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ORIGINAL: splorff

In my "secondlife" I am a gorean guard at a slavers camp.

In sl, there is a button at the botom right you can press, and people in the sim nearby your character can hear your voice, even if they are across the pond.

The kajira (slave girl) I was typing too,  just luuuurrrvvvved my English accent. Her southern USA drawl was strangely interesting to me too.

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ORIGINAL: MidMichCowboy

I too find myself attracted by accents. I've know lovely ladies with Chinese, Japanese, Indian, French, English, Irish and I can't forget the Scandinavian accents. But one of the most gorgeous was a lady from India. She dressed in sarees and had a perfect upper class English accent. I loved the dichotomy.

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ORIGINAL: Qadir

South or North London accents?

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ORIGINAL: Aileen1968

I've always found that New England/Boston accent to be sexy.
I was born in NY and raised in NJ so I have no accent whatsoever. 

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ORIGINAL: SL4V3M4YB3

Sure it does; it is well know that people from North London live in tents and are poorly educated so this is reflected in their accents.

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ORIGINAL: SL4V3M4YB3

Sure it does; it is well know that people from North London live in tents and are poorly educated so this is reflected in their accents.

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ORIGINAL: Redoubt

This whole thread has me grinning from ear to ear.

Being "One of her Majesty's exports to the colonies" as it were, I've very much enjoyed the attention my accent gets me. I'm public school educated, but my Mum was born in Catford so my accent can change at a whim. Doing different accents is something that I've always been complemented on, and when a frenchman compliments you on your french accent, you have to take that seriously.  

However, when at rest, my accent is much more muted, as I tend to harden my A's when talking to my new countrymen ( Long story - but suffice it to say they were confused why I was talking about the cost of a plaster cast). Personally, I love a soft russian girls accent, and the southern belle is also quite invigorating. I've found that American's enjoy the "dirty cockney" because it "sounds english" (Thanks a lot, Dick Van Dyke)

One thing that I miss, however, is that no one ever gets Yorkshire or Brum putting on airs is Ironic. "Oo'd have thought that we'd be sittin' 'ere drinkin' Chateau de Chasily"

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ORIGINAL: Sundowner



I should also affirm that, unlike most Brits, I do not despise Sarf Londoners for their poverty - nay I admire them for their attempts to better themselves.

oh my dear that makes you an invert as well as a pervert snob then .......

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ORIGINAL: Paulsgirl

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ORIGINAL: Sundowner



I should also affirm that, unlike most Brits, I do not despise Sarf Londoners for their poverty - nay I admire them for their attempts to better themselves.

oh my dear that makes you an invert as well as a pervert snob then .......

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ORIGINAL: Aneirin

Accents, I love them, sometimes I just like to listen to a person speaking, I don't take in what they are saying, I am lost in the music of their voice.(I wonder then is that why when listening to songs, I prefer the music to the lyrics and for this reason I prefer instrumental music)


Of acents I like the soft accents, words spoken in their peculiar way with slowness and softness, the Southern US drawl spoken by a woman, the french language and latin both contain what I seek in fluid music, some variations of Irish and Scots all hold an attraction, I know them when I find them.

Some media sources of accents I find beautiful include;

Dolly Parton's Song 'Jolene',
Agent Starling's accent from 'silence of the lambs',
Braveheart, William Wallace in his french and latin speech,
Her out of Enigma's MCMXC ad, the french is beautiful.

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ORIGINAL: ThinkingKitten

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ORIGINAL: SailingBum

Living right next to ehhh land <canada> and spending quite a bit of time over there.  I never noticed a accent you pronunce a few words differently <like about> and say ehhh a lot.  Go figure..

BadOne

So um, what's your point eh?

Similar thread here:
http://www.collarchat.com/m_1431827/mpage_1/tm.htm

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ORIGINAL: GreedyTop

ooh.. TO is one of my favorite places.. ok, so is Vancouver,.,,but VBC is far too Americanized, IMO... TO is NOT so much (even if there is a heavy US influence there).

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ORIGINAL: MidMichCowboy

I too find myself attracted by accents. I've know lovely ladies with Chinese, Japanese, Indian, French, English, Irish and I can't forget the Scandinavian accents. But one of the most gorgeous was a lady from India. She dressed in sarees and had a perfect upper class English accent. I loved the dichotomy.