Comments on: 21 Accents http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:06:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Whatever http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-3/#comment-1723268 Whatever Fri, 08 May 2009 13:09:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-1723268 I thought it was quite entertaining. I thought they all sounded good, though i'm not one of the know-it-alls who seem to know what every accent is "Suppost" to sound like perfectly. Amazing I didn't realize it was possible to be born and /or live long enough in all those countries to know exactly the perfect accent for each one. -rolls eyes- And of course accents are going to sound slightly different to different people, and a foreigner is most likely going to make it sound a little harsher because they aren't used to it. I thought it was quite entertaining.

I thought they all sounded good, though i'm not one of the know-it-alls who seem to know what every accent is "Suppost" to sound like perfectly. Amazing I didn't realize it was possible to be born and /or live long enough in all those countries to know exactly the perfect accent for each one. -rolls eyes-

And of course accents are going to sound slightly different to different people, and a foreigner is most likely going to make it sound a little harsher because they aren't used to it.

]]> By: ali http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-3/#comment-1536945 ali Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:35:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-1536945 I grew up in Toronto, and her accent wasn't like anything I know from there... the city is far too mulicultural for a labeled accent. However, I have spent a bit of time in Northern Ontario and its a bit closer to what I hear there.... At any rate, her accents are impressive if a little stereotypical. I grew up in Toronto, and her accent wasn't like anything I know from there... the city is far too mulicultural for a labeled accent. However, I have spent a bit of time in Northern Ontario and its a bit closer to what I hear there....

At any rate, her accents are impressive if a little stereotypical.

]]> By: Neil Camberly http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-3/#comment-1536599 Neil Camberly Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:50:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-1536599 I went to swat you all down for taking offense from her (entirely sensibly, use your brains) stereotyped rendition of your respective accents, but then discovered I am jaded by sharing a local accent with her! But then again, I had an english accent as a child and many family members with different German accents, all of which she nailed, so poo on you jerks! :D Ms. Walker, that was fabulous! I went to swat you all down for taking offense from her (entirely sensibly, use your brains) stereotyped rendition of your respective accents, but then discovered I am jaded by sharing a local accent with her! But then again, I had an english accent as a child and many family members with different German accents, all of which she nailed, so poo on you jerks! :D Ms. Walker, that was fabulous!

]]> By: josh http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-3/#comment-1536116 josh Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:25:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-1536116 Since I'm from Seattle, I could tell she was from Washington right when she did the Seattle.. Good Job! Since I'm from Seattle, I could tell she was from Washington right when she did the Seattle.. Good Job!

]]> By: bl0ss0m http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-3/#comment-1535071 bl0ss0m Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:41:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-1535071 Eh, i suppose they're stereotyped on purpose and the Irish accents could have been worse (Heroes season 2 anyone?) but they were pretty bad! Congrats for actually attempting a Dublin scanger accent though, it's a toughie! Eh, i suppose they're stereotyped on purpose and the Irish accents could have been worse (Heroes season 2 anyone?) but they were pretty bad! Congrats for actually attempting a Dublin scanger accent though, it's a toughie!

]]> By: mynameisIHAVENONAME!! http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-3/#comment-1490177 mynameisIHAVENONAME!! Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:36:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-1490177 actually, the californian was pretty good. if you listen very very closely, she sounds like she's asking questions. that's the way everyone (well, white people) talks in LA. she did specify LA.... yeah it's good. but if she'd added "like, um, yeah, totally" to her sentence, it would've sounded over the top (totally as though she was like, um, doing the paris hilton...um, yeah.) i noticed the seattle was more enunciated though. actually, the californian was pretty good. if you listen very very closely, she sounds like she's asking questions. that's the way everyone (well, white people) talks in LA. she did specify LA....

yeah it's good. but if she'd added "like, um, yeah, totally" to her sentence, it would've sounded over the top (totally as though she was like, um, doing the paris hilton...um, yeah.)

i noticed the seattle was more enunciated though.

]]> By: tinybearpenis http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-3/#comment-1366457 tinybearpenis Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:46:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-1366457 I think I'm in love with this girl. I think I'm in love with this girl.

]]> By: Samm http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-3/#comment-525829 Samm Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:05:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-525829 Dublin accent wasn't too bad....but at the same time no one really talks like that....she pronounced the words about right but the raising was off.. Belfast seemed really off the mark though, except for the last couple of words the Belfast accent was closer to Dublin than her Dublin attempt... Dublin accent wasn't too bad....but at the same time no one really talks like that....she pronounced the words about right but the raising was off..
Belfast seemed really off the mark though, except for the last couple of words the Belfast accent was closer to Dublin than her Dublin attempt...

]]> By: ako http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-3/#comment-477366 ako Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:16:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-477366 wow..... just wow. i only noe one accent.. singlish! wow..... just wow. i only noe one accent.. singlish!

]]> By: col http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-474732 col Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:50:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-474732 A lot of them sounded like movie accents (ve have vays of makingk you talk), but it was a pretty good job. Despite what some other Aussies said, the Australian accents were fine - about the first time an American ever did a credible job. :) (Apparently she studied here, so no surprise there.) A lot of them sounded like movie accents (ve have vays of makingk you talk), but it was a pretty good job. Despite what some other Aussies said, the Australian accents were fine - about the first time an American ever did a credible job. :) (Apparently she studied here, so no surprise there.)

]]> By: Una http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-471341 Una Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:28:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-471341 Me think there are some that doth protest too much. She's a voice over artist and every one of her dialects and accents are realistic for what is used in the industry. Especially interactive work. (Video Games for those that don't know) She's got a lot of talent to be able to fire them off like that and until you've done that kind of studying and work for this craft, slamming her seems a bit petty and rude. Me think there are some that doth protest too much. She's a voice over artist and every one of her dialects and accents are realistic for what is used in the industry. Especially interactive work. (Video Games for those that don't know)

She's got a lot of talent to be able to fire them off like that and until you've done that kind of studying and work for this craft, slamming her seems a bit petty and rude.

]]> By: Rhea http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-471076 Rhea Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:18:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-471076 I was very entertained by the video. Authentic sounding to me. I was very entertained by the video. Authentic sounding to me.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-468898 ted Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:01:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-468898 Toronto accent sounded like the awful accents on 22 Minutes or the Simpsons. I speak with Canadians all across the country every day, and only a very few Maritimers speak it that thick. Other accents sounded forced and stereotypical. Do Russian women really lower their voices like that? Toronto accent sounded like the awful accents on 22 Minutes or the Simpsons. I speak with Canadians all across the country every day, and only a very few Maritimers speak it that thick.
Other accents sounded forced and stereotypical. Do Russian women really lower their voices like that?

]]> By: Nicholas Dollak http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-468739 Nicholas Dollak Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:45:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-468739 Trick to doing a good German accent: keep the teeth together as often as possible, and don't let the tongue show. (Also helps when actually speaking German, especially if you don't want to come off as a tourist.) Trick to doing a good German accent: keep the teeth together as often as possible, and don't let the tongue show. (Also helps when actually speaking German, especially if you don't want to come off as a tourist.)

]]> By: leela http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-468314 leela Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:39:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-468314 Ok, English is not my mother tongue, so almost all accents sound acceptable enough. The German accent is a bit too soft still (she should cut the words more into syllables - that is almost what a good German pronunciation is about...) I think, you can never expect someone to speak a totally 100% right accent if he/she is not originally from that place. I am totally impressed by all the accents she uses, and I'm wondering if she is able to really use them in normal conversation over a length of time. Ok, English is not my mother tongue, so almost all accents sound acceptable enough. The German accent is a bit too soft still (she should cut the words more into syllables - that is almost what a good German pronunciation is about...)
I think, you can never expect someone to speak a totally 100% right accent if he/she is not originally from that place.
I am totally impressed by all the accents she uses, and I'm wondering if she is able to really use them in normal conversation over a length of time.

]]> By: Geoduck http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467873 Geoduck Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:04:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467873 The real way to test if someone is from the Seattle area is not to check the accent, but give them a list of local words to pronounce. (Along with my name, good ones are "Sequim", "Puyallup" and "Oregon".) The real way to test if someone is from the Seattle area is not to check the accent, but give them a list of local words to pronounce. (Along with my name, good ones are "Sequim", "Puyallup" and "Oregon".)

]]> By: Mudblood http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467872 Mudblood Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:57:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467872 I LOVED the Transatlantic accent. I had to play it a couple of times to hear it again. I LOVED the Transatlantic accent. I had to play it a couple of times to hear it again.

]]> By: Laura http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467820 Laura Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:21:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467820 My job involves listening and translating accents/voices from all over the world (English spoken), which I've been at that for 20 years. I live in the heart of the country and really don't have any accent at all myself (not north, south, east or west). I think all her accents were horrible and felt from listening to her voice, she really had no accent herself (either). Living in Washington, you wouldn't. My job involves listening and translating accents/voices from all over the world (English spoken), which I've been at that for 20 years. I live in the heart of the country and really don't have any accent at all myself (not north, south, east or west). I think all her accents were horrible and felt from listening to her voice, she really had no accent herself (either). Living in Washington, you wouldn't.

]]> By: RooGrrrl http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467697 RooGrrrl Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:54:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467697 Ugh. Bad. Really, really bad accents. They are all so exaggerated I couldn't stop cringing. Especially the Aussie ones. Those were hideous. However, if this is her audition reel, I expect her to get parts on American television. Bleah. The only believable one was Seattle which, I guess, makes sense. Ugh.

Bad. Really, really bad accents. They are all so exaggerated I couldn't stop cringing. Especially the Aussie ones. Those were hideous.

However, if this is her audition reel, I expect her to get parts on American television.

Bleah.

The only believable one was Seattle which, I guess, makes sense.

]]> By: Ford MF http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467679 Ford MF Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:16:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467679 As a lifelong Brooklynite I can safely say her Brooklyn accent blows. But most of the others seemed convincing to me, more or less. Perhaps it's too much to ask that an affected accent be good enough to fool the people she's imitating. As a lifelong Brooklynite I can safely say her Brooklyn accent blows. But most of the others seemed convincing to me, more or less. Perhaps it's too much to ask that an affected accent be good enough to fool the people she's imitating.

]]> By: Michael Wells http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467578 Michael Wells Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:20:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467578 I've been an actor for over 30 years, and I have to give her props for being able to switch from accent to accent and actually do a pretty decent job on most of them. I agree with the comment that if she had an opportunity to listen to an actual speaker from those regions for 30 minutes she would probably be dead-on. I also agree that very few actors who are not from the South can do a convincing Southern accent. As any Southerner will tell you, there are so many regional variations that a Southerner can usually discern that probably sound alike to a non-southerner. Georgians and North Carolinians, for example, sound quite different to me (a Virginian). I've been an actor for over 30 years, and I have to give her props for being able to switch from accent to accent and actually do a pretty decent job on most of them. I agree with the comment that if she had an opportunity to listen to an actual speaker from those regions for 30 minutes she would probably be dead-on. I also agree that very few actors who are not from the South can do a convincing Southern accent. As any Southerner will tell you, there are so many regional variations that a Southerner can usually discern that probably sound alike to a non-southerner. Georgians and North Carolinians, for example, sound quite different to me (a Virginian).

]]> By: caliRes http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467537 caliRes Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:21:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467537 i'm from cali and the accent is off. i'm from cali and the accent is off.

]]> By: Rhiannon_chan http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467533 Rhiannon_chan Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:19:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467533 The Toronto accent was horrendous. The Toronto accent was horrendous.

]]> By: Cesca http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467497 Cesca Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:39:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467497 Seriously guys, I don't know about english countries accents, but in Italy we don't really use to talk like Super Mario. She may be good and all, but the italian one was ridicolous. It's like when in movies they give the italian guy role to an actor that thinks he can do the right accent (it happens all the time), he always sounds embarassing to us and I'm almost grateful those kind of movies are dubbed here in Italy. By the way the video was funny. :) Seriously guys, I don't know about english countries accents, but in Italy we don't really use to talk like Super Mario. She may be good and all, but the italian one was ridicolous.
It's like when in movies they give the italian guy role to an actor that thinks he can do the right accent (it happens all the time), he always sounds embarassing to us and I'm almost grateful those kind of movies are dubbed here in Italy.
By the way the video was funny. :)

]]> By: Anthony http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467483 Anthony Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:27:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467483 They all seemed believable to me, except the one I speak, which is by-God Southern. Her Charleston accent, like that of so many awful Hollywood movies, sounds like Foghorn Leghorn at a Civil War reenactment. Good Southern accents by non-Southerners: Miranda Richardson in "The Apostle" Jennifer Aniston in "The Good Girl" Kelly Macdonald in "No Country for Old Men" No sure why I picked all women there... They all seemed believable to me, except the one I speak, which is by-God Southern.

Her Charleston accent, like that of so many awful Hollywood movies, sounds like Foghorn Leghorn at a Civil War reenactment.

Good Southern accents by non-Southerners:

Miranda Richardson in "The Apostle"
Jennifer Aniston in "The Good Girl"
Kelly Macdonald in "No Country for Old Men"

No sure why I picked all women there...

]]> By: NeuroGirl http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467367 NeuroGirl Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:46:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467367 Her stresses were off for the California accent which, I think, was the only difference between California and Seattle... The funny thing about accents is how people treat you when you have one. Girls with "California" accents are automatically generalized as vapid narcissists. Her stresses were off for the California accent which, I think, was the only difference between California and Seattle... The funny thing about accents is how people treat you when you have one. Girls with "California" accents are automatically generalized as vapid narcissists.

]]> By: Emily http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467364 Emily Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:44:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467364 Toronto was good, but exaggerated... i don't know anyone from Toronto who actually talks like that. I've only ever heard that accent on 22 Minutes and Air Farce (satire shows). Toronto was good, but exaggerated... i don't know anyone from Toronto who actually talks like that. I've only ever heard that accent on 22 Minutes and Air Farce (satire shows).

]]> By: billy http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467287 billy Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:24:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467287 sorry but i couldn't get through that video. and i refuse to go back to hear her canadian take. smug and annoying in how many accents ? sorry but i couldn't get through that video.
and i refuse to go back to hear her canadian take.
smug and annoying in how many accents ?

]]> By: Mandie http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467245 Mandie Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:39:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467245 Her Californian accent sounds... unnatural. Weird, since I have never heard anyone try to imitate it. Her Californian accent sounds...
unnatural.

Weird, since I have never heard anyone try to imitate it.

]]> By: Choco http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/comment-page-2/#comment-467222 Choco Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:12:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/02/21-accents/#comment-467222 Tooo bad she choose the most booooring sentence imaginable. Tooo bad she choose the most booooring sentence imaginable.

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