Comments on: In a manner of speaking http://meish.org/2007/03/21/in-a-manner-of-speaking/ a blog by Meg Pickard Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:27:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: drew http://meish.org/2007/03/21/in-a-manner-of-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-21313 drew Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:39:02 +0000 http://meish.org/2007/03/21/in-a-manner-of-speaking/#comment-21313 Your accent transcription is amazing. A very useful talent, I'm sure. And no, you don't sound Australian. Often, South Australians are mistaken for being English (mostly by Americans) because they do the long vowel sounds (c<i>ah</i>stle and d<i>ah</i>nce). But you're still nowhere near that. And we don't say 'Crikey' either Your accent transcription is amazing. A very useful talent, I’m sure.

And no, you don’t sound Australian.

Often, South Australians are mistaken for being English (mostly by Americans) because they do the long vowel sounds (cahstle and dahnce). But you’re still nowhere near that.

And we don’t say ‘Crikey’ either

]]> By: Zabet http://meish.org/2007/03/21/in-a-manner-of-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-21288 Zabet Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:14:20 +0000 http://meish.org/2007/03/21/in-a-manner-of-speaking/#comment-21288 I'm not an expert on the different accents within the UK, but as one of few Americans who 1) knows that Aussies and Kiwis have different accents (my ex-husband refused to believe this) and 2) can differentiate between them, I'd say you are, quite solidly, English. Even the Australians I've heard speak with relatively "little" accent (i.e., more English-BCC sounding than stereotypically Australian) sound more Australian than you do. Crikey! ;) I’m not an expert on the different accents within the UK, but as one of few Americans who 1) knows that Aussies and Kiwis have different accents (my ex-husband refused to believe this) and 2) can differentiate between them, I’d say you are, quite solidly, English. Even the Australians I’ve heard speak with relatively “little” accent (i.e., more English-BCC sounding than stereotypically Australian) sound more Australian than you do. Crikey! ;)

]]> By: enidd http://meish.org/2007/03/21/in-a-manner-of-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-21251 enidd Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:27:56 +0000 http://meish.org/2007/03/21/in-a-manner-of-speaking/#comment-21251 our great minds must be thinking alike today! well, in a slightly less pithy but more accurate version, our quite brainy minds must be thinking in similar ways today. there's an accent meme in the air. our great minds must be thinking alike today! well, in a slightly less pithy but more accurate version, our quite brainy minds must be thinking in similar ways today. there’s an accent meme in the air.

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