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« on: December 19, 2010, 06:57:07 PM »
Just wondering about this,  here commercials and shows are ripe with people with English or Australian accents I believe thinking it sells more or is more authoritative.  is it the same there with American ones?  I would think not but I am curious
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Re: accents
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2010, 07:12:00 PM »
Please define "here" and "there".
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Re: accents
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2010, 07:29:43 PM »
Here being the US there being UK ,Australia or New Zealand
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Re: accents
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2010, 07:37:28 PM »
I've noticed quite a few too. Didn't think it was part of some kind of conspiracy though.  :dunno:

The Queen's English does sound a bit more sophisticated, but some Australian accents sound more ignorant that Southern accents.  ::)
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Re: accents
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2010, 07:48:44 PM »
Quote from: Scrap Kinison on December 19, 2010, 07:37:28 PM
more ignorant that Southern accents.  ::)

I think Ive done a good job at keeping the west virginiee out of my voice. Then I talk to someone from out of the area and they tell me they can hear it  :thumbdn:



German accents turn me on  :zoinks:
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Re: accents
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2010, 07:50:24 PM »
Quote from: eris on December 19, 2010, 07:48:44 PM
Quote from: Scrap Kinison on December 19, 2010, 07:37:28 PM
more ignorant that Southern accents.  ::)

I think Ive done a good job at keeping the west virginiee out of my voice. Then I talk to someone from out of the area and they tell me they can hear it  :thumbdn:



German accents turn me on  :zoinks:

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Re: accents
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2010, 08:06:52 PM »
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Re: accents
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2010, 03:46:35 AM »
We sometimes get adverts with American accents here in the UK, but it tends to be cheesy low-budget adverts from US companies where they didn't make a localised version for the UK market.  We also get adverts with Australian accents, but those tend to be well-made adverts where the Australian accents make sense given the context, like a beer advert set in the Australian outback or something like that.
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Re: accents
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2010, 06:53:59 AM »
Here we get a lot of Ads with American accents. Funny to hear it was the other way around too.

Aussie accents are terrible. :P

That said Dutch accents  :eyebrows:
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Re: accents
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2010, 10:22:20 AM »
Quote from: eris on December 19, 2010, 07:48:44 PM
Quote from: Scrap Kinison on December 19, 2010, 07:37:28 PM
more ignorant that Southern accents.  ::)

I think Ive done a good job at keeping the west virginiee out of my voice. Then I talk to someone from out of the area and they tell me they can hear it  :thumbdn:



German accents turn me on  :zoinks:

i can fake a flawless german-accented norwegian.

i tried with english, but i ended up sounding british :(

actually, they are very similar, just talk a more british sounding english, with V's replacing all W's and some other few details :D
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Re: accents
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2010, 12:12:18 PM »
Quote from: ZEGH8578 on December 20, 2010, 10:22:20 AM
Quote from: eris on December 19, 2010, 07:48:44 PM
Quote from: Scrap Kinison on December 19, 2010, 07:37:28 PM
more ignorant that Southern accents.  ::)

I think Ive done a good job at keeping the west virginiee out of my voice. Then I talk to someone from out of the area and they tell me they can hear it  :thumbdn:



German accents turn me on  :zoinks:

i can fake a flawless german-accented norwegian.

i tried with english, but i ended up sounding british :(

actually, they are very similar, just talk a more british sounding english, with V's replacing all W's and some other few details :D

If I spent some time around some Germans, I could re-gain the German-English accent. They pronounce their w's funny along with some of their vowels. I'd have to hear it again for a while to remeber how the accent goes.
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Re: accents
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2010, 02:40:38 PM »
Quote from: Scrap Kinison on December 20, 2010, 12:12:18 PM
Quote from: ZEGH8578 on December 20, 2010, 10:22:20 AM
Quote from: eris on December 19, 2010, 07:48:44 PM
Quote from: Scrap Kinison on December 19, 2010, 07:37:28 PM
more ignorant that Southern accents.  ::)

I think Ive done a good job at keeping the west virginiee out of my voice. Then I talk to someone from out of the area and they tell me they can hear it  :thumbdn:



German accents turn me on  :zoinks:

i can fake a flawless german-accented norwegian.

i tried with english, but i ended up sounding british :(

actually, they are very similar, just talk a more british sounding english, with V's replacing all W's and some other few details :D

If I spent some time around some Germans, I could re-gain the German-English accent. They pronounce their w's funny along with some of their vowels. I'd have to hear it again for a while to remeber how the accent goes.

in my experience, i found that a german speaking norwegian, and a brit speaking norwegian, sounds almost identical, apart from some minor details (the R mainly)
americans are easily noticed of course :D
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Re: accents
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2010, 02:47:31 PM »
Accents don't entice me to buy or not buy a product.  Stupidity in the commercials will generally turn me off (Geico Cavemen, Mr. Whipple and Charmin).  I say generally because the determination of what is stupid is subjective.
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Re: accents
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2010, 02:49:36 PM »
Quote from: Queen Victoria on December 20, 2010, 02:47:31 PM
Accents don't entice me to buy or not buy a product.  Stupidity in the commercials will generally turn me off (Geico Cavemen, Mr. Whipple and Charmin).  I say generally because the determination of what is stupid is subjective.

"the masses" easily buy into ads
its very very effective, or else it wouldnt be such an industry

i think they use accents _very VERY conciously_, its no accident, like oops, did you guys notice the actor is australian!?
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Re: accents
« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2010, 03:23:42 PM »
uggh adds just piss me off, let me get back to my show and have the full hour of decent programming rather then 40 min of show and another 20 of what some stuck up money grubber wants to shove in my face
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