Comments on: Language trouble http://langabi.name/blog/2008/10/07/language-trouble Paul Cook's blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:55:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: paulcook http://langabi.name/blog/2008/10/07/language-trouble#comment-10506 paulcook Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:44:17 +0000 http://langabi.name/blog/2008/10/07/language-trouble#comment-10506 That's a great quote! Actually, I'm a little silly -- when someone says they CAN'T hear any American accent in my speech, I get annoyed too. I'm just unreasonable, I think. That’s a great quote! Actually, I’m a little silly — when someone says they CAN’T hear any American accent in my speech, I get annoyed too. I’m just unreasonable, I think.

]]> By: Dixie http://langabi.name/blog/2008/10/07/language-trouble#comment-10468 Dixie Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:45:23 +0000 http://langabi.name/blog/2008/10/07/language-trouble#comment-10468 Neil Gaiman, who was born in the UK but has lived in Minnesota long enough for his accent to turn into a "primordial slime," had the best description of a confused multinational accent I have ever read: "Really, my accent is just a universal sort of case of 'you aren't from round here, are you?' " My accent, like my identity, is made up of little bits of all the places I've lived. And, like my identity, certain parts of my accent will emphasize themselves based on who I'm speaking to. But that's just me. Your mileage may vary. Neil Gaiman, who was born in the UK but has lived in Minnesota long enough for his accent to turn into a “primordial slime,” had the best description of a confused multinational accent I have ever read: “Really, my accent is just a universal sort of case of ‘you aren’t from round here, are you?’ ”

My accent, like my identity, is made up of little bits of all the places I’ve lived. And, like my identity, certain parts of my accent will emphasize themselves based on who I’m speaking to. But that’s just me. Your mileage may vary.

]]> By: The other Paul http://langabi.name/blog/2008/10/07/language-trouble#comment-10423 The other Paul Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:00:12 +0000 http://langabi.name/blog/2008/10/07/language-trouble#comment-10423 Good to be reading updates again. On the subject of accents we had friends who called their child Abra, pronounced Aaaa-bra (bra like bra said like the beginning of bramble). But being American they let everyone know in an email that her name was Abra, pronounced with A as in saw.... this in England. Must hear you say your name in American sometime. Perhaps useful to stop the Afrikaanerism of Paul to Pow-ul. Good to be reading updates again. On the subject of accents we had friends who called their child Abra, pronounced Aaaa-bra (bra like bra said like the beginning of bramble). But being American they let everyone know in an email that her name was Abra, pronounced with A as in saw…. this in England.

Must hear you say your name in American sometime. Perhaps useful to stop the Afrikaanerism of Paul to Pow-ul.

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