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Posted by Adam Hawkins on Tue Mar 14th at 12:18pm 2006

I'd go with 1 too. The portrayal of the British on foreign TV is definitely skewed and does not give a good depiction of the British accent. The one you hear on TV is always posh sounding (e.g Neela on ER, has to put on a posh accent when she's really from Nottingham which has a very similar accent to myself, and most probably Gwil, since he's from the same county as me).


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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Mar 14th at 12:29pm 2006

I get the distinct impression, that this is gonna be fun as hell. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">

Seriously though, I hate impressions that seem to be accepted at face value. For instance:

I live in Arkansas, I wasn't born here but that seems to make no difference. Since I live here I must know Clinton personally and have sex with my sister at every opportunity. Since I live in Arkansas I must be poorly educated (well compared to everyone here, that seems true enough) and since I live in Arkansas, I must have a job thats barely above poverty. Since I live in Arkansas, I actually have no job, I live off of welfare and lie about my unemployment, all the while working for cash.

Anyway.. I look forward to having my illusions about British speech mannerisms destroyed.





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Posted by KoRnFlakes on Tue Mar 14th at 12:59pm 2006

I dont have a mic, otherwise I would.



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Posted by Dark_Kilauea on Tue Mar 14th at 1:20pm 2006

I went with one, time for you guys to hear an iowan accent if one exists <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">


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Posted by Dr Brasso on Tue Mar 14th at 1:47pm 2006

what accent d_k?? iowans and nebraskans dont HAVE accents.....we are the perfectly dictioned few...////runs <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/heee.gif">

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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Tue Mar 14th at 6:11pm 2006

I guess I'll be representing New England and we can compare it to Old England <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by Pvt.Scythe on Tue Mar 14th at 6:34pm 2006

? quote:
I dont have a mic, otherwise I would.

Same problem here.



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Posted by gimpinthesink on Wed Mar 15th at 3:55pm 2006

? quoting Adam Hawkins
(e.g Neela on ER, has to put on a posh accent when she's really from Nottingham which has a very similar accent to myself, and most probably Gwil, since he's from the same county as me).

I beat both of you since I'm from Notts and work in that god awful city.




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Posted by Nickelplate on Thu Mar 16th at 2:21am 2006

Actually orph, you can't use HEADPHONES as a microphone. headphones are speakers, not input devices.

Also, don't people from arkansas also have sex with like bears and deer and stuff?

/me runs!




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Posted by fishy on Thu Mar 16th at 8:43am 2006

i couldn't record a 'british' accent, as i don't think there is such a thing. i could, however, record 'a' british accent.




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Posted by Myrk- on Thu Mar 16th at 12:53pm 2006

So what sentence are we saying, or just any old crap? I reckon a good ol' tongue twister could be an interesting one :P


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Posted by Gwil on Thu Mar 16th at 1:02pm 2006

@fisheye:

Scottish is technically an "uncultured savage" accent, is it not? I'm sure we can get a sentence for you -

"oi laddie ge ta the shop and ge me' som irn bru, or arll chib ye in tha pus"

Yes?




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Posted by Dr Brasso on Thu Mar 16th at 1:19pm 2006

<img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif">...blimey!

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Posted by Andrei on Thu Mar 16th at 2:22pm 2006

I suggest we read that scottish fraze. Two overriding accents would truly be interesting to hear.



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Posted by Nickelplate on Fri Mar 17th at 3:15am 2006

Yeah. We just need to agree on a sentence. Start Suggesting.

"You and I must make a map. Just be sure to use bigger brushwork. I will include more props in my iteration."

That uses a lot of sounds, but its BORING....

Maybe we ought to use an intro sentence "Hello my name is _____ I am from _____." then we can have another sentnce that uses lots of sounds.




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Fri Mar 17th at 3:24am 2006

Having an introductory sentence is a great idea.

I don't care what else we say after that, so someone decide and I'll do it.




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Posted by mazemaster on Fri Mar 17th at 4:50am 2006

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Actually orph, you can't use HEADPHONES as a microphone. headphones are speakers, not input devices.


Actually you can, but the quality is really bad. Earbuds work better than most. Speak into the left earbud. The volume will probably be low, so you may need to increase it in post-processing. The physics of it is reversible.


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Posted by Nickelplate on Fri Mar 17th at 4:55am 2006

but microphones have that little piece of carbon in them that compresses with sound... what does that in headphones? I think it's all a hoax...


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Posted by mazemaster on Fri Mar 17th at 5:08am 2006

It works, try it.


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Posted by Nickelplate on Fri Mar 17th at 5:12am 2006

You're not gonna fool me with that, Mazemaster!!!


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