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*Mental image of Reliant sitting on a street corner "spit shine your shoes gov'ner?"*

Teaos wrote:I quite often find young children hard to understand since they tend to run together words and not pronounce words properly. But then there parents can understand them perfectly.

It's acclimation. When my daughter was young (she was verbal very early, and hasn't shut up since) and in that hard-to-understand stage you describe, I still knew to what she was referring because I was around while those references were developing. Before the age of 1, for example, I knew that "pea-ba" meant peanut butter, because I was around to witness the association of the term with the actual object.

Teaos wrote:*Mental image of Reliant sitting on a street corner "spit shine your shoes gov'ner?"*

THAT IS EXACTLY HOW SOUTHENDERS SPEAK.

But i have whats termed a 'posh' accent.

Nutso wrote:I know I need subtitles when I watch "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels." Or "Trainspotting." I am American though.

The only English movie accent which I had a hard time was (interestingly) American Brad Pitt's in Snatch. One which he obviously did lots of research on, and was well done, IMHO.

Reliant121 wrote:

Teaos wrote:*Mental image of Reliant sitting on a street corner "spit shine your shoes gov'ner?"*

THAT IS EXACTLY HOW SOUTHENDERS SPEAK.

But i have whats termed a 'posh' accent.

What do you call Michael Caine's accent? I like his voice.

Nutso wrote:

Reliant121 wrote:

Teaos wrote:*Mental image of Reliant sitting on a street corner "spit shine your shoes gov'ner?"*

THAT IS EXACTLY HOW SOUTHENDERS SPEAK.

But i have whats termed a 'posh' accent.

What do you call Michael Caine's accent? I like his voice.

Depends on what film. Normally he doesnt have much of an accent from what i've seen. If you've seen the italian job, then thats london. dunno what part of london, but london all the same.

Thank you, Reliant.

I'm with Mikey; I rarely have trouble with accents, and Brad Pitt's in Snatch was one of the notable exceptions. I usually have to translate for my mom when we watch movies with any accents (including deep-south redneck). I myself have none. Just bland, straightforward American english. I can mimic a passable Australian, and my Irish one is decent, along with whatever you call that accent that British royals always seem to have.

The one british royals have is relatively similar to mine.

http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii15 ... V00003.flv - an example of an accent ^^

Reliant121 wrote:http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii15 ... V00003.flv - an example of an accent ^^

That is exactly the one I'm talking about.

I'll be right back...

i didnt put that on either. that is my normal accent.

The houndstooth-check scarf only adds to the effect.

lol. i am probably to young or nieve to understand why, but lol all the same.

Maybe it's just an American affect, but things like a hound's-tooth check, glenn plaid, or (especially) tweed jackets tend to evoke the most uptight, professorial British stereotypical images.