Mispronounciations
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I remember used to watch a tv show called The Nanny. The Nanny had a thick New York .accent, she was really nasal and her charges were British, well the Dad and his butler were. Anyway I would often put this on captions so I could learn new words, mostly in yiddish.
I may visit Australia next year, but might have to keep my mouth shut lest everyone pegs me as a kiwi.
I remember the cast of the tv show xena, warrior princess, which was filmed here, had to learn how to speak with american accents because american audiences watching the show wouldnt be able to understand nz accents. It usually consists of people remembering to emphasies their 'rs' but not to the extreme that everyone sounds like a pirate.
I may visit Australia next year, but might have to keep my mouth shut lest everyone pegs me as a kiwi.
I remember the cast of the tv show xena, warrior princess, which was filmed here, had to learn how to speak with american accents because american audiences watching the show wouldnt be able to understand nz accents. It usually consists of people remembering to emphasies their 'rs' but not to the extreme that everyone sounds like a pirate.
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Well the BFG does mix up words called Gobblefunk...some of his words have actually made it into the oXford english dictionary to celebrate Roald Dahls anniversary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36405434
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36405434
This is amazing ,all the years I have lived wanting to be able to speak different language dialect not realizing I was born with the gift.
I can understand "Boston" and I can understand African American and my favorite Deep South . Although I will admit understanding these dialects and speaking them are a different matter. Nevertheless I would not change any of them. They are all wonderful to me.
I can understand "Boston" and I can understand African American and my favorite Deep South . Although I will admit understanding these dialects and speaking them are a different matter. Nevertheless I would not change any of them. They are all wonderful to me.
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Well, I'm not sure if it's like this where you live?
But here in the US, there are A LOT of regional differences.
Yes, I am one of those horribly uncultured people who calls my aunt, "Ant --------."
But where I was raised, that's just how people pronounce it.
We also mispronounce "Coke" and "soda."
We call it "pop".
(Because it's a shortened version of "soda pop", which was an old-fashioned term for such drinks.)
But here in the US, there are A LOT of regional differences.
Yes, I am one of those horribly uncultured people who calls my aunt, "Ant --------."
But where I was raised, that's just how people pronounce it.
We also mispronounce "Coke" and "soda."
We call it "pop".
(Because it's a shortened version of "soda pop", which was an old-fashioned term for such drinks.)
