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John Nowak
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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 Posted - 10/20/2005 : 11:35:51 AM
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Originally posted by hbrennan
[quote]John Nowack wrote: I like "y'all" myself. I'm almost tempted to use it.
Don't.
I know what you mean. "Ja" is colorful enough for me.
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We've always been united in stupidity. That's why there is no hope. But, then again, when has that ever stopped us?
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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 10/20/2005 : 12:55:48 PM
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Originally posted by Sandy
It's gotten to the point where I have English subtitles on whenever I watch a british or australian movie. Once they didn't have english subtitles for this brit movie (I forget which one) and after about 15 frustrating minutes I turned on the Spanish subtitles (I speak only a little) and It helped immensely.
I'm reminded of a comment made by some friends back
when THE COMMITMENTS was first released:
They said the movie was great, the story & music were
wonderful, but the thick Irish (Dublin, to be specific)
were just off-putting.
I went to see it and had no problem at all.
Of course: my Mom is from Ireland, and I have an aunt
and three cousins who have lived in Dublin for years
and have spoken to on a regular basis all of my adult
life, so its all about what you're used to.
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Dirk
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
237 Posts |
Posted - 10/20/2005 : 5:56:47 PM
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Watching football, I notice that the atrocious Phil Simms says "eem" instead of "him" and "ee" instead of "he", as in "Ee tackles eem" or "Ee sacks eem".
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 10/21/2005 : 03:30:55 AM
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Originally posted by MikeC
I'm reminded of a comment made by some friends back
when THE COMMITMENTS was first released:
They said the movie was great, the story & music were
wonderful, but the thick Irish (Dublin, to be specific)
were just off-putting.
I went to see it and had no problem at all.
Of course: my Mom is from Ireland, and I have an aunt
and three cousins who have lived in Dublin for years
and have spoken to on a regular basis all of my adult
life, so its all about what you're used to.
MikeC
Reminds me of a friend of mine, who claimed she had understood aboslutely nothing of what people were saying in Intermission, another film that features dublinese. Worst part is that she had actually spend a whole summer in Dublin. |
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Cannon Fodder
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
Australia
176 Posts |
Posted - 10/21/2005 : 04:11:31 AM
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Originally posted by Neville
Sorry, I meant if all Australians both rush and lower the volume at the end of their sentences.
No. Not that I've noticed. Unless its so widespread that it doesn't even register.
And people can complain all they want about bad attempts by actors at Southern US accents but don't get me started on bad fake Australian accents. |
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Marlowe
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
445 Posts |
Posted - 10/21/2005 : 10:59:45 AM
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It wasn't till I went away to school that I realized that most people only have one definition for the word "wicked," and that it blew their widdle minds when I called something "wicked good."
Most Maine accents on film are really terrible, especially those found in Stephen King movies.
http://www.badmovieplanet.com/duckspeaks |
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dmilroy
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
281 Posts |
Posted - 10/21/2005 : 5:14:04 PM
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In Southern California “Hey” is considered polite enough a greeting for most situations short of strictly formal, and “Hey, man” is acceptable to use on pretty much anyone you’ve met more than once before. It is a state law that the word “dude” must be included in at least one out of every four sentences spoken. “Coke” is a perfectly acceptable substitute for “soda”. Requesting a ‘pop’ will usually get you one of two radically different things, neither of which are related to carbonated beverages in the least.
Relatives of mine in Montana use the atrociously inept adjective “spendy” for things which are expensive. They’ve also taken to inserting strange couplets at the start of their sentences. As in : “So Ginny says to me, she says ….”.
I’ve recently moved to New Mexico and haven’t yet picked up on any regional dialect quirks, but I can say with some certainty that the color red appears to carry no meaning at all to the average driver. In Los Angeles we’d cut you off because we didn’t care about anyone else on the road. In New Mexico it appears we’d cut you off because we didn’t realize there was anyone else on the road.
And don’t get me started on the whole “red or green?” question waiters ask whenever you order anything even remotely food-like.
~D ( four months here and still not abducted by aliens )
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hbrennan
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Philippines
1455 Posts |
Posted - 10/21/2005 : 5:48:30 PM
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dmilroy wrote: And don’t get me started on the whole “red or green?” question waiters ask whenever you order anything even remotely food-like.
I lived in Albuquerque for 8 years. New Mexican food is great. On the red vs green chile deal - you need to ask "which one is hotter?" It varies from place to place and from day to day. Trust me - you will become addicted.
"...yet it hadn't destroyed his brain."
re: Charles "The Butcher" Benton (1956)
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John Doe
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
USA
91 Posts |
Posted - 10/21/2005 : 6:59:58 PM
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Also in Montana the refer to a motor vehicle, especially a pickup truck, as a "rig". eg You got your rig winterized yet?
my eyes!! the goggles do nothing!! |
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dmilroy
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
281 Posts |
Posted - 10/21/2005 : 7:04:40 PM
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Originally posted by hbrennan
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dmilroy wrote: And don’t get me started on the whole “red or green?” question waiters ask whenever you order anything even remotely food-like.
I lived in Albuquerque for 8 years. New Mexican food is great. On the red vs green chile deal - you need to ask "which one is hotter?" It varies from place to place and from day to day. Trust me - you will become addicted.
Oh, I’ve always loved spicy foods. Love love love them. I’m in a pretty good area when it comes to that – we’ve a Schzewan take out and an Indian dine in very close by. And of course SouthWest cuisine pretty much everywhere you turn. I will admit that my first attempt to cook with the local chilies was something on the “let us never speak of this incident again” side of things, however, I’m adapting.
Now if we can only get some of the red/green color discriminatory ability to transfer from the dining table to the traffic stops …
Oh, and back to the language differences, I did discover one quaint regionalism. When people in New Mexico would use the phrase “mildly warm day”, in Southern California we’d have used “how did we get on the surface of the Sun all of the sudden?!?” instead.
~D ( wondering if its bad to read “cooking times will vary, depending on color of your car” on packages of meat )
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Flangepart
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
2329 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2005 : 10:57:13 AM
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Well, haveing just come back from Lexington KY, i can say the accent is no problim, as my Mom's kin were from West Virginia. And yes, Sweet tea is offered down thar. Here in Ohio, you have to hit a City BBQ to find Sweet Tea on the menu.
Not suprised Neville has similar problims with Spanish. I actualy like accents, as they make communications intresting, so long as you make out what they are saying!
Us Midwest types are often said to have no accent. i hate being verbal "Beige".
"Reality is arguable...lunch time is not." H. Flangepart.
"One Weekend a month my ass!" Crow- The Beginning of the End.
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twitterpate
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Canada
1026 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2005 : 2:45:47 PM
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Originally posted by Marlowe
Most Maine accents on film are really terrible, especially those found in Stephen King movies.
MOST Maine accents? I don't believe I've ever heard a proper one performed in any medium.
A shame, because Maine accents make me feel kind of homesick (we used to get Maine channels on cable....) |
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Atomic Glee
Archdeacon of Jabootu
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2005 : 8:51:17 PM
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Always bugs me when people lump Texas in with the rest of the South re: accents and language nuances, as we really are distinct from the rest of the "south" and besides, Texas is huuuuuuuge, and we've got variety in what we sound and talk like (compare an East Texan from the Piney Woods, a North Central Texan from D/FW where I'm at, a Houston resident, and somebody from the Panhandle or from the desert of West Texas, and you'll find differences, though whether or not you have to be from Texas to pick up on them I'm not sure).
Kevin Buchanan
Atomic Glee - The blog/modern pulp mag. http://www.atomicglee.com |
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Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
229 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2005 : 05:20:11 AM
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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2005 : 07:03:30 AM
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Originally posted by Hinda
In New York City, many people put their dishes or their clothes in the draw.
And they drink wawtah.
MikeC, What Accent? I'm from Jersey. Fugedabowdit! |
Edited by - MikeC on 10/27/2005 07:03:46 AM |
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