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08 Aug 2016, 1:48 am

Standard American, I think. Though, I've been told that I sound foreign. Someone even said I sounded British. I do tend to drop the "H" in the beginning of words, "'aven't" as opposed to "Haven't."

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08 Aug 2016, 3:29 am

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Standard American, I think. Though, I've been told that I sound foreign. Someone even said I sounded British. I do tend to drop the "H" in the beginning of words, "'aven't" as opposed to "Haven't."

can you say which region [northwest/southwest, Midwest, north middle, south, southeast, northeast] you are from?

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08 Aug 2016, 5:19 am

I basically sound like a Stark.

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08 Aug 2016, 7:58 am

Descartes wrote:

I don't really have an accent.

Neither do I ... except every time I travel somewhere everyone asks me what its like in NY.

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08 Aug 2016, 7:33 pm

Meaning you sound like Iron Man :mrgreen: ? With your voice fed through a filter . With the helmet on ?

Lunella wrote:

I basically sound like a Stark.

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09 Aug 2016, 3:35 am

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I have a New Zealand accent and it seems that everyone I know from outside New Zealand loves it to pieces.

nationwide, is it all "kiwi"?

It is, but once you get right down into the deepest parts of Southland, the accent is unusual and foreign - they roll their "R"'s when they speak.

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09 Aug 2016, 3:42 am

"General American"

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09 Aug 2016, 12:28 pm

The_Wolf wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

The_Wolf wrote:

I have a New Zealand accent and it seems that everyone I know from outside New Zealand loves it to pieces.

nationwide, is it all "kiwi"?

It is, but once you get right down into the deepest parts of Southland, the accent is unusual and foreign - they roll their "R"'s when they speak.

ooohh, that is exotic, sorta like scotch burr or africaans. do you roll your Rs?

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09 Aug 2016, 12:49 pm

Most of my "R"s come out like "W"s and my "L"s are almost non existent.

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09 Aug 2016, 12:51 pm

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Most of my "R"s come out like "W"s and my "L"s are almost non existent.

my Rs are relatively muted [like japanese] but my L's are strong.

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09 Aug 2016, 12:55 pm

auntblabby wrote:

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Most of my "R"s come out like "W"s and my "L"s are almost non existent.

my Rs are relatively muted [like japanese] but my L's are strong.

Good for you!

It's absolute torture for me to say words like "rules" properly, or as I say it "wuwws".

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09 Aug 2016, 12:56 pm

I tend to say Rs without pursing my lips as is the American way.

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13 Aug 2016, 11:17 pm

auntblabby wrote:

I tend to say Rs without pursing my lips as is the American way.

I didn't know pursed lips was the American way. :idea:

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13 Aug 2016, 11:39 pm

Austinfrom1995 wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

I tend to say Rs without pursing my lips as is the American way.

I didn't know pursed lips was the American way. :idea:

you can't say the "EERRR" part of the American hard R sound without pursing your lips somewhat.

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13 Aug 2016, 11:47 pm

auntblabby wrote:

Austinfrom1995 wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

I tend to say Rs without pursing my lips as is the American way.

I didn't know pursed lips was the American way. :idea:

you can't say the "EERRR" part of the American hard R sound without pursing your lips somewhat.

Oh ok! Yup that's how it is for me. No lip pursing around here.

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