-- Posted by RahRahReplica at 5:50 am on July 17, 2008 "Omg that is so cute, you have a British accent!" Yes, I am stereotyping. But can I make it clear: There is no such thing as a British accent. Is there?? Each country in the British Isles tends to have it's own accent [except Southern parts of Wales where Welsh is dieing out.]. I'm sure there is someone out there whose accent is a combination of Irish, Scottish, English and Welsh. But for the record, I have an English accent. *end rant* -- Posted by Decadence at 5:50 am on July 17, 2008 Go to sleep. -- Posted by X Milllie X at 5:51 am on July 17, 2008 Have a jar of win :) -- Posted by I do it for the lulz at 5:52 am on July 17, 2008 OMG you have a British accent!That's so cute -- Posted by bluerosedangel at 5:52 am on July 17, 2008 I had a friend go to college here from Nottingham, England. He got VERY pissed off when one of my coworkers said he had a British accent, and began telling us the UK isn't one big country. He was very pissed off. -- Posted by K r e s c e n d o at 5:53 am on July 17, 2008 It's true O___O There's nothing spectacular about the British language, or any language in Britain. [: Conclusion: I have to agree with you -- Posted by VIPMeezy at 5:54 am on July 17, 2008 i've heard it said too many times too.. just not to me haha -- Posted by luxy at 5:55 am on July 17, 2008 Their is no british accent, Their is Scottish, Welsh and Irish, yet in England their are so many different regional accents such as: Scouse, Brummy, Manc, Cockney, Geordie, Lancashire and Yorkshire -- Posted by RahRahReplica at 5:56 am on July 17, 2008 Quote: from Decadence at 1:50 pm on July 17, 2008 Go to sleep. It's 1pm. -- Posted by G Sus at 5:57 am on July 17, 2008 yeah, 'british accent' is total bullshit, i can't understand some people from newcastle, liverpool and some from scotland. and most of my friends cant understand cornish accents (i only understand them because most of my family live in the westcountry). one specific 'british accent' does not exist. I have a hybrid of cockney, surrey and occasionally a bit of westcountry. -- Posted by Decadence at 5:57 am on July 17, 2008 Quote: from RahRahReplica at 1:56 pm on July 17, 2008 Quote: from Decadence at 1:50 pm on July 17, 2008 Go to sleep. It's 1pm. It's nearing 2pm. Go get some sleep. -- Posted by Tigerhawk at 6:03 am on July 17, 2008 English Accent? What do you mean? Like an American English or British English...? -- Posted by RahRahReplica at 6:08 am on July 17, 2008 Quote: from Tigerhawk at 2:03 pm on July 17, 2008 English Accent? What do you mean? Like an American English or British English...? Hahaha. That made me laugh. -- Posted by evilchild at 6:36 am on July 17, 2008 probably the only accent i know of is england and switerland -- Posted by Elm at 2:46 pm on July 17, 2008 Yeah and I don't sound "American" I sound South Eastern Pennsylvanian. Go masturbate to your regional sub divisions. Ungh. -- Posted by WhiteDwarf at 3:29 pm on July 17, 2008 Quote: from Elm at 2:46 pm on July 17, 2008 Yeah and I don't sound "American" I sound South Eastern Pennsylvanian.   Go masturbate to your regional sub divisions. Ungh. AGREED. -- Posted by Arguia at 10:42 am on July 18, 2008 What's an English accent? People from Yorkshire talk very differently to those in, say, Hampshire. -- Posted by WhiteDwarf at 2:43 pm on July 18, 2008 Quote: from Arguia at 10:42 am on July 18, 2008 What's an English accent? People from Yorkshire talk very differently to those in, say, Hampshire. An English accent is an accent from England, obviously. -- Posted by JeanClaude at 6:29 pm on July 18, 2008 No matter how low-class an English accent you have, Americans will always find it more posh than an American accent by far. -- Posted by Arguia at 9:41 am on July 19, 2008 Quote: from WhiteDwarf at 10:43 pm on July 18, 2008 Quote: from Arguia at 10:42 am on July 18, 2008 What's an English accent? People from Yorkshire talk very differently to those in, say, Hampshire. An English accent is an accent from England, obviously. Ah, but which area of England? Different regions have different accents. -- Posted by Spasty at 9:52 am on July 19, 2008 Sorry, we've not traveled the United Kingdom with a tape recorder, studying everyone's accents. By the way, don't say "American" accent, because don't you know that there's North and South America? And both the US and Canada speak English, and they have way different accents. And don't get me started on how different people from New Jersey sound from people from Alabama. Or even the difference between Wisconsin and Michigan. Or how about Northern and Southern Ohio, that's also a world of difference. I'm just saying. -- Posted by Arguia at 10:18 am on July 19, 2008 Quote: from Spasty at 5:52 pm on July 19, 2008 Sorry, we've not traveled the United Kingdom with a tape recorder, studying everyone's accents. By the way, don't say "American" accent, because don't you know that there's North and South America? And both the US and Canada speak English, and they have way different accents. And don't get me started on how different people from New Jersey sound from people from Alabama. Or even the difference between Wisconsin and Michigan. Or how about Northern and Southern Ohio, that's also a world of difference. I'm just saying. Oh, I've been told off for saying American accent before. =P I wasn't expecting Americans to know the difference between different regions (I don't between American regions), just pointing out that if you're getting picky about accents then there is a lot further to go than just countries. I think possibly you think I was being more serious than I was. Anyway, moving on... =P -- Posted by Spasty at 10:33 am on July 19, 2008 Quote: from Arguia at 1:18 pm on July 19, 2008 Quote: from Spasty at 5:52 pm on July 19, 2008 Sorry, we've not traveled the United Kingdom with a tape recorder, studying everyone's accents.    By the way, don't say "American" accent, because don't you know that there's North and South America? And both the US and Canada speak English, and they have way different accents. And don't get me started on how different people from New Jersey sound from people from Alabama. Or even the difference between Wisconsin and Michigan. Or how about Northern and Southern Ohio, that's also a world of difference.    I'm just saying. Oh, I've been told off for saying American accent before. =P I wasn't expecting Americans to know the difference between different regions (I don't between American regions), just pointing out that if you're getting picky about accents then there is a lot further to go than just countries. I think possibly you think I was being more serious than I was. Anyway, moving on... =P I'm just saying that it really doesn't matter, lol. Also, if you say "British" in the US, you'll be taken for "English," and not "Englishscottishwelshirish." The same way if you say "American," you'll be taken for "from the United States," not "Unitedcanadianmexicanbrazilianperuvianetc." -- Posted by WhiteDwarf at 5:05 pm on July 19, 2008 Quote: from Spasty at 10:33 am on July 19, 2008 Quote: from Arguia at 1:18 pm on July 19, 2008 Quote: from Spasty at 5:52 pm on July 19, 2008 Sorry, we've not traveled the United Kingdom with a tape recorder, studying everyone's accents.   By the way, don't say "American" accent, because don't you know that there's North and South America? And both the US and Canada speak English, and they have way different accents. And don't get me started on how different people from New Jersey sound from people from Alabama. Or even the difference between Wisconsin and Michigan. Or how about Northern and Southern Ohio, that's also a world of difference.   I'm just saying.    Oh, I've been told off for saying American accent before. =P    I wasn't expecting Americans to know the difference between different regions (I don't between American regions), just pointing out that if you're getting picky about accents then there is a lot further to go than just countries.    I think possibly you think I was being more serious than I was.    Anyway, moving on... =P I'm just saying that it really doesn't matter, lol. Also, if you say "British" in the US, you'll be taken for "English," and not "Englishscottishwelshirish." The same way if you say "American," you'll be taken for "from the United States," not "Unitedcanadianmexicanbrazilianperuvianetc." Ding Ding. I think you just summed up the resolution to this problem. -- Posted by BlueCloud at 9:14 am on July 21, 2008 I agree... if I went to America, I would be told I had a scottish accent, not a british one. But if you were called "british" when you were actually english, then people might think you were welsh. I dunno. Maybe I'm making mountains out of molehills. Still, viva la Scotland, awright dunderheid, aye, ye'r aff yer heid, etc. -- Posted by miimii at 7:54 am on July 23, 2008 ...So what if theres not just one of them? British accent = Any accent from Britain? -- Posted by tescoisthebestco at 9:26 am on July 24, 2008 Quote: from RahRahReplica at 6:08 am on July 17, 2008 Quote: from Tigerhawk at 2:03 pm on July 17, 2008 English Accent? What do you mean? Like an American English or British English...? Hahaha. That made me laugh. Me too :P