I think im turning american

I keep saying my "i"'s in words (pro-line instead of proleene for example) and sometimes other vowels instead of blending them like normal english-english. Too much merkian influence - TV, Music, Chemistry Journals..
Ive never ever picked up accents before (except when trying to speak German. German can only be spoken in a German accent otherwise it just doesnt sound right), why now? Help!

Not pissin on merkian accents, its just people are starting to pick up on it and correct me, cause i am english.

 

better than having a boston accent

you'd NEVER hear the end of it

 

Well there is only one remedy...you need to move

 

At least your not replacing t's with d's yet, there is hope.

Internet - In-der-ned

Computer - Com-pew-der

 

It's "Nuke-lear" not "nyook-yoo-lar".

I get all my pronunciations from Trevor McDonald. He is the most English man on TV.

*n

 

Now i feel better cause i do none of those things

@ Jack : I dont fancy being kicked out of my home thank you /hugs UK.

 

wouldnt happen to be a fan of pro-line boats would u?

 

Re: Re: I think im turning american

Na, its a chemical that catalyses asymmetric aldol reactions and such.

 

Don't you mean "Baaawwstun"

 

Yeeessssss join the american side our language is sooooo much better for you MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ohhh dude not all of us americans talk like those southern hicks from the hills. In fact most of TV's newscasters are from the midwest cause we have the accent that most of the US can under stand.

anyways Bindibadgi hope you cure that problem I would recommend a lot of Monty Python and read Douglas Adams that should screw you up enough to get your accent back

LOL

 

Re: Re: I think im turning american

you mean a barstewardised version of our language?

 

What chu talk'n bout...Ju guys in da mid wast ain't got no accent

 

If I have to hear 'Row-der' one more time when refering to a device which redirects TCP/IP packets, I'll scream. The bitterest pill to swallow is when UK'nians use it.

"Hey, what kind of Row-der are you guys using?"
"A Black and Decker Table Top one, witn interchangable bits"
"Uh, gee.."

 

*Raises hand and looks sheepish *

Always said it this way, but RTT laughs at me so I try and say 'Rooooooo-Ter' now....I at least pronounce the T so its 'row-ter' mind, when I say it the same way the USAliens say it....

 

Bahsten accents make ya sound wicked smaht.

 

That’s a Chatanooga accent…

 

Oh oh oh:

say "I parked the car in harvard yard'

 

im not listening, im not listening *covers ears* la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

 

Hehehehehe

Actually the worst accent in the US is in the deep south - especially Louisiana... Can't understand a friggin thing they're saying down there

 

I’ve been dying for a contract in New Orleans. Love Cajun food, if you ain’t sweat’n it ain’t Cajun…But it looks like Houston in Jan………..again.