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British Accent?

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Oreos
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yay or nay?
Oct 5 2010 10:51AM
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PetriDish
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Oh you silly sod.
Oct 5 2010 10:56AM
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afterbang_me
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depends.
Oct 5 2010 10:59AM
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Oreos
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depends on?
Oct 5 2010 11:02AM
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snowking249
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if you are british
Oct 5 2010 11:09AM
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dubaiski
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most definatly yay, coz i have one.
Oct 5 2010 11:12AM
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afterbang_me
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depends on the situation.  for instance.  a news broadcaster? sure.  a normal guy that you are trying to have a conversation with?  probably not. they have weird slang
Oct 5 2010 11:16AM
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nickyp
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The 'British' (Estuary) Accent is good for the following things:

Diplomacy
Newscasting
Being understood worldwide
Attracting American girls
Attracting British girls
Oct 5 2010 11:19AM
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Oreos
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this is the underlying reason for the creation of this thread.
Oct 5 2010 11:20AM
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snowking249
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works, but the best is the australian accent
Oct 5 2010 11:27AM
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thugaim
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Don't forget narrating nature documentaries.
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Oct 5 2010 11:32AM
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Arabian.
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Some accents. I think the Liverpool and Thespian accents are dead sexy. Cockney and Welsh? not so much..
Oct 5 2010 11:33AM
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thugaim
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Southwest London FTW. (north of the river though obv).
Oct 5 2010 11:36AM
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PetriDish
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My accent is American, but some of my friends opt for the estuary one for some reason. They sound a bit silly and a lot of people think they try to sound more sophisticated but end up sounding like idiots. I just feel like if you'd talk to someone from UK for example that way they'd think you're jogging them on.
Oct 5 2010 11:36AM
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Rachy
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Say beer can with a british accent....


what does it sound like?
Oct 5 2010 11:37AM
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PetriDish
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Bacon?
Oct 5 2010 11:38AM
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fujarome
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taking classes in england though is great though, after having american teachers my whole life.

zoned out in class during a lecture, and thought "god this documentary sucks." then opened my eyes and realized it was just one of my english professors. He's got that flawless like, history channel expert accent.
Oct 5 2010 11:42AM
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afterbang_me
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agreed
Oct 5 2010 11:43AM
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BlackcountryBill
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I have an English accent, but girls still don't like me.
Oct 5 2010 12:07PM
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corona
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australian accents are the ugliest sounding of all english accents. hands down.
Oct 5 2010 12:18PM
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BlackcountryBill
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I'm really happy for you opinion, and Ima let you finish, but South African accents are the worst accents of all time.
Oct 5 2010 12:20PM
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PetriDish
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Oct 5 2010 1:06PM
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7-3instacall
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yay if its a hot chick
Oct 5 2010 1:10PM
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Bungholio
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agreed^
Oct 5 2010 1:11PM
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Peter.
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hhahahaahahahahah this just made me laugh out loud in the library

thanks
Oct 5 2010 1:13PM
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neutralzombie
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they're aaaaall good. irish, south african, australian, english, yummy yummy. depends where you're from, just as some american accents are repulsive.
Oct 5 2010 1:20PM
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nickyp
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It sounds like "beer can". Having just said both "beer can" and "bacon" aloud, they sound very different.
Oct 5 2010 1:25PM
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H8CH
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It works fantastically well.....    trust me....

Oct 5 2010 1:27PM
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theline
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hahah just had to develop one for a monty python-isque sketch for a short play festival
Oct 5 2010 1:28PM
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PetriDish
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You're doing it wrong, you limey bas...

You gotta say it in a PARODY of British accents....dah!

And now worky, the most atrocious accent of English, Finglish:


Oct 5 2010 1:30PM
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vailsux.com
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i fucking love this guy, he is always there to pop out from behind a tree and tell you some interesting facts.
Oct 5 2010 1:51PM
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.josh.
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England. YAY!!
Oct 5 2010 1:52PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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There is nothing worse than a scouse or essex accent tho... instant turn off when i meet a girl with one of those accents:P
Oct 5 2010 2:17PM
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nickyp
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Scouse, Essex and East London are all pretty harsh. The Birmingham accent is a tough one, but I grew immune to it after living there for 17 years. I'm just glad I live close to the Thames Estuary, where everyone speaks all proper like.
Oct 5 2010 2:20PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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Yer i grew up in Northampton and went up brum a lot. Now the northampton accent is like as common as you get. sounds like 99% of the people on the JK show.
Oct 5 2010 2:23PM
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Oreos
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i'm rocking the public school/estuary accent. hoping it'll work for me out in canada.
Oct 5 2010 2:25PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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Im telling you now, the east midlands accent works in canada so you'll have no issue with a public school one
Oct 5 2010 2:27PM
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nickyp
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Quite, quite.
Oct 5 2010 3:11PM
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dex.
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yes, indeed.
Oct 5 2010 3:14PM
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Oreos
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rather.
Oct 5 2010 3:15PM
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Jaggy_Snake
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Apparently, where I live (Kent) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent , it's the poshest part of England.

I have to disagree with that because there is an area, called Medway, where the Chav is quite commonly found...
Oct 5 2010 3:31PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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lol @ the word chav being used on newschoolers :')

Well in northampton we have ALBANIANS, PAKIs, CHAV's and many other council estate trash bags.

We are also known as the pit stop for immigrants moving between london and birmingham.
Oct 5 2010 3:36PM
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JibbaTheHutt
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gosh all blimey good fellows,all this british speak is rather silly dont you think
Oct 5 2010 3:36PM
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thugaim
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Kent is probably the poshest part of England...

Although I did grow up in Fulham (London) and now my mom lives in South Kensington, so i'm pretty much posh as fuck... although South Ken is now more like Saudi Ken. DAMN ARABS!








Also, there are chavs everywhere, you cannot escape them.
Oct 5 2010 4:36PM
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BlackcountryBill
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It'll be pure win, claim you've a tenuous relation to royalty and you'll be wading through the clunge.
Oct 5 2010 4:41PM
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fujarome
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somehow i never imagined you grew up in England. Always thought you were from like, colorado or something.

and yea, why are there so many arabs/pakis here?
Oct 5 2010 4:42PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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Just rage about the lack of decent tea and crumpets,,, they love that.


and take your own PG tips. I had to get me nan to send me some out D:
Oct 5 2010 4:52PM
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thugaim
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India used to be part of the colonies... plus all the rich arabs are moving to London and buying all the real-estate because 1. Its the best city in the world and 2. They can... Fuckers own Harrod's now for fucks sake... When you walk past there now you have to listen to blaring middle-eastern music and see a bunch of douchebag rich arab guys rolling in their orange lambos and Bently GTs.
Oct 5 2010 4:57PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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i miss the old harrod's :(
Oct 5 2010 4:58PM
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TheWiseOne
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A british accent on a girl is sooooo hot. Like that girl who did that show on mtv interviewing people, I would sooo rail that to pieces even though shes only so/so
Oct 5 2010 4:59PM
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Ski..4..Life
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considering i have one myself... i say yay.

even though people always guess south african first, probably cause i got a mix of english, bajan, canadian, and a little american
Oct 5 2010 4:59PM
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