American accents that really bug you

[M2d]

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he gets on the phone with his brother back home, and OMG!
I thought he was putting me on!
When he finished, I mentioned it. He had no idea what I was talking about.

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My wife says i do this with my hawaiian accent

[Mayhap]

I love all American accents.
The only ones that I don't like are ones put on, especially white guys waxing ebonic.

[jakethebake]

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FWIW, anybody that says y'all on a regular basis should be put in front of a firing squad.

By "on a regular basis" I mean more than once in his life.

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Boooooo

[JTrout]

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FWIW, anybody that says y'all on a regular basis should be put in front of a firing squad.

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You are a hickophobe.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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white guys waxing ebonic.

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waxing ebonic - nice

[wayabvpar]

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I'm from Oregon.... we have no accent whatsoever.

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You cant say 'I dont have an accent'

Accents are relative. Everyone has one.

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Most people on the West Coast have a neutral accent- they speak 'Broadcast English'. Do you think that Joe Average CNN/Fox/MSNBC anchor has an accent?

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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I'm from Oregon.... we have no accent whatsoever.

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You cant say 'I dont have an accent'

Accents are relative. Everyone has one.

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Most people on the West Coast have a neutral accent- they speak 'Broadcast English'. Do you think that Joe Average CNN/Fox/MSNBC anchor has an accent?

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Lately, there have been more and more accents showing up on the news.

[jakethebake]

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white guys waxing ebonic.

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This reminds me. I watched Be Cool last night. Not the greatest movie, but Vince Vaughn was pretty funny.

[CallMeIshmael]

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Most people on the West Coast have a neutral accent- they speak 'Broadcast English'. Do you think that Joe Average CNN/Fox/MSNBC anchor has an accent?

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Again, everyone has an accent.


Just because 'broadcast joe' sounds this way, doesnt mean he doest have an accent.


You are arbitrarily defining that speach pattern to be without an accent. It's your definition. If I choose to define people from London as not having an accent, then, yes, of course, those people have HUGE accents.

[mmbt0ne]

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he gets on the phone with his brother back home, and OMG!
I thought he was putting me on!
When he finished, I mentioned it. He had no idea what I was talking about.

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My wife says i do this with my hawaiian accent

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I have a friend who goes from total Southern accent, to full on proper British accent whenever he talks to his parents. It's the most amazing thing.