English - Scottish - Irish - American - Australian - etc. accent examples

[Rhye]

There's another post about accents but this is focused on this question:

Can anybody english speaking native write some examples of the same phrase spoken in:
English (London)
English (Plymouth)
English (Liverpool and Manchester)
English (Newcastle and Sunderland)
Welsh
Scottish
Irish
Northern Irish (Belfast)
Australian
American (New York)
American (Boston)
American (Upper/Wisconsinte)
American (South Eastern)
American (Texas)
American (West Coast)
Canadian
Alaskan

We who don't speak english as native language have some problems in understanding the meaning of your discussion without any example...

 

[phoenix_night]

I think there should definitely be more than just the two English accents listed. There's not even a northern English accent.

 

[Rhye]

Corrected it.

 

[Tragdor]

No Wisconsinte/Upper accent

Well I'll enlighted "youse guys" with some of my Wisconsin speak.

http://www.cheddarheadpackhouston.com/humor.html

 

[Rhye]

I've updated the list.
Thank you for the link, Tragdor. But I'd like to see some comparisons: the same phrase written in lot of different ways

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

The West Coast doesn't have any idiosyncrasies I can think of except we say gonna a lot instead of going to. But that's universal I think

 

[SeleucusNicator]

Hrm. We have various English speakers here. Let's all record the same phrase to a WAV or MP3 and upload it.

Let's do "I went to the park to pick some herbs. What did you guys do?". I think this contains many words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently in various dialects of English.

 

[SeleucusNicator]

Alright, I recorded the above phrase, first with my natural speech (Midwestern/Neutral American Accent), then with a fake Boston accent.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/nicator/chicago-boston.mp3

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

I don't have a recorder! Some other Californian will have to step in.

Actually a true Californian would pronounce that almost exactly as spelled. "I went to the park tuh pick sum erbs. Whad [with a very definite d] yoo guise doo?"

We NEVER EVER drop Rs that is a sign of effete east-coastism!

 

[bobgote]

i hope this thread stays around long enough for me to buy a microphone...

btw, very weird to hear a poster's voice, SeleucusNicator very weird.

 

[Mescalhead]

English (London): 'Ello guvnor. I got hit in da bollocks wif a lorry.
English (Plymouth): My scrotum landed on Plymouth rock.
English (Liverpool and Manchester): My bollocks are bigger than Jesus' bollocks.
English (Newcastle and Sunderland): Not sure.
Welsh: Claeg ymner llaner yaennen.
Scottish: If you duent get owta Scoteland I'll rip off yer bollocks!
Irish: Pass me a Guiness before I kick yea where yer kids el feel it.
Northern Irish (Belfast): Scene missing for fear of political reprisal.
Australian: G'day mate. Keep yer bollocks off the barbie!
American (New York): Beat it or I'll kick you in da bolls!
American (Boston): Pahk my foot in havahd bahls.
American (Upper/Wisconsinte): I got hit in the groin doenchya know?
American (South Eastern): That darn varmit done bit my sac!
American (Texas): Were gonna rassle us an oil producin nation! Yeehaw!
American (West Coast): Whoa. Hang ten dude. And wear a cup.
Canadian: I was aboot this close to gettin hit where it hurts. Ay.
Alaskan: Its so cold.

 

[bobgote]

Originally posted by Mescalhead

Australian: Gooday mate. Keep yer bollocks of the barby!

it'd be g'day. and i'd be worried if i had to warn someone to keep their bollocks off the barbie.

 

[G-Force Junkie]

Originally posted by Mescalhead
American (South Eastern): That darn varmit done bit my sac!

Actually it'd be, "Dang, I just got hit in thuh nuts!"

 

[Mescalhead]

Originally posted by bobgote

it'd be g'day. and i'd be worried if i had to warn someone to keep their bollocks off the barbie.

Your critical eye can always be depended on. Corrections have been made.

 

[Pangur Bán]

Mescalhead, a Scotsman would not, generally, use the word "bollocks"

Here's a link that is most useful - covering loads of accents. (Just note, it only has a Glasgow accent to represent the Scottish accent - most unrepresentative! )

http://classweb.gmu.edu/accent/

 

[Pangur Bán]

I went to the park to pick some herbs. What did you guys do

Glasgow: Ah wiz doun the park tae pik iz sum herbs. Hwit yooz dae?

 

[Mescalhead]

Originally posted by calgacus
Mescalhead, a Scotsman would not, generally, use the word "bollocks"

What would they use in its place?

 

[superslug]

Originally posted by CadetEmperor


Actually it'd be, "Dang, I just got hit in thuh nuts!"

I think it's safer to say that's a southeastern rural accent, although trailer trash is trailer trash anywhere in the states. It's just that us urban suthners don't chat like that there fella...

 

[Pangur Bán]

Originally posted by Mescalhead


What would they use in its place?

In Glasgow, they'd say "bawz"

 

[Mescalhead]

Originally posted by calgacus


In Glasgow, they'd say "bawz"

That isn't nearly as fun.