10000 ways to get banned (forum game)

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Spuds

2951) Speaking English in a foreign accent while in a foreign country thinking the locals will understand you.

In action, English football player in France

https://www.theguardian.com/football...h-accent-video

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by JD001

In action, English football player in France

https://www.theguardian.com/football...h-accent-video

I unconsciously pick up accents wherever I go. It takes effort for me to not do it.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I unconsciously pick up accents wherever I go. It takes effort for me to not do it.

I went to a summer camp where half of the staffers were British and half of the kids were Mexican. We all had really weird accents by the end.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I went to a summer camp where half of the staffers were British and half of the kids were Mexican. We all had really weird accents by the end.

lol I can picture that vividly.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I unconsciously pick up accents wherever I go. It takes effort for me to not do it.

In the UK, you only have to travel 10/15miles and the accents change.. some of regional accents are very easy to pick-up. Some are bloody difficult to follow, we watch certain TV dramas with the subtitles....

As for American accents, do they switch state to state or is it more East/West/South thing?

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by JD001

In the UK, you only have to travel 10/15miles and the accents change.. some of regional accents are very easy to pick-up. Some are bloody difficult to follow, we watch certain TV dramas with the subtitles....



As for American accents, do they switch state to state or is it more East/West/South thing?

Yes.

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[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by JD001

In the UK, you only have to travel 10/15miles and the accents change.. some of regional accents are very easy to pick-up. Some are bloody difficult to follow, we watch certain TV dramas with the subtitles....

As for American accents, do they switch state to state or is it more East/West/South thing?

It's like Pilot says. There are regional differences but then also pockets of distinct ones. Seems to be especially so up and down the East Coast.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by JD001

In the UK, you only have to travel 10/15miles and the accents change.. some of regional accents are very easy to pick-up. Some are bloody difficult to follow, we watch certain TV dramas with the subtitles....

As for American accents, do they switch state to state or is it more East/West/South thing?

There are common regional accents and local accents in cities. For example, NYC has a few to itself, and all are completely different than ones you might find in Buffalo.

That being said, I can't tell the difference between someone from rural Maryland vs someone from rural New Hampshire by accent because they have the same regional accent.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

Yes.

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You mean 'yeah', 'ya', 'yep' or 'yaah'?

[Lantanafrs2]

2953) for over explaining your ban

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by JD001

In the UK, you only have to travel 10/15miles and the accents change.. some of regional accents are very easy to pick-up. Some are bloody difficult to follow, we watch certain TV dramas with the subtitles....

As for American accents, do they switch state to state or is it more East/West/South thing?

Difficult accents anywhere they have the Queen or animals on their money, like Portland or Louisiana.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by JD001

In the UK, you only have to travel 10/15miles and the accents change.. some of regional accents are very easy to pick-up. Some are bloody difficult to follow, we watch certain TV dramas with the subtitles....

As for American accents, do they switch state to state or is it more East/West/South thing?

it's about every 10-15 miles...

so just imagine the UK, but on a much larger scale


if i head down south, it only takes me about a 4 days to pick up the accent. mostly because i like the drawl. but the big city accents irritate me, so it takes a couple weeks for any of those bad habits.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by JD001

As for American accents, do they switch state to state or is it more East/West/South thing?

All I have to do is walk into a different cubicle/office never mind travel anywhere....

I've lived my entire life in what could be considered the South with the exception of one year in Maryland. But, it's always been in a melting pot area, Fayetteville, NC (army and air force town), South Florida and Atlanta.

I speak with what I consider a light Southern accent, unless I'm talking to a family member then it's full on NC/Southern Andy Griffith style.

The company where I work is 20% native Alabama (heavy Southern accents and phrases), 40% native Georgian (lighter Southern) and the rest are transplants from somewhere else. We definitely pick up phrasing and "sayings" from one and another.

[Spuds]

2954) Saying Maryland isn't part of The South.