they are supposedto sound like shakespeare or the queen or at least richard burton. what is happening?
2007-03-25 12:20:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Oi!
You taking the micky mate?
Nevva sounded like a yank a day in muh life son!.....Don't sound too much like the queen mind, neivva.
Talking bolloks intcha. Proper wanker, standard.
Now piss off.
2007-03-25 12:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by huvgj 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who is this 'us'? I have a slight Swedish accent. I've been told it's very cute, so I'm not worried about it much.
I am a non-native speaker of the English language and even I can tell a British accent from a New Zealander accent from an Australian accent from an Irish accent from a .... Well, you get the idea. I can also tell what region of the US someone is from by the way they speak.
Maybe being a non-native speaker gives me an edge.
~Morg~
2007-03-25 19:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by morgorond 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Language is a living thing. Always changing and evolving. And we sound like them. They were speaking English first.
2007-03-25 19:37:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
and Americans should sound like AL GORE?
2007-03-25 19:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly K 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You're not very bright, are you?
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2007-03-25 19:28:47 · answer #5 · answered by abetterfate 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thou hast any proof?
2007-03-25 19:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by mints 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whom do you mean by "us?"
2007-03-25 19:35:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋