American Accent?

Rebekka · Mar 20, 2007

Yes I can hear some American accents: New York and southern - not so sure about the others. I like the noo yohk accent. I love all sorts of English (=from England) accents, and Scottish and Welsh too. I think in the UK there is more regional varietion, considering the small size of the UK compared to the huge US. Most Americans sound the same to me. :sorry:

In the Netherlands, the best accent to have is a southern accent, from the province of Brabant - particularly the mid-eastern Brabant accent. That's the one I have.

Redguard · Mar 20, 2007

RebekkaH said:
Yes I can hear some American accents: New York and southern - not so sure about the others. I like the noo yohk accent. I love all sorts of English (=from England) accents, and Scottish and Welsh too. I think in the UK there is more regional varietion, considering the small size of the UK compared to the huge US. Most Americans sound the same to me.

In the Netherlands, the best accent to have is a southern accent, from the province of Brabant - particularly the mid-eastern Brabant accent. That's the one I have.

Do people in the Netherlands really sound like Goldmember?

Rebekka · Mar 20, 2007

Redguard said:
Do people in the Netherlands really sound like Goldmember?

Only when they speak English - yes, they do a bit. Unless they don't really have a Dutch accent, but most Dutch people do have a huge Dutch accent when speaking English.

Jadiell · Mar 20, 2007

Redguard said:
Do people in the Netherlands really sound like Goldmember?

Not when they're speaking Dutch!

EDIT: Rats, Rebekka beat me to it...

Redguard · Apr 9, 2007

Bumped for Jemma aka PilgrimChild

I have another question for RebekkaH.

I've been led to believe that ALL people in the Netherlands have the word "van" or "von" before the last name... but your username is RebekkaH... as opposed to Rebekka van H. or Rebekka von H.

Are you REALLY dutch? Or are you an imposter?

MillionPieces · Apr 9, 2007

Eh, well, do you mean ALL of America (that would include Mexico, etc.) Or U.S.A.?
My mom says that people from Montana talk like "what the heck are you talkin' about?!" And I dunno what the heck she's talkin' about.
And I dunno what the heck y'all are talkin' about, either, because I haven't been paying attention... Sorry *wanders back outside... Uhhh... wherever outside is*
EDIT: I have no idea why I posted this... nevermind. Hey, where am I?! xD

Redguard · Apr 9, 2007

MillionPieces said:
Eh, well, do you mean ALL of America (that would include Mexico, etc.) Or U.S.A.?
My mom says that people from Montana talk like "what the heck are you talkin' about?!" And I dunno what the heck she's talkin' about.
And I dunno what the heck y'all are talkin' about, either, because I haven't been paying attention... Sorry *wanders back outside... Uhhh... wherever outside is*
EDIT: I have no idea why I posted this... nevermind. Hey, where am I?! xD

Wow... for a moment there, I had you completely mistaken for the other Million Pieces.

I'm here wondering why she's now 14 yrs old and lost all her posts and reps.

Imagine that.... 2 million pieces.

Rebekka · Apr 9, 2007

Redguard said:
Bumped for Jemma aka PilgrimChild

I have another question for RebekkaH.

I've been led to believe that ALL people in the Netherlands have the word "van" or "von" before the last name... but your username is RebekkaH... as opposed to Rebekka van H. or Rebekka von H.

Are you REALLY dutch? Or are you an imposter?

Hahahaha!!!!

That's a myth.

No I'm not an imposter, and to prove it I will write something in Dutch. ^_^

Wie dit leest is gek.

1. "von" is German, not Dutch. It means the same as "van", which is Dutch (it means "of").
2. "van", simply meaning "of", is quite common, but by no means is it the majority! The most common Dutch surnames are "de Vries" (meaning "the Frisian") and "Jansen" (meaning "son of Jan" = Johnson), not a "van" in sight!
3. "van" names are commonly used in combination with a town, village or city, or another place like a hill or mountain. "van den Berg" (very common name) = "of the mountain". "van Lieshout" = "of Lieshout" (a town in the Netherlands). "van Dam" = "of the dam"
4. many people have "van"-less surnames, including me and my husband (although my husband does have a prefix "ter", which is a regional almost-equivalent of "van"). The Dutch last names are not much different from the English ones - professions are very common (e.g Carpenter = Timmerman(s) in Dutch, or Baker = Bakker, etc.), as are last names made of first names with "son of" suffix (John-son = Jan-s-zoon = Jansen).

Hope that helped!

Redguard · Apr 9, 2007

RebekkaH said:
Hahahaha!!!!

That's a myth. No I'm not an imposter, and to prove it I will write something in Dutch.

Wie dit leest is gek.

1. "von" is German, not Dutch. It means the same as "van", which is Dutch (it means "of").
2. "van", simply meaning "of", is quite common, but by no means is it the majority! The most common Dutch surnames are "de Vries" (meaning "the Frisian") and "Jansen" (meaning "son of Jan" = Johnson), not a "van" in sight!
3. "van" names are commonly used in combination with a town, village or city, or another place like a hill or mountain. "van den Berg" (very common name) = "of the mountain". "van Lieshout" = "of Lieshout" (a town in the Netherlands). "van Dam" = "of the dam"
4. many people have "van"-less surnames, including me and my husband (although my husband does have a prefix "ter", which is a regional almost-equivalent of "van"). The Dutch last names are not much different from the English ones - professions are very common (e.g Carpenter = Timmerman(s) in Dutch, or Baker = Bakker, etc.), as are last names made of first names with "son of" suffix (John-son = Jan-s-zoon = Jansen).

Hope that helped!

Danke!

I remember my 6th grade teacher was Dutch and she was always talking about going back to the Netherlands. I think she just hated the class. Anyway, her last name was van Veghel. I guess she was from the town of Veghel. Or wait... that would be her husband that was from Veghel... and then he picked her up from somewhere.... maybe that berg mountain that you were talking about.

One of Mrs. Redguard's friends is engaged to a guy whose last name is de jong van der Halen. It comes as no surprise to us that she's opted to keep her simple Canadian maiden name.

Rebekka · Apr 9, 2007

Van Veghel - yes, means one of their ancestors came from the small town of Veghel. My mum used to live on the border of Veghel as a child.

jojogirly · Apr 9, 2007

Americans have accents alright. In my opinion there are quite afew "types" of american accents. there is the "high school girl" accent, the lost "teenage boy" accent and then the "normal people's" accent. but i can also tell if a person is from texas when he speaks

alwaysyoung · Apr 9, 2007

jojogirly said:
Americans have accents alright. In my opinion there are quite afew "types" of american accents. there is the "high school girl" accent, the lost "teenage boy" accent and then the "normal people's" accent. but i can also tell if a person is from texas when he speaks

Wow, I've never heard of those types of accents before, lol...
Maybe those aren't specific to Americans....can't the "high school girl" accent be for any girl of any country that is in high school?

jojogirly · Apr 9, 2007

cnlisa said:
Wow, I've never heard of those types of accents before, lol...
Maybe those aren't specific to Americans....can't the "high school girl" accent be for any girl of any country that is in high school?

THEY are specific to Americans. there is a difference in the way a brit teenage girl and an american girl speak english. totally different accents!!

U should try listening to a conversation between those two..lol

HeatherJay · Apr 9, 2007

Okay...where's the final list of "wish to hear" words? :scratch:

Redguard · Apr 9, 2007

HeatherJay said:
Okay...where's the final list of "wish to hear" words?

I dunno... but when you find them, you can add these words to the list.

- Interesting
- Schedule

LynnMcG · Apr 9, 2007

jojogirly said:
Americans have accents alright. In my opinion there are quite afew "types" of american accents. there is the "high school girl" accent, the lost "teenage boy" accent and then the "normal people's" accent. but i can also tell if a person is from texas when he speaks

That's an interesting take on American accents.

I live in New Jersey, less than an hour from New York City. When we lived in California EVERYONE asked us if we were from Brooklyn. Jersey accents are SOOOOO different from a NY accent. Then in NY you have various dialects - Long Island, Manahatten, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, etc.

Then just on the East Coast of the U.S. you also have various New England and Southern accents.

Jemma · Apr 9, 2007

Redguard said:
I dunno... but when you find them, you can add these words to the list.

- Interesting
- Schedule

Let's start a new list... unless someone wants to go back and find the other one.

Add "aunt" to it... because I don't say "ant" like most Americans

So

~ schedule
~ interesting
~ aunt

?

HeatherJay · Apr 10, 2007

~ schedule
~ interesting
~ aunt

Syrup...

felinity · Apr 10, 2007

-out and/or about
-process

Million Pieces · Apr 10, 2007

~summer
~Christmas

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