Random Observation #3498352

[_digital_angel]

Accents are so weird! Srly, I just watched this Lost fanfilm (some of it, anyway) and I dunno what I was expecting, but it was all... American! And for me, that made it more professional because being in England and 99% sheltered from American accents, I associate them with blockbuster movies and US TV shows

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[fangirljen]

I was thinking about this just the other day! And you kind of support what I was thinking: the British probably like American accents as much as Americans like British accents. :)

I go all bonkers for British accents. I wasn't always able to distinguish an English accent from an Irish, from a Scottish, from a Welsh, but I'm getting better. I know the difference between an English and a Irish, but I couldn't tell you what is the difference between a S. Irish and a N. Irish accent, I don't think. What I have real trouble with the...crap, actually it's dialects. *thwaps self* The dialects from the different areas of England. I want to be able to identify them, though. I think I can pinpoint a London accent, or close to London.

I'm a bit better at American accents. *L* I can tell a Southern accent from a New England accent. I can tell a Florida accent now because I have two friends from that state. Most of the time, I don't hear accents. You know which one hurts my head, though? The speech pattern of the Southern Californian dialect! And I'm from Southern California! I was listening to this group of girls at work the other day and they had a bit of the Valley girl dialect going. Ack. It's rather grating on the senses.

[_digital_angel]

Norther and Southern Irish accents are difficult to tell the difference between... I kind of can, because a lot of my family are Irish. Northern Irish accents are a lot harsher.

A London accent is pretty much standard English, I think. It's just... plain. Seeing as I live about half an hour away from London, that's pretty much my accent.

You see, I would have no idea how to go about telling the difference between a Californian accent and any other State, let alone different areas of California o_0

[fangirljen]

I think I can tell a N. Ireland accent if Liam Neeson is any indication. I heard another actor who sounded like him, too, who I think was N. Irish. But that's really all I can tell. *L*

How would you qualify Ewan McGregor's accent? Purely Scottish? I just saw him in a movie alongside Christopher Ecclestone. My God was that hot. I want more of that.

There are some great links to accents on the Tenth Doctor's wiki page. Disecting languages is fun for me, but I need a soundbite to actually follow what the text means.

I have a friend who says she can tell an LA accent from an Orange County accent, from a San Bernardino (the county I live in) accent, from a Beverly Hills accent, but I think she's just being pretentious. It isn't -that- noticable.

The Valley accent has a very destinct sound. If you have ever seen the movie Clueless, you have heard the Valley accent.

[_digital_angel]

=O Ahh I'm so sorry! I was just looking through my entries - I hadn't realised I hadn't replied to you! You must think I'm so rude - sorry hun! :X

Anyway, I would say... yeah, purely Scottish. Although he does a darned good English accent. He's hawt whatever accent he speaks in, IMO. Hell yeah. ;)

Hehe, do you remember how much dispute there was over what accent the Doctor was gonna speak in? 'Will it be English or Scottish?' Ahh, good times.

LOL. Well y'know, I wouldn't have a clue. I suppose if you're like, a dialect specialist, it'd be easy to tell. There are some people who can narrow accents down to a town, which I think is crazy o_0 genius, but crazy.

Ohh, yeah I think I saw it ages ago. Can't remember it well enough for the accents, though. I'll be sure to keep an ear out if I see it again, and I'll think of you! XD