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Title: Accents
Post by: flyby on July 11, 2005, 11:56:15 pm

As I was in the chat, and thinking about all the peoples from all the different countries, and thinking about the people from the UK and Australia, we probably all have accents to each other, but on the internet, like when I read stuff, everyone has an American accent in my head. I just found this interesting.

But then there are rare occasions where people use words in a totally different way, and so the accent is more obvious. Like when the UKers were saying "bins", which I eventually figured out meant trash can.

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Title: Accents
Post by: CosmicFalcon on July 12, 2005, 05:16:27 am

I don't really read accents from text... but if I were to do an impression of Mike or Andy, it would probably sound like Irwin (they'll hate me for that). And any US user would get my standard, very poor, US accent. =/

Title: Accents
Post by: Spinballwizard on July 12, 2005, 02:04:41 pm

Eh, making accents appear online is kind of a pointless activity. However, I can do a very bad, mangled British or Aussie accent at times. The Brit one usually comes after listening to the Beatles, oddly.

Title: Accents
Post by: Taco on July 12, 2005, 02:26:45 pm

lol ya I know what you mean

you just picture it all American and stuff

I talked to Cybrax and it was funny, cuz he's like from the south :D

and I could barely understand a word mike89 said :(

Title: Accents
Post by: flyby on July 12, 2005, 06:07:16 pm

To Spinballwizard: Oh, my point wasn't that we should make accents appear online, but just that it's odd that I read all of these people with the same kind of accent I have, but that is way off. It's just funny to me.

Title: Accents
Post by: F-Man on July 12, 2005, 06:27:43 pm

I don't imagine any accent while reading. There's no voice in my head talking while I read.

Title: Accents
Post by: Bilan on July 12, 2005, 09:20:04 pm

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I don't imagine any accent while reading. There's no voice in my head talking while I read.

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Same here.

Title: Accents
Post by: flyby on July 13, 2005, 12:33:29 am

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Posted Today, 02:16 AM
that American chicks dig ;)

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*flyby faints

Title: Accents
Post by: JKaneCapshaw on July 13, 2005, 03:49:10 am

I live here in Georgia with Cybrax and Rayku...nobody seems to have a southern accent. Maybe they do, but I don't notice. Oh well. Rayku makes fun of voice from time to time...I don't know why though...

Yeah, I hear myself when I read.

Title: Accents
Post by: CosmicFalcon on July 13, 2005, 05:26:53 am

Andy: I know y'all don't sound like him... but still, he's easy to impersonate. Bonza!

Title: Accents
Post by: Bilan on July 13, 2005, 07:02:14 am

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Posted Today, 02:16 AM
that American chicks dig ;)

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*flyby faints

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Heh, apparently American chicks did British accents too :o

Too bad I'm already 'taken' XD

Title: Accents
Post by: CosmicFalcon on July 13, 2005, 01:27:53 pm

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Heh, apparently American chicks did British accents too :o

Too bad I'm already 'taken' XD

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Hmm... is that British accents as in overly posh or as in normal British accents? I can do both :o

Title: Accents
Post by: Bilan on July 13, 2005, 02:10:36 pm

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Heh, apparently American chicks did British accents too :o

Too bad I'm already 'taken' XD

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Hmm... is that British accents as in overly posh or as in normal British accents? I can do both :o

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I can do both too so its irrelevant which one it is =P

Title: Accents
Post by: flyby on July 13, 2005, 04:16:08 pm

I was responding to osg. Is he British? I wasn't talking to you RPG, sorry :(