Accents(engelsk)

[Diamond]

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A's.

I like the British accent, well the poshy one and not the chavish accent, they speak so trashy lol. Although I like the American as well. And I can do both, which can be annoying - Bad habit (depends on whom I'm speaking with).
So I was just wondering - what accent do you have when you speak english ?
Posh? American? Tex. accent? Or whatever?

W's.
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It has happened before that people hear me speak English and shockingly ask me, "are you American? ". So I assume my accent sounds American. I must admit though that in my head, when I speak English, I feel like/think that I sound like.... I do NOT like to speak English .

Haha, aww. I just like speaking English, but it depends on whom i'm speaking with. Just need to feel comfortable y'know?

[Diamond]

Wa Alaykum Wa Salaam..

Mostly I use American accent when I am with friends or when i am arguing with someone. It is a lot easier.

But in school and exams I use English accent. Mostly just to impress the teachers. And it workers

Haha, sneaky ;P But been there done it ;o

[Diamond]

Well some teachers are, since the subject is called ENGLISH and not AMERICAN. But it depends, some do and some don't.
My english teacher has an american accent, and he doesn't really care about the accent, well not that I know of.

[Erik_Willumsgaard]

Wa Alaykum Wa Salaam..

Mostly I use American accent when I am with friends or when i am arguing with someone. It is a lot easier.

But in school and exams I use English accent. Mostly just to impress the teachers. And it workers

Both "languages" are English. I think one should distinguish between British English and American English.

I definitely prefer to speak British English, but when speaking with Americans it is hard for me to avoiding shifting to American English. And I hate my self for that!

[Deen-al-Islam]

As-salamu 'alaykum.

I talk with turkish accent

[Deen]

Wa Alaykumu Assalam Wa rahmatullah Wa Barakathu

Haha haha Deen-al-Islam Good one

Anyway, I speak with an american accent, too many cartoons as a child

Also, last year my teacher couldn't care less if we spoke american or british. She spoke american with a french accent (funny!).

Peace and Blessing of Allah The Almighty be upon you

[Umm Hamzah]

American accent. Its more natural to me since I live over here

... But I like the british accent better

[ZamZam]

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmutallah

Personally i don't like the british accent, it realy shows that you are a British.
My accent is american and sounds also btter if I should choose. The Australian accent isn't ether something big.
Hehe but I like the Deutsch speak and language

Wa assalamu aleikum wa rahmutallah ZamZam

[Jiz]

Peace be upon you all

I guess that when I talk, then it´s mostly american mixed with other unknown accents, Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) knows best . But sometimes I try to use the Scottish accent, it´s so much fun Like when William wallace (Mel Gibson) meets his old friend: "I wonder if you can do that in the battle?"
and his friend answers: "I can crush you like a woreem (worm)" hehe

Oh, I like australian too

British? No thanks! It just don´t fit in!

[aisha-uk]

Salam Alaikum!

I LOVE the Irish accent, i think it's charming, LOL!

I don't have any particular accent myself, been living in the UK for 3 years. I think it's more of a mixture here.. Lets say a Sandinavian accent, although without the Danish r,
I work in a call centre and most customers are really facinated by my accent, which sometimes gets too much

And then we have an offshore call centre in India, I swear they are hilarious, no offence, but gheee!! HAHAHA!!!

[Darth Kochi]

Cuul topic

I can do nearly every funny english accents on the planet... Heh but I prefer to do the indian kind Apu-style :mrgreen:

[SYIA]

Haha.. Funny topic!
I love making fun of the indian-english accent, perhaps because my mother is from India and I love teasing her, especially because she knows i'm good at it

Personally I like the british-english accent most.

Wa Salamu Alaikum

By the way.. German-english accents is also very funny

[Diamond]

Haha.. Funny topic!
I love making fun of the indian-english accent, perhaps because my mother is from India and I love teasing her, especially because she knows i'm good at it

Personally I like the british-english accent most.

Wa Salamu Alaikum

By the way.. German-english accents is also very funny

LOL@ the Indian accent. Forreal.
It's quite funny It makes me lol.

[Destiny]

I speak with an american accent. It also sounds so much better!
I hate when my english teacher speaks with a really UGLY english/british accent, arrgh, I just want to strangle him .
My english teacher prefers to hear the british accent, like if I say; I like to say ... (pronounced: saii) then he corrects me with; "not say (saii) BUT say (pronounced: saaigh, the "aa" you say like "I" .. If you know what I mean .. Hah :mrgreen:

[Said_Bak]

As-salamu 'alaikum,

In Denmark we are taught British English (BE) in school and in high school. At university level one can choose either BE or American English (AE) as most of you already know. However, most of the movies and shows (and popular music) shown on TV and heard in the radio in Denmark are American. These facts combined makes most of us speak a sort of hybrid English: Either we speak BE with a lot of AE vocabulary or we speak AE with a lot of BE vocabulary!

Personally I prefer speaking BE as it is easier for most Danes (or people who were taught English in Denmark) to sound like someone from Britain. However, I always have to be conscious about not using AE... I've been to England a few times and people generally thought I sounded British (a bit posh though) but I sometimes made a fool of myself, when using "pants" instead of "trousers" (in BE pants is mostly used for underwear) and "candy" instead of "sweets".

I have noticed that most young people from Denmark prefer to sound American but in my opinion they are rarely able to pull it off.

[AbU]

Salam Aleikum

...or the classic one , when one saying "soccer" instead of "football". Oh man; have I been in endless discussions regarding that!!

However, great input, brother!
Peace

[Said_Bak]

Wa alaikum us-salam,

You're welcome!

Yes... that's a classic. Other examples are: "truck" instead of "lorry" and "bus" instead of "coach".

[Blue]

It's hard to see how bad I used to write English. Embarrassing! :P

Anyway, I speak mostly with an English accent, but only when it's necessary..

[AbU]

Salam

Gotta say, I can't stop laughing whenever I hear a Dane on TV go "I want a hotdogs" or "Lets have a drinks"

I'm actually having a harder time understanding a Brit rather than a one talking English with an Indian accent :P

Peace

[al-Habib]

Salaamu alaykum.

I speak with an English accent, but i don't like it. American sounds better and cooler than British!

[Mujahid]

Salaamu alaykum.

I speak with an English accent, but i don't like it. American sounds better and cooler than British!

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No offence M8, but Bruve, the american accent is Rubbish !!
[Its so>> I was like, and he was like, and we was like, and they was like, Oh My Goood, And then she was like What-evaaaaah<< ]

Wack innit?

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[AbU]

[Its so>> I was like, and he was like, and we was like, and they was like, Oh My Goood, And then she was like What-evaaaaah<< ]

Wack innit?

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I actually agree on that one!

[Dean]

Salaamu alaykum.

I speak with an English accent, but i don't like it. American sounds better and cooler than British!

[align=left][font=Arial]Wa 3alaykum asalam :0)

No offence M8, but Bruve, the american accent is Rubbish !!
[Its so>> I was like, and he was like, and we was like, and they was like, Oh My Goood, And then she was like What-evaaaaah<< ]

Wack innit?

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Ohh come on.. that is just mean.. You don't have to talk that way just because you use an American accent...(not the accent, but an accent.. why ? well simply because of the fact that there are more than 1 American accent) Besides, the example you gave has nothing to do with the accent. That is more about the lame way they construct a simple sentence (so yes I agree that it sounds very peculiar)

[Servant0fAllah]

I agree with Ulla :0 dats' soo meaahnnnn.
American accent is so much cooler than the BBC accent.. puhh its killin me mahn..

[Said_Bak]

Well... I guess an American English accent can be charming but I still say most Danes sound ridicilous when they try to pass for Americans.

If I had to choose a version of AE it would be a slight Southern Drawl sort of like what Matthew McConaughey has going on...

I like English, Australian, Irish and Scottish accents better though...

[MaReligionIsIslam!]

I gotta say tht i like the american (AND the turkish ) accent most. I agree with our brotha whn his sayin tht "I was like, and he was like, and we was like, and they was like, Oh My Goood, And then she was like What-evaaaaah" is too much. Yani they shudd talk more normal, but americans like to overreact whn they talk. gotta say tht british is awful.

[Mayeda]

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[Muslimaa]

So I was just wondering - what accent do you have when you speak english ?

Remixed accents.. arabic accent