Accents

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I was just thinking of how much English accents sound like a bunch of snakes. I thought of this before while listening to a choir sing, and I started paying attention to the way they pronounce and use the letter "s" when speaking. Snakes, I say.

Anyway, if you listen to like a choir that sings... You will notice that they stress the "s" sound. The best example I can give is to tell you to say these words out loud. Cystic Cirrhosis. Okay, see how you stressed the "s" in those words? To me, when there are a lot of words like that, they remind me of a sound a snake makes..Ssssssssss.

 

[Chesterton]

Yeah I agree the English sound funny. And this guy is a direct descendant of Henry VIII.

 

[Jonaitis]

I noticed (at least where I live) that people ignore the 't' sound (that's probably standard American English). Like, cotton is said 'caugh-en.'

I was watching this accent tag, and that's when I became self-conscious of my own accent. I didn't know that people say 'hundred' as hun-dread. Here in Wyoming, I've always heard it said 'hun-nerd'. Maybe this is the same in the South?

 

[dzheremi]

Yes, English can be quite funny.

Accents of English around the world (starring Vladimir Putin! ):

 

[Occams Barber]

I was just thinking of how much English accents sound like a bunch of snakes. I thought of this before while listening to a choir sing, and I started paying attention to the way they pronounce and use the letter "s" when speaking. Snakes, I say.

Anyway, if you listen to like a choir that sings... You will notice that they stress the "s" sound. The best example I can give is to tell you to say these words out loud. Cystic Cirrhosis. Okay, see how you stressed the "s" in those words? To me, when there are a lot of words like that, they remind me of a sound a snake makes..Ssssssssss.

The history and evolution of the English language, including its many varieties, is a hobby of mine. There are many different English accents/dialects. I'm not aware of any English accent which puts special emphasis on the 's' sound.

What I suspect you are hearing is a heavy emphasis on clear enunciation as a result of choral training. This is particularly possible with the more professional choral groups presenting classical (or religious) material.
OB

 

[Messerve]

That's used to drive me crazy!! We would be singing hymns in church and I would become aware of the S sounds all over the place. It was so hard not to start laughing and made me want to skip all the words with S's in them.

 

[SleepingAtLast]

I was just thinking of how much English accents sound like a bunch of snakes. I thought of this before while listening to a choir sing, and I started paying attention to the way they pronounce and use the letter "s" when speaking. Snakes, I say.

Anyway, if you listen to like a choir that sings... You will notice that they stress the "s" sound. The best example I can give is to tell you to say these words out loud. Cystic Cirrhosis. Okay, see how you stressed the "s" in those words? To me, when there are a lot of words like that, they remind me of a sound a snake makes..Ssssssssss.

Says the guy whose name is Bortsss. Lol

 

[Anthony2019]

I've always been fascinated with languages and love to hear them spoken with their varying dialects. I've studied French and have travelled in France, Canada and even parts of Belgium where I have heard varieties of it spoken.

Here in England, you only have a travel a short distance until you hear a dramatic change in accent. It only takes 20 minutes for me to get to work but the accent spoken by people at work differs radically to that spoken in my own town, even the intonation and the words used. About an hour or so from me is Wales where English is spoken with a distinctive lilt and where a lot of people still use Welsh as a first language.

 

[timewerx]

American accent from the 50's to the 80's is one of the best, up there with the British accent.

 

[MehGuy]

Apparently Minnesotians over pronounce their "ooos".. loool..

 

[Messerve]

American accent from the 50's to the 80's is one of the best, up there with the British accent.

Interesting comment.. How is the current American accent different? I know that in many old movies they used a fake "American" accent which was intentionally meant to be a cross between American and British to sound more sophisticated. But that was like the 30's to 50's I think.

 

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slang

 

[Occams Barber]

slang

Slang tends to refer to the informal words and phrases used by a particular group in place of the standard terminology.

Although it might be spoken with a particular accent, slang is more about the actual words.

OB

 

[( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)]

Slang tends to refer to the informal words and phrases used by a particular group in place of the standard terminology.

Although it might be spoken with a particular accent, slang is more about the actual words.

OB

Thank you for sharing!

 

[MehGuy]

Honestly I have a pretty bad ear for accents.

As far as accents, the British one sounds phony and like it was artificially created by the upper class to sound more superior.

The north American one is more down to earth and humble while the southern one is full of grace and hospitality.

While the Australian accent sounds like someone who would knife you in the streets.

 

[Occams Barber]

As far as accents, the British one sounds phony and like it was artificially created by the upper class to sound more superior.

You have it backwards. The accent only 'sounds' superior because it is spoken by people who are perceived (by some) as superior. Even the Queen's English is just another dialect out of the hundreds of dialects used across Britain.

The north American one is more down to earth and humble while the southern one is full of grace and hospitality.

There are a lot of 'North American' accents. As an example I would hardly describe the classic New York dialect as 'down to earth and humble'.

This map suggests 24 recognisable dialects within mainland US..
This Map Shows How Americans Speak 24 Different English Dialects

While the Australian accent sounds like someone who would knife you in the streets.

What else would you expect from a country originally started by criminals?

OB