cant stand the way people from down south talk so im glad i grew up here.

Do I have an Accent? I should say not! I wouldn't be caught dead in a Hyundai!

















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New Yawk baby. I'm walkin here. Fo get about it.

I dont have any ut I can do a really good Southern accent too!!

Whats the differnec ebetween a New York and Long Island accent BTW?


Honestly, not TOO much difference. I think Long Islanders are more nasal, though. Plus, there's a long vowel sound for almost everything :lol:

I'm boring...southern California, just your basic talk, no accent, no nothing. Ho hum.:(
Ditto, same here...cept Central New York. We gots nothing :(

But then again, any type of talking is an accent to anyone who speaks differently. So, basically, in a way we all have an accent.

I probably do, but I don't notice it.
I am the same.

Honestly, not TOO much difference. I think Long Islanders are more nasal, though. Plus, there's a long vowel sound for almost everything :lol:
and add an a to just about every word, esp if youre female.

No. But everynow and then I'll slip in some upper Midwest (Minnesota, Dakota, Wisconsin type) or some Southern on purpose. But no, I have no accent whatsoever.

My accent is typical New Mexican, hispanic-style, I guess. I dunno... Whatever that means.... :confused:

Maybe we should all upload sound clips of our voices? It's easier to listen than to read what kinds of accents we each use. I love listening to accents/dialects audibly. It's cool to hear them in non-verbals. How about this. Do you like the idea? ;)

I think Californians are the only people who are born without a certain accent. lol

I wasn't. Iowans do NOT have that upper Midwest and/or the Chicago accent. We talk like SoCal people if you want to say it that way.

Southern people have told me I have a Chicago accent, but I guess I don't get it.

It's the really nasal A. Like how you say it ChicAHHHHgo and not ChiCAWgo. Though I don't know how you say it.

I used to have a real thick Eastern European accent when I started to learn English, but I was really young so I lost it. And now I have the Chicago accent. I can still turn the Eastern Euro accent on and off tho, so that comes into handy sometimes. :D

And no, Southern Californians do have an accent, albeit just a slight one. In the greater perspective, everyone does, but the most watered down, standard version of American English is from the Midwest. Areas like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois (outside of Chicago) Iowa and west into the mountain states, but not too far south like Oklahoma or Arkansas. This is the version of English they use in tv shows and movies because it's the most understandable.

Oh my gosh, do I. I have a thick southern belle kind of accent. I talk slow and with a horrible drawl. Think a degree less than Scarlet O'Hara, but with a raspy-smokey sound and that's my voice. It's very distinct, which I sometimes like and sometimes hate. I kinda sound like that Kellie Pickler off American Idol, only not as perky and more raspy.

It's the really nasal A. Like how you say it ChicAHHHHgo and not ChiCAWgo. Though I don't know how you say it

I do this, honestly. It happened at some point while trying to rid myself of the Southern accent...I just kinda...flipped Chicagos

I'm Californian, I don't think I have an accent.

BTW, I think girls with Southern accents are hot. They sound cute.

We have a lot of slang in Northern California though, or maybe just us teenagers do :lol: ...do you guys know what HELLA means? Or what a BOPPER is? Anyone???? ;)

It's the really nasal A. Like how you say it ChicAHHHHgo and not ChiCAWgo. Though I don't know how you say it.

I used to have a real thick Eastern European accent when I started to learn English, but I was really young so I lost it. And now I have the Chicago accent. I can still turn the Eastern Euro accent on and off tho, so that comes into handy sometimes. :D

And no, Southern Californians do have an accent, albeit just a slight one. In the greater perspective, everyone does, but the most watered down, standard version of American English is from the Midwest. Areas like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois (outside of Chicago) Iowa and west into the mountain states, but not too far south like Oklahoma or Arkansas. This is the version of English they use in tv shows and movies because it's the most understandable.
I was surprised when I was in Oklahoma. I figured everyone would sound Southern because heck, you can hear Southern in Northern Missouri. But they sounded more "non-accent" down there than I expected.

I am from Michigan and I do NOT have an accent!:lol:


Well, I suppose it is a mid-western accent A friend of mine from Minnesota says I have an accent. But she does too!(Ever seen "Fargo"?) :lol:

I know people from Wisconsin, Michigan's Upper Penninsula(Da Yoopers), and Chicago. They all have their own but similar accents. But usually I can tell where a Mid-westerner is from just by listening to them. It's not so much an accent as it is the way or how they pronounce certain words.

People from Indiana and Ohio have different accents too.

Interestingly. Most broadcast schools teach their students to speak with a mid-western accent as it is easier on the ears!:D

I love accents! Especially the Caribbean/Jamaican, accents. So pretty, Mon!!:wave:

We have a lot of slang in Northern California though, or maybe just us teenagers do :lol: ...do you guys know what HELLA means? Or what a BOPPER is? Anyone???? ;)

I know what hella means! But that's only because you told me! :p

I guess my "accent" would be a combination of southern and northern. That's how I'd describe it. :lol:

Northern is the best way to describe mine. It's a combination of CT and NY.

It's the really nasal A. Like how you say it ChicAHHHHgo and not ChiCAWgo. Though I don't know how you say it.

I used to have a real thick Eastern European accent when I started to learn English, but I was really young so I lost it. And now I have the Chicago accent. I can still turn the Eastern Euro accent on and off tho, so that comes into handy sometimes. :D

And no, Southern Californians do have an accent, albeit just a slight one. In the greater perspective, everyone does, but the most watered down, standard version of American English is from the Midwest. Areas like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois (outside of Chicago) Iowa and west into the mountain states, but not too far south like Oklahoma or Arkansas. This is the version of English they use in tv shows and movies because it's the most understandable.
whose that gorgeous vixen in your avatar?

Hm, before diction and articulation lessons I had an extremely bad Rhode Island dialect...which is a mix of Boston and New York regionalisms. Nowadays...I don't have much of one, if anything I overcompinsate and overpronounce things so it sounds like I have a forced British accent, but more often than not it's just straightforward American speech. Although when I am in a rush, I tend to slur words and break into my old habits of saying things like "where'd ya pahk the cah?"

My accent is boring, but I have an Japanese accent. This kind of accent sometimes sounds poorly when they speak an English accent. :eek:

Aw, so no one wants to upload voice clips to hear accents audibly? Awww.. well, that's okay. I guess it's quite uncomfortable, so I'd understand.

Aw, so no one wants to upload voice clips to hear accents audibly? Awww.. well, that's okay. I guess it's quite uncomfortable, so I'd understand.
I started a thread (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=158566&highlight=shoutout) and it had my voice in it.

i don't know if the link works


Edit: mine (http://www.angelfire.com/punk/courtneeheppe/shoutouttoso.wav)

If you can't get it to work right click the link >>properties>>copy the url>>copy and paste into your browsers

I started a thread (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=158566&highlight=shoutout) and it had my voice in it.

i don't know if the link works

let me know :wave:
Oh, cool. I can't believe I missed it! I guess I overlooked it for some reason back in December. I will have to check it out while I am not subbing. I'm in class right now and don't want to play it while these students are around. :lol: Thanks.

Oh, cool. I can't believe I missed it! I guess I overlooked it for some reason back in December. I will have to check it out while I am not subbing. I'm in class right now and don't want to play it while these students are around. :lol: Thanks.
I edited it. made a new one. it's rad

I know what hella means! But that's only because you told me! :p

HECK YES!! :D

Aw, so no one wants to upload voice clips to hear accents audibly? Awww.. well, that's okay. I guess it's quite uncomfortable, so I'd understand.

I'd like to do it, but I know where...

Edit: mine (http://www.angelfire.com/punk/courtneeheppe/shoutouttoso.wav)

If you can't get it to work right click the link >>properties>>copy the url>>copy and paste into your browsers[/FONT]
Page not found. The soundclip isn't available. Darn Angelfire. :mad:

I'd like to do it, but I know where...
You use Windows OS, right? You can record up to one minute using Sound Recorder (found in Start > All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder) Then, you can upload it using www.yousendit.com or www.rapidshare.de or www.megaupload.com

I started a thread (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=158566&highlight=shoutout) and it had my voice in it.

i don't know if the link works


Edit: mine (http://www.angelfire.com/punk/courtneeheppe/shoutouttoso.wav)

If you can't get it to work right click the link >>properties>>copy the url>>copy and paste into your browsers
i dont have a mic -_-

You use Windows OS, right? You can record up to one minute using Sound Recorder (found in Start > All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder) Then, you can upload it using www.yousendit.com (http://www.yousendit.com) or www.rapidshare.de (http://www.rapidshare.de) or www.megaupload.com (http://www.megaupload.com)

Cool, give me a few and I'll upload something. :D

Page not found. The soundclip isn't available. Darn Angelfire. :mad:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GSVDKPUV

Rock Princess, I really don't detect much of an accent.

I don't have an accent that I can tell. My husband however does. We are moving shortly and right now living in Florida everyone can tell. He has a strong southern accent. He is from North Carolina. The weird thing is that he has lived here for over 20 years. LOL!

Honestly, not TOO much difference. I think Long Islanders are more nasal, though. Plus, there's a long vowel sound for almost everything :lol:

There are also distinct accents for each of the Five Boroughs of New York City. As for me, I've heard people tell me that I have a New Jersey accent, yet I was neither born nor raised in New Jersey. I was actually born in Queens(NYC), and raised on Long Island.

It's the really nasal A. Like how you say it ChicAHHHHgo and not ChiCAWgo. Though I don't know how you say it.



Ahh yes. I do say ChicAHHHHgo. My dad says ChiCAWgo and I think it sounds funny.

I'm sure I do. Not a really thick one like a southern accent; but I've lived in Wisconsin my whole life so probably a typical midwestern accent. No one has told me I do before, but I'm sure I have certain ways of pronouncing words that only people where I live would say them.

Everyone surely has an accent to a degree, even if it is based on dialect styles. I often hear/read "I don't have an accent." That is most-likely because it seems to be common in that area, so it would sound "common," but that doesn't mean there is no detectable accent. It's actually one of my weird hobbies and interests to listen to those non-verbals in voices/accents.

Rock Princess, cool dialect you have! I pictured your voice a little differently. Now when I read your posts, my brain is going to add your accent to your writing. ;)

I recorded this months ago, but I will upload it again. It's a twist to my voice. You will hear my normal accent talking in Swedish by giving a shoutout to SO! ;)

http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0OG7Z6FWM2V0S37LO4UMARFABU

D-Dey, how do the dialects of New York City vary?

Swedish sounds so much cuter than my harsh, Slavic language. :p

D-Dey, how do the dialects of New York City vary?

To be honest, I couldn't tell you. The best suggestion I can come up with is to listen to John Travolta in "Welcome Back, Kotter" and Carroll O'Connor in "All in the Family," but then again, I've heard kids from Queens who sound like Vinnie Babarino. When Mel Blanc was deciding on a new tougher-sounding voice for Bugs Bunny, he was torn between a Bronx or Brooklyn accent, and just decided to mix the two.

im from north carolina, so probably.

Swedish sounds so much cuter than my harsh, Slavic language. :p
It would still be interesting to listen to. ;)

It would still be interesting to listen to. ;)

Oh, I'm still uploadind something. I just need to find my microphone. Don't worry. ;)

I don't think I have an accent I think I sound normal, I don't have that Texas drawl.

alright i just searched online to see what a NY accent is...and yeah i fit into all of the categories that have one. so i guess i have an accent

well almost all of them. i pronounce my rs in every word.

Oh, I'm still uploadind something. I just need to find my microphone. Don't worry. ;)
Okay...cool!

i don't have an accent that i know of. i live in western pennsylvania though. a lot of the kids here have accents for some reason. i call them hickish. but i guess technically they're western/southern, whatev.
i'll upload a clip later.

sweadance I love your spanish accent!

sweadance I love your spanish accent!
Thanks! Adds a twist of a Hispanic accent while speaking Swedish, eh? :lol:

Thanks! Adds a twist of a Hispanic accent while speaking Swedish, eh? :lol:
:lol: yeah lol

I live in Southeastern Ohio, and when I go up around Cleveland or Toledo people who run small record/CD/ DVD shops will ask me if I'm from Kentucky or Tennessee because I sound like one the tourists who come up to the lake. They said I sounded "twangy." Is that good or bad? They couldn't believe I was born in Ohio.