I hate my accent (It's not that strong but still), and I know 100% of the British public do too :(

My chat up lines don't get the chance to fail, my accent kills them straight off:(

The accents that I love and find really sexy; Glaswegian, Geordie, Belfast ones and generic posh. Cork and Dublin ones too, infact anyone form there could read the phone book to me and I'd be theirs in a flash! ;)

So, what accents do you like/dislike?

I've always wanted to have a thread where we post sound clips of ourselves reading some set piece, just to see whether we could understand each others' accents.

I have a boston accent, i do not like it very much.

I've always wanted to have a thread where we post sound clips of ourselves reading some set piece, just to see whether we could understand each others' accents.

That's a good idea, a guarantee you would need a translator for mine :D

I've always wanted to have a thread where we post sound clips of ourselves reading some set piece, just to see whether we could understand each others' accents.


That would be wonderful. :guitar:

My accent is fairly good for a non-native speaker, I think. It's, erm, mainstream British English? :o

I have a boston accent, i do not like it very much.

I don't know what a Boston accent sounds like, bet it's a whole lot easier on the ear than mine! ;)

People say I have a strong London accent, Cockney if you will, but I don't think I do.....

That's a good idea, a guarantee you would need a translator for mine :D

Maybe I'll record myself tonight. What should I read? Hmmm...

That would be wonderful. :guitar:

My accent is fairly good for a non-native speaker, I think. It's, erm, mainstream British English? :o

So a poshie then? :p

Your English is extremely good for a non-native speaker :) (better than mine anyway! ;))

oh you can see hear and see mine on the youtube clip I posted after I got the GH album. I hate my voice its too deep and croaky.

Maybe I'll record myself tonight. What should I read? Hmmm...

The bible? :p

I actually like my Edinburgh accent:).

I don't know what a Boston accent sounds like, bet it's a whole lot easier on the ear than mine! ;)

I doubt it.

I remember the first time I flew into Boston. I got off the plane at Logan, and I had to ask an airline employee something. She answered, and I just blinked at her--I thought she was retarded or had a speech impediment. Srsly. :o :D

I have a bland western America "accent," if you can even call it one. I wish I had a fruity accent. :(

The bible? :p

I'd have to find one first. I'm pretty sure I have a fancy cover with fancy woodcuts, but I've never taken it out of the cellophane.

People say I have a strong London accent, Cockney if you will, but I don't think I do.....

Alright Guv'ner!
Sorry, couldn't resist :p

I hate my voice its too deep and croaky.

bet it's lovely ;)

I hate my accent (It's not that strong but still), and I know 100% of the British public do too :(

My chat up lines don't get the chance to fail, my accent kills them straight off:(

The accents that I love and find really sexy; Glaswegian, Geordie, Belfast ones and generic posh. Cork and Dublin ones too, infact anyone form there could read the phone book to me and I'd be theirs in a flash! ;)

So, what accents do you like/dislike?
Which is it? I love London ones the best (yes I know there's several, I like all of them :)), but also any English ones, then Scottish (Glasgow in particular) then Irish. American accents are less interesting :p. Australians can either be cute or annoying. Really don't like South African ones. (Can you tell this is my favorite subject? :D)

I've always wanted to have a thread where we post sound clips of ourselves reading some set piece, just to see whether we could understand each others' accents.
YES YES YES! I've been asking Blaze to do that for years but he keeps refusing :cool:.

I have a boston accent, i do not like it very much.
So you paak your caa? :p Did you see The Departed? Matt Damon has the worst Bostonian accent I've ever heard despite being from Boston. This baffles me.

Maybe I'll record myself tonight. What should I read? Hmmm...

Morrissey lyrics? It would be fun to pick a song, everybody should read the same one and record it.

So a poshie then? :p

Your English is extremely good for a non-native speaker :) (better than mine anyway! ;))

Thanks. :o In the name of the other non-native speakers too.

I heard an Irish guy on a meeting in the EP, and he pronounced third countries as turd countries. He cracked us up! :D :p

REcord yourselves reading Morrissey lyrics, of course. But which ones?

This is an awesome idea, amateur sociology at its finest.

oh you can see hear and see mine on the youtube clip I posted after I got the GH album. I hate my voice its too deep and croaky.

Deep and croaky is sexaaaaaaaaaaay. :horny:

I actually like my Edinburgh accent:).

ooo I love Scottish accents, I love the way you lot say 'pal' :)
(probably no in Scotland says that, but oh well :p)

I have a bland western America "accent," if you can even call it one. I wish I had a fruity accent. :(

I want a fruity accent too, somethin' jazzy ;)

I'd have to find one first. I'm pretty sure I have a fancy cover with fancy woodcuts, but I've never taken it out of the cellophane.

Do it! :D Bible bashing? fun. :rolleyes:

Morrissey lyrics? It would be fun to pick a song, everybody should read the same one and record it.


Oh that sounds like a good idea.

Maybe I'll record myself tonight. What should I read? Hmmm...
Boring text, but this is what they use on the Speech Accent Archive (http://accent.gmu.edu/), I guess it uses all the possible vowel sounds:
Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things with her from the store: Six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of blue cheese, and maybe a snack for her brother Bob. We also need a small plastic snake and a big toy frog for the kids. She can scoop these things into three red bags, and we will go meet her Wednesday at the train station.
EDIT: Oh, the Moz lyrics idea is better!
oh you can see hear and see mine on the youtube clip I posted after I got the GH album. I hate my voice its too deep and croaky.
I've seen the clip, both voice and accent are lovely! :)

Thanks. :o In the name of the other non-native speakers too.

I heard an Irish guy on a meeting in the EP, and he pronounced third countries as turd countries. He cracked us up! :D :p

haha I know, "turd" for "third", that always amuses me ;)

Also, I love the way people in Dublin say 'shite', it really makes me smile :D

[QUOTE=IDon'tOweYouAnything23;958703]ooo I love Scottish accents, I love the way you lot say 'pal' :)
(probably no in Scotland says that, but oh well :p)

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I say pal. I just said it but you can't hear me:p.

My will be avilable on the Quarry Boat Party for all to enjoy, it sounds a bit like Rodney, or Dave if you will.

My fav accent is scouse because it sounds like a someone is putting it on, if you know what I mean??

NRITH suggested readng "Maladjusted." He thinks it's Morrissey's best poem.

I like that idea, but the official passage linguists use, cited above, would be good. I think that one was developed because it contains all the phonemes in English.

haha I know, "turd" for "third", that always amuses me ;)

Yeah, me too, I'm easily amused.

I think the Finnish have the cutest accent when speaking English. They can't pronunce the sh sounds properly, it's very cute and funny and terribly difficult to understand.

Hungarian accent sounds awful, we can't pronounce the th sound properly and instead of thank you we either say sank you or fank you.:o (Not me. :cool:)

I've seen the clip, both voice and accent are lovely! :)

ah thanks :) :o

Which is it? I love London ones the best (yes I know there's several, I like all of them :)), but also any English ones, then Scottish (Glasgow in particular) then Irish. American accents are less interesting :p. Australians can either be cute or annoying. Really don't like South African ones. (Can you tell this is my favorite subject? :D)



haha you are an accent lover! :p You definitely won't love mine though, it's scouse *hides*, like how the Beatles talk I suppose :(

I love American accents, esp New York ones, Irish though makes me melt :)

I think South African ones are similar to Australian ones really, I know what you mean about Aussie ones either being cute or annoying though; the way the stress words and stuff, but I generally like them :)

I've been told that I don't really have an accent at all.

This would be fun. :)

Hungarian accent sounds awful, we can't pronounce the th sound properly and instead of thank you we either say sank you or fank you.:o (Not me. :cool:)
We have a lot of Hungarians in Israel, no offence but their accents sound hilarious in Hebrew too :D. I hate Israeli accents in English, we also have a problem with "th" and people either say "sank you" or "tank you" (not me! ;)). But I love Spanish and French accents in English, so cute!
haha you are an accent lover! :p You definitely won't love mine though, it's scouse *hides*, like how the Beatles talk I suppose :( I love American accents, esp New York ones, Irish though makes me melt
Oh, I like Scousers too! Gerrard's accent makes me melt.

I say pal. I just said it but you can't hear me

Aww *listens up* no nothing, booo! haha I can take off a Scottish accent I think, so I'll just repeat 'pal' to myself, but that's quite sad so maybe not! :p



My fav accent is scouse because it sounds like a someone is putting it on, if you know what I mean??

Surely not! that's how I talk :( I need to calm down I think :p
(Doing myself no favours now)

Yeah, me too, I'm easily amused.

I think the Finnish have the cutest accent when speaking English. They can't pronunce the sh sounds properly, it's very cute and funny and terribly difficult to understand.

Hungarian accent sounds awful, we can't pronounce the th sound properly and instead of thank you we either say sank you or fank you.:o (Not me. :cool:)

Yeh I've heard the Finnish accent, It's quite funny I reckon ;)
I have to apologize 'cos I'm not too familiar with what a Hungarian accent sounds like :o But, you speak like the English Royal family though don't you?:p
People in England say 'fank' instead of 'thank' too and 'free' instead of 'three', which really annoys me, grrr lol

Oh, I like Scousers too! Gerrard's accent makes me melt.

Yeh, like Gerrard's, that's my accent :o
haha you're the only one who likes it! :( :p

We have a lot of Hungarians in Israel, no offence but their accents sound hilarious in Hebrew too :D. I hate Israeli accents in English, we also have a problem with "th" and people either say "sank you" or "tank you" (not me! ;)). But I love Spanish and French accents in English, so cute!

Lol, I don't take it as an offense, no, Hungarians are not very good with languages. I guess my Hebrew accent is quite funny too. :o (I learnt Hebrew for a year.) Oh by the way, we're just having a Jewish festival in Budapest these days, it's great and a lot of people came from Israel to visit. :guitar:

Yes, Israelis say ze instead of the. :D Spanish and French accent is hilarious too, you're right. And so is Greek. :sweet:

So... are we going to do it?

I really do want to hear your voices, I love accents.

I think the Finnish have the cutest accent when speaking English. They can't pronunce the sh sounds properly, it's very cute and funny and terribly difficult to understand.


:( :tears: have you been talking to my pronunciation teacher?

:( :tears: have you been talking to my pronunciation teacher?

No. :p I'm an interpreter in a European institution so I get to hear at least 27 different accents each day. ;)

So... are we going to do it?

I really do want to hear your voices, I love accents.

Being a technophobe I personally haven't got the know how, but I'll follow everyone else's lead :)

My favourite is Scotch, swoonworthy on a girrrrl.
I like Eastern European, too. Polish etc.
An Eastern European sandwich-making girl in a deli bar once asked me "You want cheese"?, but it came out sounding like "You vant jizz"?....Dear God....


Don't much care for my own accent, though. I suppose we all love what sounds different from our own..

No. :p I'm an interpreter in a European institution so I get to hear at least 27 different accents each day. ;)

So we have the cutest but the most unintelligible accent? Good to know. :D
We can insult people all we want and they won't be offended since a) they won't understand a word we're saying b) if they do, they think we're just too cute.

Yeh, like Gerrard's, that's my accent :o
haha you're the only one who likes it! :( :p

I like it too :o

How about reading out something from a Morrissey interview? Here's one, though there are probably better examples for testing purposes.
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I like it too :o

How about reading out something from a Morrissey interview? Here's one, though there are probably better examples for testing purposes.
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Aww thanks :)

The French interviewer parts? :p

I hate my accent (It's not that strong but still), and I know 100% of the British public do too :(

My chat up lines don't get the chance to fail, my accent kills them straight off:(


So you must be a Brummie then:D

I have a boston accent, i do not like it very much.

I stayed in Providence, Rhode Island years ago and they used to say ''Bwoston'' and ''Cwoffee''.

People say I have a strong London accent, Cockney if you will, but I don't think I do.....

Shat ap you facking cant:D

So you must be a Brummie then:D


Ooo a Brummie accent would sound like a pleasant lilt compared with mine :p

Mines....errr...scouse *runs fast* :(

Ooo a Brummie accent would sound like a pleasant lilt compared with mine :p

Mines....errr...scouse *runs fast* :(

I like the scouse accent, it's fun. :D

Ooo a Brummie accent would sound like a pleasant lilt compared with mine :p

Mines....errr...scouse *runs fast* :(

A Mickey Mouser???:eek:
As much as I have a natural Manc loathing of all things at the wrong end of the East Lancs Road..... your accent is one of the few things your city has going for you:) (apart from when professional Scouser Cilla Black opens her gob)

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I like the scouse accent, it's fun. :D

Fun? yeah maybe :rolleyes: painful? definitely :D

A Mickey Mouser???:eek:
As much as I have a natural Manc loathing of all things at the wrong end of the East Lancs Road..... your accent is one of the few things your city has going for you:) (apart from when professional Scouser Cilla Black opens her gob)

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told you it wasn't pretty! :p

Mancunian ey? hmm suppose you're accent isn't too bad, "maad ferrr it" :p

hey now, leave Cilla, Iv'e got a "lorra, lorra love" for our Cilla! :D

I guess my Hebrew accent is quite funny too. :o (I learnt Hebrew for a year.)
Ooh, nice! If you record yours, I want to hear it ;)
Yes, Israelis say ze instead of the.
Yes, yes, they do :o (but not me! ;)) .
So... are we going to do it?

I really do want to hear your voices, I love accents.
Second that, go on people! :)

I'm an interpreter in a European institution so I get to hear at least 27 different accents each day. ;)
Wow, coolest job ever.

I rang up a girl I talk to online yesterday called Paige Brooks from Sheffield... I could barely understand her accent, although I did really like it, but some of it just didn't sound like words! :D Wonderful!

Hungarian accent sounds awful, we can't pronounce the th sound properly and instead of thank you we either say sank you or fank you.:o (Not me. :cool:)

Maybe I'm Hungarian really. I can't always say 'th', and if that happens I say either sank you or fank you. :o I blame it on my tongue being too big for my mouth.

Alright, I'll see if I can record summat and upload it somehow.

I've been told that I don't really have an accent at all.

Same here.

I like Geordie accents but (only on males) a la Paul Smith of Maximo Park.
I can't do any accents myself however I'm trying to master the art of scouse :cool:

I rang up a girl I talk to online yesterday called Paige Brooks from Sheffield... I could barely understand her accent, although I did really like it, but some of it just didn't sound like words! :D Wonderful!

Uh oh.... don't think Musley will like that comment:D

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Uh oh.... don't think Musley will like that comment:D

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Oh, is Musley from Sheffield?:D I didn't mean it in a bad way at all though, I found it rather charming!:p

Same here.

I like Geordie accents but (only on males) a la Paul Smith of Maximo Park.
I can't do any accents myself however I'm trying to master the art of scouse :cool:

Yes but Paul Smith is from Billingham, in between Middlesborough and Hartlepool, so it's a lot softer 'Geordie' accent (ie you can understand what he is actually staying compared with 'proper' Geordies:D)

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OK, I've made one showcasing my American, Israeli, and (pathetic attempt at) English accents. I'll show you mine if you show me yours :D maybe.

OK, I've made one showcasing my American, Israeli, and (pathetic attempt at) English accents. I'll show you mine if you show me yours :D maybe.

Do it, please Fishy! I'd show you mine but I still don't have a mic :o

^^Riiiight. Anyway, you've heard mine already - surely you remember the message I recorded just for you? ;)

Yes but Paul Smith is from Billingham, in between Middlesborough and Hartlepool, so it's a lot softer 'Geordie' accent (ie you can understand what he is actually staying compared with 'proper' Geordies:D)

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Ahh silly me.
Two Newcastle supporters on the news either yesterday or this morning were both talking loudly (shouting) to a reporter and I honestly couldn't work out one word they said. :o:p

^^Riiiight. Anyway, you've heard mine already - surely you remember the message I recorded just for you? ;)

Of course I do, that's why I'm encouraging you to show off your voice! It's really beautiful.

How can I upload it? I don't think the Attatchment system can handle sound files.

Same here.

I like Geordie accents but (only on males) a la Paul Smith of Maximo Park.
I can't do any accents myself however I'm trying to master the art of scouse :cool:

I think the Geordie accent's better on women, it's more whiny on men imo.

I'll teach you how to talk scouse, take no notice to Brookside though :p

One of my teachers said I had a Bristolian accent. I don't. I have a kind of generic London but not Cockney accent.

How can I upload it? I don't think the Attatchment system can handle sound files.

No, it can't, but you have two other options:


Upload it to one of the file-sharing sites.
Host it on some other Web server, then include a [URL] link to it, which will make the file playable right in the browser via some Yahoo! thingie that davidt added a few weeks ago.

No, it can't, but you have two other options:


Upload it to one of the file-sharing sites.
Host it on some other Web server, then include a [URL] link to it, which will make the file playable right in the browser via some Yahoo! thingie that davidt added a few weeks ago.


Crap! I'm not sharing my speaking voice to just anyone on the Interwebs! :eek: It's a sort of bizarre Northern-Southern hybrid and they'd laugh. :o

How can I upload it? I don't think the Attatchment system can handle sound files.
or on youtube?

or on youtube?

:o People are subscribed to my videos. I doubt they really want to see/hear Franzi's stupid speaking voice.

^^I do! :guitar:
Of course I do, that's why I'm encouraging you to show off your voice! It's really beautiful.
Aww, thanks :). There's no singing in this one though ;).

i am tempted by all this to youtube the audio of one of the times i was morrissey at one of the nights i used to dj, we did a 9 song set every year for his birthday,live band and me ,but i dunno...

^^Are you trying to make us beg? :D

^^Are you trying to make us beg? :D

haha no, i really want to but i am hesitant as i know how horrible a critic and jerk i am and can only imagine what i would get coming to me if i did post it.:p

Have we decided on a common bit of something to read yet? I don't have a mike but I think I can figure something out.

I sound a lot like Britney Spears, but with a better vocabulary.

I sound a lot like Britney Spears, but with a better vocabulary.

It's Cassius, bitch. :D

It's Cassius, bitch. :D

Our dancing skills are on par as well.

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Our dancing skills are on par as well.

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Oh, goodness. :eek:

Oh, goodness. :eek:

Well, I'd like to think I'm a little easier to pick up.

Well, I'd like to think I'm a little easier to pick up.

So I'm assuming that you don't have a raging Cheeto addiction? :p

So I'm assuming that you don't have a raging Cheeto addiction? :p

I keep it in check.

I keep it in check.

Everything in moderation.

I hope you wear shoes when visiting a public restroom.

*shudder*

Everything in moderation.

I hope you wear shoes when visiting a public restroom.

*shudder*

I rarely visit public restrooms. I've been known to hold it all day just so I could go at home.

I rarely visit public restrooms. I've been known to hold it all day just so I could go at home.

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That video is no longer available. :(

That video is no longer available. :(

Really? It works for me. :confused:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_rLSZQOOG0

Oh, is Musley from Sheffield?:D I didn't mean it in a bad way at all though, I found it rather charming!:p

Yes we are very charming in Sheffield:D:D:D
Worst accent for understanding is Glaswegian!
Favourites are Irish - very sexy and Geordie - like Chris Waddle:)

Yes we are very charming in Sheffield:D:D:D
Worst accent for understanding is Glaswegian!
Favourites are Irish - very sexy and Geordie - like Chris Waddle:)

:D I dislike Irish accents, but she said I don't sound very Irish and her friend said I don't sound Irish at all!

I suppose i have a very soft, quiet London accent.

I suppose i have a very soft, quiet London accent.

Wanna hear. :horny:

I suppose i have a very soft, quiet London accent.

That's OK as long as it's not one of those loud Cockney type accents that everyone has to hear:eek:

I don't know how to go about it....well i do, but i haven't the time at the moment. :o

If only there were some ubiquitous technology that enables someone to hear someone else from a long distance away... :p

BTW, my phone # is 703/585-9***.

If only there were some ubiquitous technology that enables someone to hear someone else from a long distance away... :p

BTW, my phone # is 703/585-9***.

i keep dialing it:confused: not getting through, you bloody tease:p

i was watching Bridezillas, and most of the brides come from the same area in the midwest that i do and have the most terrible accents....Maybe since i noticed they were strange i don't sound like they do.

Wow, a lot of you like the Geordie accent. I hate it, probably due to the fact I have to live with it. We say"...like" far to much...you know what I mean like?

I love Irish accents. :) Dara O'Briens voice, for example is just :sweet: ( hes the one with least hair :D )

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For those who aren't familiar with scouse, my accent kinda sounds like this man's;

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jGK2EgrCzww

:(

I adore Cary Elwes voice.
seriously. sometimes I don't even have to be watching whatever movie it is, and I hear his voice and I just go all crazy. His voice is just amazingly awesome and I unno, sexy?

either way his accent pwns all.

I adore Cary Elwes voice.
seriously. sometimes I don't even have to be watching whatever movie it is, and I hear his voice and I just go all crazy. His voice is just amazingly awesome and I unno, sexy?

either way his accent pwns all.

It's true.

It's true.
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That scene right there is just a perfect example.
Especially when he goes, "Drop.your.sword."
oh and, "Dear god what is that thing."
*swoon*

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That scene right there is just a perfect example.
Especially when he goes, "Drop.your.sword."
oh and, "Dear god what is that thing."
*swoon*

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I tend to mumble, and for an accent that's pretty deep and rough, it makes it hard to make me out...:)

I like the Geordie accent, especially on women, specifically women and the way the Welsh speak English is really pleasant on the ear. I also like how non-native English, specifically Europeans speak English, it makes it sound sexy and glamorous to me.

Ok, after things quiet down around here, I am going to record a wav file of myself reading that "tell stella" passage and put it on sendspace. I'll label the file with where I'm from, which is nowhere specific, I've lived all over the US.

Please do the same if you get a chance, this could be really interesting.

I tend to mumble, and for an accent that's pretty deep and rough, it makes it hard to make me out...:)

I like the Geordie accent, especially on women, specifically women and the way the Welsh speak English is really pleasant on the ear. I also like how non-native English, specifically Europeans speak English, it makes it sound sexy and glamorous to me.

I mumble too! it does my head in when people ask me to speak up constantly, they need to get their ears tuned in to us mumblers I think! ;)

I prefer the Geordie accent on women aswell :)

Ok, after things quiet down around here, I am going to record a wav file of myself reading that "tell stella" passage and put it on sendspace. I'll label the file with where I'm from, which is nowhere specific, I've lived all over the US.

Please do the same if you get a chance, this could be really interesting.

What's this website? sendspace.com? I'll go check it out...

How do you share it and that? Do you have to register? Because I should go to sleep soon and I really cannot be bothered to sign up to anything.

What's this website? sendspace.com? I'll go check it out...

How do you share it and that? Do you have to register? Because I should go to sleep soon and I really cannot be bothered to sign up to anything.

You don't have to register. It'll spit out the URL for you.

Ahh, grand. :)
Here we go... Brace yourselves, chaps. I'm stuck somewhere up the M1 by the sound of my voice.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/snxdf0

I mumble too! it does my head in when people ask me to speak up constantly, they need to get their ears tuned in to us mumblers I think! ;)

I prefer the Geordie accent on women aswell :)

They do that with me too, no wonder i despise humanity....:p

The Geordie accent on a woman in unbelievable, i think it could be highly erotic, even if they read out the phone book...:horny:

Ahh, grand. :)
Here we go... Brace yourselves, chaps. I'm stuck somewhere up the M1 by the sound of my voice.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/snxdf0

You have a lovely accent :)

They do that with me too, no wonder i despise humanity....:p

The Geordie accent on a woman in unbelievable, i think it could be highly erotic, even if they read out the phone book...:horny:

Bloody people! :p

reading out the phonebook in a Dublin accent has the same effect with me ;)

You have a lovely accent :)


Thank you, although I'm supposed to be from London. :o

Thank you, although I'm supposed to be from London. :o

I think it sounds Londonish :) even a wee bit posh dare I say? or was that just your reading voice :p

Ahh, grand. :)
Here we go... Brace yourselves, chaps. I'm stuck somewhere up the M1 by the sound of my voice.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/snxdf0

It's lovely, thank you! I had to laugh because I remembered you wrote here about your problems with pronouncing "th" :)

I think it sounds Londonish :) even a wee bit posh dare I say? or was that just your reading voice :p

Really? I think it sounds northern there. My reading voice tends to go a bit northern, but my accent is seriously all over the place even when speaking. Usually I sound like a lisping moron. :rolleyes:

It's lovely, thank you! I had to laugh because I remembered you wrote here about your problems with pronouncing "th" :)

I stumble on a lot of words, particularly ones with both 'th' and 'f' or 's' in them. :o

Really? I think it sounds northern there. My reading voice tends to go a bit northern, but my accent is seriously all over the place even when speaking. Usually I sound like a lisping moron. :rolleyes:

haha I'm northern and I don't think you sounds northern! ;) Lisps are fun; that way people get the news and the weather *spit* lol I don't think you've got a lisp though :)

I stumble on a lot of words, particularly ones with both 'th' and 'f' or 's' in them. :o

I don't have a problem with pronunciation, but with meaning. I always have to stop and think before I say either "curtain" or "flag" because I confuse the two :rolleyes:

haha I'm northern and I don't think you sounds northern! ;) Lisps are fun; that way people get the news and the weather *spit* lol I don't think you've got a lisp though :)

Everyone I know is wrong! Firstly I sometimes get teased at school for sounding northern, then my sister asked me why I lisp on occasion.
Most southerners will say 'ask' as 'ahsk', 'bath' as 'bahth', etc., but I say it with a short 'a' sound. There are a couple of other strange affectations that I have too, but I can't think of any right now.

I don't have a problem with pronunciation, but with meaning. I always have to stop and think before I say either "curtain" or "flag" because I confuse the two :rolleyes:

So you would be quite shocked at news of protesters burning some country's curtains? :p

So you would be quite shocked at news of protesters burning some country's curtains? :p

I probably wouldn't think it's illogical :p

I don't know what I sound like, really. I think I might just sound like a generic American. My family had a slight southern accent and I HATED it as a child. I remember being in the first grade and trying hard to not sound like my family... and it worked.

Some relatives from New York tell me they can hear a trace of a southern accent when I speak, which horrifies me as I still loathe that twangy sound. (I think she was just being mean to me, actually.)

Someone from the deep south once asked me if I was English. :/

So no idea.

I really like the idea of hearing what everyone sounds like. How do we do it?

I have a question: Is an American accent EVER sexy to foreign ears? I've heard we sound dreadful to most.

I probably wouldn't think it's illogical :p

I really think you ought to pull yourself together! :p

Most southerners will say 'ask' as 'ahsk', 'bath' as 'bahth', etc., but I say it with a short 'a' sound. There are a couple of other strange affectations that I have too, but I can't think of any right now.

My best friend is as southern as you can possibly get - Australian :rolleyes: but her mum's from London so she's got a southern English accent which she got so much stick for at school :(
I'm really not bothered about accents quite frankly, as long as they're not saying anything stupid. :o haha Oh I'm tired.

Ahh, grand. :)
Here we go... Brace yourselves, chaps. I'm stuck somewhere up the M1 by the sound of my voice.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/snxdf0

Sounds really lovely....:sweet:

You are very clear...:)

Good girl, Franzanna. Yes, you are all over the place to my ears. Slightly Northern in spots, very London in others. But overall... are you German? There's something else there too.

When I played your sample back, for some reason iTunes launched right into a bootleg show I'd recorded just after, so you got uproarious applause from a very appreciative Chicago crowd. Just though you'd like to know. :D

I will do this as soon as my kids go to bed.

Ok, after things quiet down around here, I am going to record a wav file of myself reading that "tell stella" passage and put it on sendspace. I'll label the file with where I'm from, which is nowhere specific, I've lived all over the US.

Please do the same if you get a chance, this could be really interesting.

I'll record the Stella thing when I get home and figure out a way to upload it. :)

I don't have an accent.

I've been told numerous times though over the years that I have a really sexy speaking voice. I don't think I do, I really don't. My job consist mostly of talking on the phone and people have commented on it. (no, im not a phone sex operator!!) I think I sound like a little kid though. I'm thinking about videos there are of me around, I can think of 3, but I'm singing, not talking, in all of them! :o not posting those.


I find (extreme) Southern accents, Boston, and Minnesota/Michigan accents pretty annoying. I don't mind NY accents. Philadelphians have an accent, but it's not nearly as distinct as other parts of the country, and I'd imagine you could only hear it if you grew up around here. I like English accents...I can't understand Scottish accents at all though.

Here's mine. Just click it to play it. :guitar:

Not Right in the Head - "Stella!" (http://nrith.tibbetts.net/stella.mp3)

I grew up here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11th+ave.+se,+cedar+rapids,+ia&sll=41.975166,-91.623058&sspn=27.285679,31.113281&ie=UTF8&ll=41.967659,-91.625977&spn=27.285679,31.113281&z=5), but with parents who were from Minneapolis (5 hours north), so it's not quite the same accent as my classmates'.

EDIT: In the interests of full disclosure, this file is being hosted on my own Web site.

Here's mine. Just click it to play it. :guitar:

Not Right in the Head - "Stella!" (http://nrith.tibbetts.net/stella.mp3)

I grew up here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11th+ave.+se,+cedar+rapids,+ia&sll=41.975166,-91.623058&sspn=27.285679,31.113281&ie=UTF8&ll=41.967659,-91.625977&spn=27.285679,31.113281&z=5), but with parents who were from Minneapolis (5 hours north), so it's not quite the same accent as my classmates'.

haha very nice!

Ahh, grand. :)
Here we go... Brace yourselves, chaps. I'm stuck somewhere up the M1 by the sound of my voice.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/snxdf0
Nice! You def sound Northern to me but what do I know ;).

Here's mine. Just click it to play it. :guitar:

Not Right in the Head - "Stella!" (http://nrith.tibbetts.net/stella.mp3)
Cool, you sound like an announcer! :)

Here's mine. Just click it to play it. :guitar:

Not Right in the Head - "Stella!" (http://nrith.tibbetts.net/stella.mp3)

I grew up here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11th+ave.+se,+cedar+rapids,+ia&sll=41.975166,-91.623058&sspn=27.285679,31.113281&ie=UTF8&ll=41.967659,-91.625977&spn=27.285679,31.113281&z=5), but with parents who were from Minneapolis (5 hours north), so it's not quite the same accent as my classmates'.

EDIT: In the interests of full disclosure, this file is being hosted on my own Web site.

Aww.... :sweet: Rest, my beating heart...

@Franzi: You sound really lovely. I noticed a brover instead of brother. (Like in Catherine Tate's "Am I bovvered?") Was that a slip of the tongue or is that a particular accent?

Aww.... :sweet: Rest, my beating heart...

Oooh! :)

@Franzi: You sound really lovely. I noticed a brover instead of brother. (Like in Catherine Tate's "Am I bovvered?") Was that a slip of the tongue or is that a particular accent?

Yeah, I thought I heard that, too.

^^It doesn't work...

I don't have an accent.

Everyone has an accent.

At last... as I'm sure you were all waiting impatiently for... :rolleyes:

My Voice (http://nrith.tibbetts.net/PFTLT_West&Midwest_USA.mp3)

This is hosted very generously by the kind NRiTH, so if you are concerned that he's trying to take over the free world via the Morrissey message board... best not to click it.

Pregs, I fixed the link. Try that one.

^^Thanks for fixing, NRITH! It's really weird hearing everyone's voices, it's like you're all actual people! :eek:;)

I want to do this but I have no idea how. As I said earlier, I think I have a pretty generic London accent. It's got more cockney (it ISN'T cockney, it's just certain words) in the past couple of years because that's how most of my friends are now. It's completely subconscious, though.

Good girl, Franzanna.Slightly Northern in spots, very London in others. But overall... are you German? There's something else there too..
may i franzanna? no she isnt- but she takes german as a foreign language in school. and she seems quite fond of the language in general...
I always wondered about that cause I thought taking german is really the least favourite language to took among english pupils .
when you take french or spanish you have much more possibilties around the world to use it than german...

I want to do this but I have no idea how. As I said earlier, I think I have a pretty generic London accent. It's got more cockney (it ISN'T cockney, it's just certain words) in the past couple of years because that's how most of my friends are now. It's completely subconscious, though.

Do you have a digital camera that can take movies? If so, record yourself saying something, then upload the .mov file to YouTube. Or extract the audio from it and upload it to Sendspace, like Franzanna did.

My accent is understandable and such...but I talk very fast and the central New Jersey accent often makes me sound like I'm ordering a mafia hit.

I also like how non-native English, specifically Europeans speak English, it makes it sound sexy and glamorous to me.

In my last school I worked for a French teacher. God she was nice, classy, beautiful and when she spoke with that sexy French accent, you melted. I am totally straight, but even I fancied her:eek:

My accent is understandable and such...but I talk very fast and the central New Jersey accent often makes me sound like I'm ordering a mafia hit.

Some people find that inexplicably sexy.

Do you have a digital camera that can take movies? If so, record yourself saying something, then upload the .mov file to YouTube. Or extract the audio from it and upload it to Sendspace, like Franzanna did.

I'll try and do it when I find my camera. :)

Ahh, grand. :)
Here we go... Brace yourselves, chaps. I'm stuck somewhere up the M1 by the sound of my voice.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/snxdf0

ok you sound a bit like lily allen :p

Here's mine. Just click it to play it. :guitar:

Not Right in the Head - "Stella!" (http://nrith.tibbetts.net/stella.mp3)

I grew up here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11th+ave.+se,+cedar+rapids,+ia&sll=41.975166,-91.623058&sspn=27.285679,31.113281&ie=UTF8&ll=41.967659,-91.625977&spn=27.285679,31.113281&z=5), but with parents who were from Minneapolis (5 hours north), so it's not quite the same accent as my classmates'.

EDIT: In the interests of full disclosure, this file is being hosted on my own Web site.
you sound totally different than I thought you would.

Pregs, I fixed the link. Try that one.

and pregs nice voice, well you all have nice voices. This is quite interesting thread hope more of you record something and share. Kate (catsmother) has the best voice, she sounds posh! :D

ok you sound a bit like lily allen :p

I thought the same thing, but I thought that I'd get criticized for that even more than for that thread I started last night! :p

you sound totally different than I thought you would.

bogdana said the same thing after she first met me. What did you think I'd sound like?

bogdana said the same thing after she first met me. What did you think I'd sound like?


hmm I am not sure, you sound like you could read talking books or something though.

^^I said that too! :)

Ooh, HIM is here! HIM, post your accent, pretty please!

Good girl, Franzanna. Yes, you are all over the place to my ears. Slightly Northern in spots, very London in others. But overall... are you German? There's something else there too.

When I played your sample back, for some reason iTunes launched right into a bootleg show I'd recorded just after, so you got uproarious applause from a very appreciative Chicago crowd. Just though you'd like to know.

I will do this as soon as my kids go to bed.

German? No... :D Although I used to get asked that when I started secondary school.

*Bows* That's lovely of the Chicago crowd. I've never been there, but hey. They can clap if they think my accent is that wonderful. :D

@Franzi: You sound really lovely. I noticed a brover instead of brother. (Like in Catherine Tate's "Am I bovvered?") Was that a slip of the tongue or is that a particular accent?

:o I try my hardest not to do that, but my tongue's too big for my mouth. It gets in the way.

may i franzanna? no she isnt- but she takes german as a foreign language in school. and she seems quite fond of the language in general...
I always wondered about that cause I thought taking german is really the least favourite language to took among english pupils .
when you take french or spanish you have much more possibilties around the world to use it than german...

Ahh yes, thank you Sista. :) Spanish and French are useful, but they're not if you want to live in Austria. :D

ok you sound a bit like lily allen :p

I thought the same thing, but I thought that I'd get criticized for that even more than for that thread I started last night! :p

WHAT!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Well, that settles it: I'm going to speak with my Russian accent from now on. :D

They do that with me too, no wonder i despise humanity....:p

The Geordie accent on a woman in unbelievable, i think it could be highly erotic, even if they read out the phone book...:horny:

:D thank God someone likes it! "Whey aye man, ya reet canny ye like! Nowt like a bottle a dog at hyem wi me feer'up"

^^That reminds me of a brilliant bit about Geordies from QI - Stephen Fry has no clue about their lingo apparently :D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeOti4mWj9g

^^That reminds me of a brilliant bit about Geordies from QI - Stephen Fry has no clue about their lingo apparently :D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeOti4mWj9g

:D:rolleyes: Ohh wor Stephen! "Well they must go to school" Hahaha! I say that about most people up here too.

Same here.

I like Geordie accents but (only on males) a la Paul Smith of Maximo Park.
I can't do any accents myself however I'm trying to master the art of scouse :cool:

:D Oh Paul Smith has a lovely voice! Love his Geordie accent.

In my last school I worked for a French teacher. God she was nice, classy, beautiful and when she spoke with that sexy French accent, you melted. I am totally straight, but even I fancied her:eek:

I had a French teacher at school who was French and spoke beautiful English and i just adored her. She was just small and petite and lovely...:o

:D thank God someone likes it! "Whey aye man, ya reet canny ye like! Nowt like a bottle a dog at hyem wi me feer'up"

I think it's the nearest thing to a Scot speaking English, words like ye, canny and aye..:)

I wonder what a Geordie woman speaking French would sound like?...:horny:

I had a French teacher at school who was French and spoke beautiful English and i just adored her. She was just small and petite and lovely...:o

Was she alive? ;)

Was she alive? ;)

"And all those lies......":p

But in my case they really WERE lies..:)

I should have thought that one through. And how dare you pounce when i'm showing my vulnerable side....:mad::p

"And all those lies......":p

But in my case they really WERE lies..:)

I should have thought that one through. And how dare you pounce when i'm showing my vulnerable side....:mad::p

I keed, I keed. I know all too well how the French accent renders a man vulnerable. *closes eyes and remembers making out with the French exchange student the night before she flew back...*

I keed, I keed. I know all too well how the French accent renders a man vulnerable. *closes eyes and remembers making out with the French exchange student the night before she flew back...*

I've never actually shagged a French Woman, so thanks for twisting the knife...:p

I've never actually shagged a French Woman, so thanks for twisting the knife...:p

Neither have I! Her host family's daughter caught us on their back porch before things got that far. Thanks for twisting the knife yourself! :p

I've never actually shagged a French Woman, so thanks for twisting the knife...:p

Have you ever actually shagged any woman?:p

Neither have I! Her host family's daughter caught us on their back porch before things got that far. Thanks for twisting the knife yourself! :p

Sorry..:) If it's any consolation, i feel your pain..:)

Have you ever actually shagged any woman?:p

Well, it was very dark and i'm sure there was a pulse...:p

Sorry..:) If it's any consolation, i feel your pain..:)

I feel it pretty often myself. Mostly when Mrs. NRitH's not at home.

Well, it was very dark and i'm sure there was a pulse...:p

:clap:

I feel it pretty often myself. Mostly when Mrs. NRitH's not at home.

..:) It's amazing to think how your life could have turned out if circumstances turned out to be different. It's not much of a response, i grant you..:)

:clap:

Drunken nights and games of Truth or Dare at the slaughterhouse...:p

oh wow, that voice sending thing is so cool! Technology is a-may-zing. You all sound lovely.

I sort of have created my own accent because it's not really regional. I have a different accent when I speak my first language which is portuguese, the same with english, spanish and french. I guess it's because I've lived in different places since I was a kid so I never got a real regional accent.
And I'm not recording because I hate my voice. :cool::D

I sort of have created my own accent because it's not really regional. I have a different accent when I speak my first language which is portuguese, the same with english, spanish and french. I guess it's because I've lived in different places since I was a kid so I never got a real regional accent.
And I'm not recording because I hate my voice. :cool::D

Everyone hates their own voice. I bet yours sounds great..:)

Oh we don't have accents in California. :D:rolleyes:;)

Here's mine. Just click it to play it. :guitar:

Not Right in the Head - "Stella!" (http://nrith.tibbetts.net/stella.mp3)

I grew up here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11th+ave.+se,+cedar+rapids,+ia&sll=41.975166,-91.623058&sspn=27.285679,31.113281&ie=UTF8&ll=41.967659,-91.625977&spn=27.285679,31.113281&z=5), but with parents who were from Minneapolis (5 hours north), so it's not quite the same accent as my classmates'.

EDIT: In the interests of full disclosure, this file is being hosted on my own Web site.

You sound a bit like Kermit the frog.

I hate my accent, the Australian accent is terrible, I think it's impossible for an Australian to sound intelligent ... we take slang talk to a whole different level and while I'm guilty of some of that myself I don't think my accent is typically Australian. My parents are irish and still have their accent so mine seems to be a bit of a mix.

I hadn't read (or heard) this thread until last night... it's a good one :D Unless NRitH secretly tape records me, you won't hear my voice posted here. I don't know how, anyway.

I have a pretty flat Chicago/Illinois accent. Although, I've been told that it IS an accent and I certainly have it. Yes, there is definitely a hard and distinctive Chicago accent and like Pregs said, a difference between southsiders (who have it) and northsiders who don't (as much). I can easily get a southern drawl/accent into my voice. My Dad (raised in Atlanta) still has it. If I'm around 'southern style' family for 5 minutes, I'm soon talking with a twang. ;)

I'm told I sound young on the phone, also that I mumble, and that I'm a 'soft talker' at times. And that Italk toooo much. :D

GAH! *the whole time I've been typing this post, NRitH's voice reading has come on about 10 times. :eek: :D His voice isn't what I expected either, but it's nice. He has a lovely reading voice & I agree with whoever said he should do books on tape.

I had dream last night that I met him. I think it's cuz I heard this (and Preg's)goodnight reading and went to bed. I met him in a hotel room with other people. Woke him out of bed and hugged him. :D Don't worry -it was clean. We are all clothed. Pervs.

For those who aren't familiar with scouse, my accent kinda sounds like this man's;

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jGK2EgrCzww

:(


:horny: I like.

Pregs *reminded me* that there will be a lot of Irishmen at Shuba's tonight. :o;)

I hadn't read (or heard) this thread until last night... it's a good one :D Unless NRitH secretly tape records me, you won't hear my voice posted here. I don't know how, anyway.

I have a pretty flat Chicago/Illinois accent. Although, I've been told that it IS an accent and I certainly have it. Yes, there is definitely a hard and distinctive Chicago accent and like Pregs said, a difference between southsiders (who have it) and northsiders who don't (as much). I can easily get a southern drawl/accent into my voice. My Dad (raised in Atlanta) still has it. If I'm around 'southern style' family for 5 minutes, I'm soon talking with a twang.

I'm told I sound young on the phone, also that I mumble, and that I'm a 'soft talker' at times. And that Italk toooo much. :D


I do like American accents, I bet you've got a lovely one! ;) I mumble too, people are forever asking me to speak up :o

:horny: I like.

Pregs *reminded me* that there will be a lot of Irishmen at Shuba's tonight. ;)

You like it? I think it pains the ears but, oh well! :)

My accent (scouse) isn't actually Irish but people say it sounds it, you think it does? I'm cool with that though I love Irish accents ;)

a really broad Liverpool accent is the best

a really broad Liverpool accent is the best

Do I detect sarcasm there? :p

There are a couple of other strange affectations that I have too, but I can't think of any right now.

I thought up of another speech affectation I have. When saying some words with a 'k' sound on the end of the syllable (e.g. book, like, back) I often pronounce it as a guttaral sound (e.g. Buch in German). I think that's a rather Liverpudlian thing from what I've heard.

As well as accents, I like how different nationalities will pronounce words differently ... the brits says vit-a-min where in Australia (probably US too?) say vite-a-min, or the brits will say yog-urt where as here it would be yo-gurt. Then there is aluminum, the American is al-um-min-um, and here its al-um-min-ee-um.
I also find it funny how no matter how different English accents can be, you all seem to say "room" in exactly the same way, it's hard to explain via text but unlike most who would draw out the "oo" sound it's a sharper "oom!", it almost sounds like you're revving an engine! "room! room! vrooooom!"

yeah sleep deprivation is a wonderful thing.

I also find it funny how no matter how different English accents can be, you all seem to say "room" in exactly the same way


Some 'poshies' here say 'rh-u-oom'. Silly buggers. :D

I thought about this and the only example i can find that slightly resembles my quiet & soft london accent is a young pete townsend....but less nasally, as i have a little nose:p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whx88hxOROk

Do I detect sarcasm there? :p

You shouldn't feel so bad about it! I personally find a scouse accent very sexy.
I have a bit of a Glasgow accent, but it's softer and has more 'musical' tones because I'm from the Isles.

You shouldn't feel so bad about it! I personally find a scouse accent very sexy.
I have a bit of a Glasgow accent, but it's softer and has more 'musical' tones because I'm from the Isles.

:D You've got a cool voice mate;).

Ah i like wine, i have had a request to record my voice:cool:.

I thought about this and the only example i can find that slightly resembles my quiet & soft london accent is a young pete townsend....but less nasally, as i have a little nose:p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whx88hxOROk

Yum :)

You shouldn't feel so bad about it! I personally find a scouse accent very sexy.


Oh really...? *perve smiley* I'd better scouse up my accent then :cool:

:p

:D You've got a cool voice mate;).

Ah i like wine, i have had a request to record my voice:cool:.

When are you going to answer my request?:D Put it up!!! You have a nice accent!

Lets just say... you can take the boy out of the Italian American area of Brooklyn but cannot take the Italian American Brooklyn out of the boy. I had to stage a rant yesterday and as I got into it the classroom went wide eyed and straightened up.

I mean seriously, how is any one child in an honors program absent two of the first four days of school under the excuse of "Its too hot to go to school?"

Lets just say... you can take the boy out of the Italian American area of Brooklyn but cannot take the Italian American Brooklyn out of the boy. I had to stage a rant yesterday and as I got into it the classroom went wide eyed and straightened up.

I mean seriously, how is any one child in an honors program absent two of the first four days of school under the excuse of "Its too hot to go to school?"
Wtf. That is seriously the stupidest excuse ever. I think if I ever tried to pull that one on my dad he'd whack me upside my head.

Actually, when I was in fourth grade, I think they once canceled recess and made us stay inside because it was too hot.

Wtf. That is seriously the stupidest excuse ever. I think if I ever tried to pull that one on my dad he'd whack me upside my head.

Actually, when I was in fourth grade, I think they once canceled recess and made us stay inside because it was too hot.

Nonsensical absence is the one thing I have zero tolerance for. I had a history of excessive absences for every year she was in school. There are about 184 days of school here in NYC. This girl was absent last year 63 times and late another 84 times. This is no exaggeration. By late I mean showing up to school around 10am to 11am. (We start at 8am.)

Some people do not understand the concept of: If you do not take the class you cannot pass the class.

Nonsensical absence is the one thing I have zero tolerance for. I had a history of excessive absences for every year she was in school. There are about 184 days of school here in NYC. This girl was absent last year 63 times and late another 84 times. This is no exaggeration. By late I mean showing up to school around 10am to 11am. (We start at 8am.)

Some people do not understand the concept of: If you do not take the class you cannot pass the class.

I had almost perfect attendance from 1st grade to 12th. I missed one week the last week of 6th grade b/c I got so sick I was in the hospital for 2 weeks.thats it. I'd say I missed less than 5 days of school all of jr high and HS. ...hard to believe right? :cool:

college was a completely different story. :rolleyes:

Great thread!

I sound like a younger, softer Wesley Clark (which is a bit odd because we're both from Little Rock but neither of our accents are remotely Arkansan):

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so there I was minding my own business listening to my ipod when suddely what pops on, Franzanna and her dulcet tones. I must have opened that file in itunes and it synced onto my ipod. :p

so there I was minding my own business listening to my ipod when suddely what pops on, Franzanna and her dulcet tones. I must have opened that file in itunes and it synced onto my ipod. :p

Tee hee :p That's what happened to me, but with NRitH's voice. He offered to tape my voice the other night but Pregs said we needed the Stella passage. ;)

If anything, you may be able to hear me on his Damo recording, although you won't be able to decipher any accent based on a couple of "woo hoo's!" :D I think my voice is plain. Although I can do many 'voices' which the kids enjoy while I'm reading them books. :)

Okay. I finally got around to doing this. :)

http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/13/65147/stella.mp3

Okay. I finally got around to doing this. :)

http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/13/65147/stella.mp3

:sweet: Your voice sounds lovely...:guitar:

This thread is fascinating. It's nice to put a voice to a name.

:sweet: Your voice sounds lovely...:guitar:

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http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/9.gif

"I do declare".....:sweet:

It really sounds lovely...:o

"I do declare".....:sweet:

It really sounds lovely...:o

Why thank you. :sweet:

I'm working on something for you. :o

so there I was minding my own business listening to my ipod when suddely what pops on, Franzanna and her dulcet tones. I must have opened that file in itunes and it synced onto my ipod. :p

XDD I'm a star! :D

Sometimes I talk with a stronger London accent, and sometimes I'll sound very northern or whatever. I'm also rather good at doing certain other accents, particularly Russian and generic Eastern European from what people tell me.

I mumbled my way through a passage of a book, this will only be heard for a select few.

Oooo! Am I one of the select few?

Why thank you. :sweet:

I'm working on something for you. :o

Is it instructions on how i can develop a personality...:p

god no!!!!!










(pulling your leg:p)

:D

Is it instructions on how i can develop a personality...:p

No, but I think you'll like it. ;)

So don't go anywhere!

No, but I think you'll like it. ;)

So don't go anywhere![/QUOTE]

Someone must have edited out, "you have a phenomenal personality, you would be a personality donor if anything"......:p

I am getting dinner soon. It will give me something to look forward too! And yes, my life is THAT tedious...:guitar:

Someone must have edited out, "you have a phenomenal personality, you would be a personality donor if anything"......:p

I am getting dinner soon. It will give me something to look forward too! And yes, my life is THAT tedious...:guitar:

I thought it was rather obvious that I didn't think you needed to work on your personality. :p

I thought it was rather obvious that I didn't think you needed to work on your personality. :p

Well, sometimes you need reassurance on a Sunday. Sometimes watching rosy-cheeked Christians singing their hearts out on 'Songs Of Praise' isn't enough!

Observing my mind can be fun at times as well as a constant source of embarrassment....:cool:

Sometimes watching rosy-cheeked Christians singing their hearts out on 'Songs Of Praise' isn't enough!


Songs of praise? You're a little bit cool aren't ye? :p

Well, sometimes you need reassurance on a Sunday. Sometimes watching rosy-cheeked Christians singing their hearts out on 'Songs Of Praise' isn't enough!

Observing my mind can be fun at times as well as a constant source of embarrassment....:cool:

I find your mind to be very entertaining. :)

Songs of praise? You're a little bit cool aren't ye? :p

Sometimes i envy such people. It's not the same without Harry Secombe though...:cool:

I find your mind to be very entertaining. :)

I agree. Not that useful when it comes to any sense of normal functioning though...:)

You shouldn't feel so bad about it! I personally find a scouse accent very sexy.
I have a bit of a Glasgow accent, but it's softer and has more 'musical' tones because I'm from the Isles.

Why thank you :) I love a Glasgow accent! Maybe we should have a phone conversation sometime :p :rolleyes:

I agree. Not that useful when it comes to any sense of normal functioning though...:)

Normal is overrated. ;)

When are you going to answer my request?:D Put it up!!! You have a nice accent!

Awh thank you:).

I haven't listened to anyone yet but i will get round to it and i may record myself;).

Normal is overrated. ;)

That's what I've been telling myself for the past 10 years. :D

Sometimes i envy such people. It's not the same without Harry Secombe though...:cool:


I'm happy within myself that I don't know who this Harry one is :rolleyes:

ssshhhhh its alright, Mr Kilt is showing his age;)

:D well I googled good ol' Harry and he was born in 1921....maybe Kilt Uncle grew up with him :rolleyes:

or one of Mr Kilts children:D

/grandchildren :D (one too far maybe :rolleyes:)

Well, it's not English but it's my voice.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/wps-europarl-internet/faces/vod/player.jsp?date=20080624

Click on the name of Jansa, Janez on the right and on HU just under the screen. :)

Well, it's not English but it's my voice.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/wps-europarl-internet/faces/vod/player.jsp

Click on the name of Jansa, Janez on the right and on HU just under the screen. :)

:confused: It's not there.

:confused: It's not there.

Weird, the link works for me. :confused:

Well, try this then if you have too much time on your hand. :o

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/wps-europarl-internet/faces/vod/research-by-date.jsp?language=en

Pick 24 June. And follow the as above. :) (Thanks for your interest.)

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/wps-europarl-internet/faces/vod/player.jsp?date=20080624

The above link should work.

:D well I googled good ol' Harry and he was born in 1921....maybe Kilt Uncle grew up with him :rolleyes:

He was a mate of Spike Milligans and they fought in the second world war together, an ex-goon. And if i had the time to read your user-thingy before i died, i'd report you to a Policeman...:mad::p

or one of Mr Kilts children:D

If i wasn't wedged into this Commode with an indecisive jobby dangling, i'd clip your ear....:o

The above link should work.

Nope, it says "This page might not work properly. Please update your configuration in order to see the EpLive pages on European Parliament website
See the following page to get some hints : configuration page"

EpLive, sounds like you're a rock star ;):D

But configuration page isn't really helpful, it only tells me what I do and don't have installed on my computer.

Nope, it says "This page might not work properly. Please update your configuration in order to see the EpLive pages on European Parliament website
See the following page to get some hints : configuration page"

EpLive, sounds like you're a rock star ;):D

But configuration page isn't really helpful, it only tells me what I do and don't have installed on my computer.

Well, sorry about that guys. I had to download something for it to work, but I don't know what. It just... happened. :o I refreshed the page several times though.

You can always use sendspace to upload it. :)

You can always use sendspace to upload it. :)

:o I don't know how.

:o I don't know how.

Do you have a recording on your computer? If you do, just go to http://www.sendspace.com/
click on the "Browse" button and find the file on your computer, click "Upload" and after a while a page will show with a download link on it.

Do you have a recording on your computer? If you do, just go to http://www.sendspace.com/
click on the "Browse" button and find the file on your computer, click "Upload" and after a while a page will show with a download link on it.

No, I don't have a recording, but thanks for explaining. :)

You can probably make a recording if you have a microphone, but it depends on what kind of computer you have, I didn't know until today that I have internal microphone here :rolleyes:

Here's me reading a poem a couple of minutes ago :D

http://www.sendspace.com/file/blqjl3

OFF TOPIC:

I just gotto say, I love that booty.

OFF TOPIC:

I just gotto say, I love that booty.

Add it to your sig, biki! :D

OFF TOPIC:

I just gotto say, I love that booty.

no biki! do not do it.:p

You can probably make a recording if you have a microphone, but it depends on what kind of computer you have, I didn't know until today that I have internal microphone here :rolleyes:

Here's me reading a poem a couple of minutes ago :D

http://www.sendspace.com/file/blqjl3

i want to save this, i cant lie.:o

you have a bald guy and a quiff.....nugz& cassy have a nice bottom for their banner....you lose:p



that is not their booty,so its false advertisement, but yes they are both very attractive, no doubt.
but shall i remind you of a certain quiffed member's fanbase and his appreciation thread?:p

but back on topic, i would record my voice,but i fear it would hurt in the voting process.:p

You can probably make a recording if you have a microphone, but it depends on what kind of computer you have, I didn't know until today that I have internal microphone here :rolleyes:

Here's me reading a poem a couple of minutes ago :D

http://www.sendspace.com/file/blqjl3

You have a very nice accent and voice :)

You can probably make a recording if you have a microphone, but it depends on what kind of computer you have, I didn't know until today that I have internal microphone here :rolleyes:

Here's me reading a poem a couple of minutes ago :D

http://www.sendspace.com/file/blqjl3

chica, that was hot! :D

i want to save this, i cant lie.:o

chica, that was hot! :D

i concur fully with the hawtness. :cool:

Okay. I finally got around to doing this. :)

http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/13/65147/stella.mp3

You sound very Californian. You remind me of holidays.

You sound very Californian.

Which is funny because I've lived in the South all my life. ;)

You remind me of holidays.

That's lovely. :)

Wow, thanks! *stops trying to pronounce words properly* :p

bysshe, you're right--you hardly sound Southern at all. I think I detected a couple of Southern-ish vowels, but I doubt I'd have noticed them if I didn't know you were from the South.

chica, your voice is a bit lower than I expected it to be, but pretty goddamn :horny: all the same. Do you do requests?

EPbabe, I'm going to try to listen to that clip here on my work computer. It didn't play on my home one. :(

This thread is fun. I can't believe I forgot to record Corrissey's voice on Friday night! :doh: It didn't sound Chicago-ish to me; it almost sounded a bit Wisconsin-y.

Sorry, I only read what I like. But you can make a request and I'll see if I like it :p

Sorry, I only read what I like. But you can make a request and I'll see if I like it :p

Hmmm....

Why haven't more Brits posted their accents?

Hmmm....

Why haven't more Brits posted their accents?


We're shy.

I want someone to read out the lyrics to This Charming Man in a thick Yorky or Lanky accent. That'd be grand! :)

I did, only people i like have heard it;)


I haven't. *pouts*

I can't believe I forgot to record Corrissey's voice on Friday night! :doh: It didn't sound Chicago-ish to me; it almost sounded a bit Wisconsin-y.

:eek: :confused: yah hey dere?! That's a new one on me... course I did grow up ~25 miles from the WI border :o:rolleyes: but Chee-kah-goh's been home for 17 yrs.

I think I fancy the woman in our Paris office who I've never seen.

Whenever she rings, I see her number on the screen and automatically answer with "Bonjour, Edwige" (which is her name) in my best french accent, and she does a sexy french giggle and says "Hello, Josh" (Which is my name) and it's all quite exciting for first thing in the morning.

:eek: :confused: yah hey dere?! That's a new one on me... course I did grow up ~25 miles from the WI border :o:rolleyes: but Chee-kah-goh's been home for 17 yrs.

I can't help it--your voice reminded me a tiny bit of my Minnesohta relatives.

I can't help it--your voice reminded me a tiny bit of my Minnesohta relatives.

Hmmm.... OK. I hope it's at least the side you like. :p

Can someone post chica's voice in the stream the rest of you guys did? I want to hear it!

I want someone to read out the lyrics to This Charming Man in a thick Yorky or Lanky accent. That'd be grand! :)

I would but I don't think it's thick enough, plus I can only record on a camera and it makes me sound high pitched (which I'm not I promise! :mad::p)

I think I fancy the woman in our Paris office who I've never seen.

Whenever she rings, I see her number on the screen and automatically answer with "Bonjour, Edwige" (which is her name) in my best french accent, and she does a sexy french giggle and says "Hello, Josh" (Which is my name) and it's all quite exciting for first thing in the morning.

I wanna work where you do! Broken English sounds sexxy! ;)

Hmmm.... OK. I hope it's at least the side you like. :p

Can someone post chica's voice in the stream the rest of you guys did? I want to hear it!

Ok, here you go. I hope chica doesn't object.

Oops, Chica did it again (http://nrith.tibbetts.net/chica.mp3)

Again, if you're Dave, be aware that your IP address will be logged if you listen to this. Oh noez!

I would but I don't think it's thick enough, plus I can only record on a camera and it makes me sound high pitched (which I'm not I promise! :mad::p)

I might do it if I got a bit drunk. I'm far too self conscious to speak as myself, but maybe if I could do a sort of lyric-based monologue, in character....

I might do it if I got a bit drunk. I'm far too self conscious to speak as myself, but maybe if I could do a sort of lyric-based monologue, in character....

Oh, c'mon. Character, schmaracter.

don't listen to its his cunning plan again to get your IP addresses

:doh: I just said that! But no, I can't associate any IP addresses with individual usernames. Unless, of course, that user is the the only SoLowist in a given country, like Serbia or Hungary. :)

Ok, here you go. I hope chica doesn't object.

Oops, Chica did it again (http://nrith.tibbetts.net/chica.mp3)

Again, if you're Dave, be aware that your IP address will be logged if you listen to this. Oh noez!

Thank you, dear! :) chica, that was lovely. You could read anything to us. :D

I am not Dave. I am not you. I am who I am and that's all that I am. :)

Oh, c'mon. Character, schmaracter.

*warms up*:

"... wha pampeh larfs complexitehs, whent' leathuh runts smooth ont' passengeh seats..."

:doh: I just said that! But no, I can't associate any IP addresses with individual usernames. Unless, of course, that user is the the only SoLowist in a given country, like Serbia or Hungary. :)


blah blah blah :p


I am not Dave. I am not you. I am who I am and that's all that I am. :)

and i not a number, i am a free man!

*warms up*:

"... wha pampeh larfs complexitehs, whent' leathuh runts smooth ont' passengeh seats..."

That was beautiful :rolleyes: