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Dont take this as racist, but who has the better accent in your opinion?
I've noticed on quite a few occasions, that English people dont pronounce the alphabet "T" whenever it comes at the end of a word. I think British accent is very formal and proper, but seriously, i have a really hard time understanding it
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Posted: 2007-07-29 10:58:50
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It has to be us Brits, as we 'invented' the language!
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Posted: 2007-07-29 11:10:47
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Oddly enough, i was discussing this very phenomenon with a colleague on Friday. Different nationalities exhibit different peculiarities in their speech patterns. It largely depends on geographic position, as well as where somebody's been schooled. I've heard really ghastly English being spoken by native English speakers, as well as the most impeccable English spoken by those to whom it is a second or third language. I suppose it's largely a matter of being assimilated into a particular community, although there are those instances where people retain their original pronunciation despite having lived in foreign climes for years. The most beautiful English i've ever heard was spoken by youngsters who'd been educated at a mission school in Nairobi, Kenya. Also, as much as i loathe the man, Robert *spit* Mugabe speaks well-modulated English, although there's some incorrect inflection in his speech.
EDIT- to answer your original question, QVGA, i'd say the Brits, although that would be a broad generalisation.
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Posted: 2007-07-29 11:12:00
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I think Australians speaks the most beautiful English.
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Posted: 2007-07-29 11:16:40
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On 2007-07-29 11:16:40, Leks wrote:
I think Australians speaks the most beautiful English.
its "australians speak..." And not "speaks"
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Posted: 2007-07-29 11:29:00
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On 2007-07-29 11:29:00, EviL EyE wrote:
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On 2007-07-29 11:16:40, Leks wrote:
I think Australians speaks the most beautiful English.
its "australians speak..." And not "speaks"
yep, we subcontinent people are the best arnt we?
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Posted: 2007-07-29 11:32:01
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@Qvga thats what i was trying to say
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Posted: 2007-07-29 11:35:00
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Well out of QVGA's choices i'd go with brits.....
However they have nothing on us australians......
Also does any one else here massuers footsteps cause i think hes on his way to lock this
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Posted: 2007-07-29 11:35:29
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Well, Boston English certainly isn't bad either...
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Posted: 2007-07-29 11:52:00
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uhm...americans? although the brits (anglo saxons) invented it...the accent of speaking the language is more familiar with the americans....no hard feelings.
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Posted: 2007-07-29 12:17:37
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