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    ^ It sounds very neutral to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by raþbeorn View Post
    Here's mine,
    Good stuff! How you say 'Titanic' and 'four' amused me very much!
    Quote Originally Posted by Absinthe View Post
    Seriously now, I did it once, I got mocked and laughed at and I won't be doing it again. Uh-uh.
    Hehe, I've still got the recording - what was it "Earthquake in Athens"? Maybe I'll post it anyway...
    Quote Originally Posted by Absinthe View Post
    Well someone said I sould like a Pakistani , and fun aside I do have a balkanian accent that my mother has been mocking me for since I was little
    You don't sound like that in the slightest!
    And you know what? I like it! I don't want to and I'm not supposed to sound English. I am supposed to sound like a Greek, ok? So go find someone else to pick on, people!

    P.S. Oswiu had commented on that recording and maybe he can pinpoint what's wrong with my accent.
    It was just particular words I commented on, as far as I can remember, not the general accent, which was very pleasant to hear. I am a professional in this sphere, but wouldn't dream of assisting anyone in suppressing their natural native sound - it just sounds so absurd to hear foreigners talking like a posh Englishman or like a specific class/region of Englishman, depending on who taught them or which Englishmen they spent time with!
    Quote Originally Posted by Frigga'sSpindle View Post
    I can *do* other accents for fun, and am told that I'm quite good. I can do hillbilly, and Irish, Scottish, and English.
    You know, I'm dreading what it'll be like, but I've got to hear it!
    Quote Originally Posted by Psychonaut View Post
    Here's my voice.
    I'm no expert, but the last few words had a bit of Southern in em, what did you say 'if that's alright' or something. Otherwise pretty neutral like Absinthe said.

    What's the BEST way to record and host, people? I've got to join in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oswiu
    what did you say 'if that's alright' or something. Otherwise pretty neutral like Absinthe said.
    I said, "Hi, this is Psychonaut. I used to have a pretty strong Southern accent, but I don't think I really have much of one any more. Maybe you guys think I do. I'd like to hear what you Yankees think about that."

    Quote Originally Posted by Oswiu
    What's the BEST way to record and host, people? I've got to join in.
    Snag a copy of Audacity. It's free, small and very user friendly. From there you can save your recording as a .wav file, put it in a .zip file and upload it directly to the forum.

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    I have noticed as I have gotten older, my southern accent gets a bit more.... Pronounced...

    However, I can be neutral if I try, for job reasons.

    I will see if I can record my voice sometime later.
    Last edited by Baron Samedi; 03-12-2009 at 07:23 PM.

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    Well ... (white) South Africans normally have two groups of accents, depending on whether their mother tongue is Afrikaans or English. The two accents are distinctive. Mine was probably already mixed when I left for England 10 years ago, since I had many English-speaking friends and went to an English-speaking church. But now, after 10 years in the UK, the South Africanness is wearing off a lot. When I meet more recent arrivals from SA, they think I am British by the accent. Yet to British ears they will detect something different still. I guess it never goes away completely, and is of course something unique, I like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
    Well ... (white) South Africans normally have two groups of accents, depending on whether their mother tongue is Afrikaans or English. The two accents are distinctive. Mine was probably already mixed when I left for England 10 years ago, since I had many English-speaking friends and went to an English-speaking church. But now, after 10 years in the UK, the South Africanness is wearing off a lot. When I meet more recent arrivals from SA, they think I am British by the accent. Yet to British ears they will detect something different still. I guess it never goes away completely, and is of course something unique, I like it.
    [YOUTUBE]Q0F3ryMccW8[/YOUTUBE]


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    I am not sure- I seem to speak generally standard Dutch but with a Hollandic or Utrecht (Central Dutch) pronunciation and sometimes a Brabantic soft G. But it seems to change all the time so I am not sure.
    It's possibly because I have been moving all over the country.

    When it comes to English I seem to speak standard English but sometimes a mild accent can be heard. When I have the proper programs I will record and post a sample.



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    Quote Originally Posted by SuuT View Post
    You sound as generically American as they come, my friend! Absolutely hilarious!


    Thank you!
    You should've heard my voice back when I had a Southern Drawl lol.

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    im so glad i lost my southern accent as a child.. i got teased a lot.. coming from Huston Texas to Cleveland Ohio is a major switch in accents at the age of 7

    I will figure out how and post my voice tomorrow, if anyone has any ideas as to what i should read aloud, or talk about... pm me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
    Well ... (white) South Africans normally have two groups of accents, depending on whether their mother tongue is Afrikaans or English. The two accents are distinctive. Mine was probably already mixed when I left for England 10 years ago, since I had many English-speaking friends and went to an English-speaking church. But now, after 10 years in the UK, the South Africanness is wearing off a lot. When I meet more recent arrivals from SA, they think I am British by the accent. Yet to British ears they will detect something different still. I guess it never goes away completely, and is of course something unique, I like it.
    Lol, yeah, my dad's accent was so thick when we got here that he needed three years of private elocution lessons, but English people still catch it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Loyalist View Post
    [YOUTUBE]Q0F3ryMccW8[/YOUTUBE]

    Hilarious! I almost passed out I was laughing so hard.

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