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01-21-2013, 09:07 PM | #11 | |||
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I say this based on the fact you said she sounded sort-of Australian to you at first. S. African English speech does have similar sounds to Australian speech... they are different, but much closer to each other than they are to ANY accent in the US!) ~ waves ~ |
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01-21-2013, 09:20 PM | #12 | |||
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I had an great uncle who grew up in south africa and had the neatest sounding british accent...at least that is what I remembered. I like europian accents...so sophisticated and usually more educated, multi lingual etc.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | butterfly11 (01-23-2013), waves (01-21-2013) |
01-21-2013, 09:49 PM | #13 | |||
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That's cool Bizi. One of the guys next door to me my sophomore year was from S. Africa, totally cool accent. We would sometimes hang out with a few others in our lounge and watch Carson when the frat folk were off getting drunk. oops... dating myself here.
more recently when i visiting a friend there was a housemate from S. Africa, i find the accent quite soft and pleasant. It is British-based as you noticed. Even with all the diversity between US accents, the US vs UK differences so very pronounced (no pun intended) that each often lump the others all together. Speaking of accents, do you ever watch The Closer with Kyra Sedgewick? She sounds really "genu-WHINE" to me ...... it was quite a shock when i learned she's from New York! LOL. I'd love to hear from a Atlanta native if her accent is as "dead on" as it sounds to me. ~ waves ~ |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | bizi (01-21-2013), butterfly11 (01-23-2013) |
01-21-2013, 10:03 PM | #14 | |||
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Dear Waves,
never watched it. hope you are doing well these days. (((((HUGS))))) bizi
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. Hattie the black and white one wrestling with hazel, calico. lost hattie to cancer..... Happiness is a decision.... 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night I will not give up in this weight loss journey, nor this need to be AF. 3-19-13=156, 6-7-13=139, 8-19-13=149, 11-12-13=140, 6-28-14=157, 7-24-14=149, 9-24-14=144, 1-12-15=164, 2-28-15=149, 4-21-15=143, 6-26-15=138.5, 7-22-15=146, 8-24-15=151, 9-15-15=145, 11-1-15=137, 11-29-15=143, 1-4-16=152, 1-26-16=144, 2-24-16=150, 8-15-16=163, 1-4-17=169, 9-20-17=174, 11-17-17=185.6, 3-22-18=167.9, 8-31-18= 176.3, 3-6-19=190.8 5-30-20=176, 1-4-21=202, 10-4-21= 200.8,12-10-21=186, 3-26-22=180.3, 7-30-22=188, 10-15-22=180.9, |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | butterfly11 (01-23-2013), waves (01-22-2013) |
01-21-2013, 10:29 PM | #15 | |||
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I messed that up. Thanks Waves for correcting me. M Last edited by Mari; 01-22-2013 at 03:51 AM. Reason: deleted a random comma |
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01-22-2013, 09:24 AM | #16 | |||
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Dear Mari
Actually, I was not trying to correct you at all! I did not see anything messed up in what you posted! Quote:
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I was more trying to say, from a social point of view, that in conversation, it I think it best not to "link" the perceived accent to speaking other languages. I would not even ask if English is her first language, but instead let the other person offer that information if they feel like it. I say this because these things might not always go over well. Some people are not sensitive about such things, but others are. In the latter cases, it may not be obvious - a person might give a polite/good-natured reply even if they feel put off. ~ waves ~ |
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01-22-2013, 01:42 PM | #17 | |||
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I understand. I apologize. M |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | bizi (01-22-2013), butterfly11 (01-23-2013) |
01-22-2013, 03:48 PM | #18 | |||
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Dear Mari...
oh dear. I don't know how I have still managed to leave you with the impression there was something wrong / to apologize for.... but i assure you, there isn't. Please don't worry!!! you are fine. all your posts are fine - and very informative! information is always helpful! ~ waves ~ |
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01-22-2013, 10:18 PM | #19 | |||
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Awesome questions/idea. I am going to have to write them down and make a "cheat sheet" for when she come over. ha! |
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01-22-2013, 10:27 PM | #20 | |||
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