How do you pronounce your English?

[Eran of Arcadia]

I thought "fush and chups" was the NZ way?

 

[bhsup]

Newscast english is probably closest to what I sound like. The rather bland, hardly an accent there, English (aka 'Merican).

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I say it "Engrish."

 

[Shylock]

I have a slight British accent for some reason. I use slang ranging from ebonics, to Spanish and especially British. Plus I have my own numeric slang.

to 714- To act avoidanty in conversation
to 1013- To not reciprocate conversation at all.

 

[azzaman333]

So, do you say 'Fosh and chops"?

No, I say 'fish and chips'. The crazy Kiwis say fush/fosh and chops/chups.

 

[cthom]

I was being silly, sort of. Rossiya said the way that Americans say "auto" sounds weird to him. When an American hears a Briton say words that end with an "r", the "r" has no sound. Well, that's the way it sounds to me.

your referring to the accent of a small part of england. many in england (and certainly in scotland!) give 'r' the full value. my acccent is a fife/east central scottish mix. in fife 'ane' for one, locally they tend to say 'yin' or 'wan'.

 

[Steph]

I speak English with a relatively strong French accent. I think you would quickly guess when I'm from when listening to me.
My wife speaks with the accent of the other speaker. In Britain she has a British accent, in Scotland an Scottish accent, in the US an american accent.

When speaking French, I have the accent from Savoy, but not very strong. In fact, it's easier to recognize from some specific words or expression, than from the accent itself.
And my son has a very strong Southern accent, that makes my mother laugh a lot when she hears him.

 

[PrinceOfLeigh]

My accent, like others have mentioned, tends to follow the trend of where I am. Luckily I've never ventured far enough South to pick up any mockney, but my accent was the same 'mangle' at Uni that Abbaddon mentioned. Back then it was a mix of Scouse and Mackam.

I'm unfortunately not in the Land of The Gods anymore but when I am, my accent is as Northern as anyone's. I only tone it down when I'm in work.

The furthest my accent drifted was during my time in the US where the citizens of Chicago looked at me like I was speaking Swahili because I pronouced my 't's and 'r's

 

[Bartleby]

I have a Gateshead accent (very similar to Geordie) but it has gotten weaker over the years (I lived eight years in Hull, 18 months in Holland and I've been in Ireland for six years).

Reet, am gan' yem for me scran.

 

[PrinceOfLeigh]

I have a Gateshead accent (very similar to Geordie) but it has gotten weaker over the years (I lived eight years in Hull, 18 months in Holland and I've been in Ireland for six years).

Reet, am gan' yem for me scran.

*Prays for Bartleby that he may released from such purgatory*

On Topic: I, like many Englishmen, are unable to say the words "Beer Can" without sounding like a Jamican asking for "Bacon"

 

[Tycho Brahe]

I probably sound like "Le Chiffre" in the latest James Bond.

I haven't seen it (yet) but he is danish and so am I.

 

[LucyDuke]

Actually, thay say "Car"

Not in New England. There's an "r" at the end, and we chase away anyone who pronounces the "r" at the end of a word. 'Roun' heah, it's cah. As in, pahk the cah in the cawnah o' the yahd, weah gonna go watch the Sax.

 

[Leonel]

I was raised in Singapore and Hong Kong so I think I speak with a hint of a British accent. However when I went to a British school they commented that I had a little American accent and when I went to an American school they commented that I had a little British accent. I can only assume that my American accent stems from rural Minnesota/rural Midwest and my British accent stems from wherever the heck the teachers in my British school came from, which could be everywhere in the isles.

 

[Rossiya]

Not in New England. There's an "r" at the end, and we chase away anyone who pronounces the "r" at the end of a word. 'Roun' heah, it's cah. As in, pahk the cah in the cawnah o' the yahd, weah gonna go watch the Sax.

New Englanders keep it real.

 

[Phlegmak]

Not in New England. There's an "r" at the end, and we chase away anyone who pronounces the "r" at the end of a word. 'Roun' heah, it's cah. As in, pahk the cah in the cawnah o' the yahd, weah gonna go watch the Sax.