If you could switch your accent for something completely different, which would you choose and why?
In my humble opinion, the New Zealand accent is terrible. The most dominant one, being the northland accent is ugly and lazy - anyone who speaks with it sounds like an idiot. For those who don't know the NZ accent, here's some phoenetic Kiwi for you:
"Oi moigh just gow daun tu tha shups and get sum fush und chups."
Aussies I give you permission to giggle at that. To speak it, just relax your cheeks and purse your bottom lip. That'll pretty much get it.
The Southland accent is a lot better, but still not tops. You end up sounding like some kind of Australian Pirate.
The moderate NZ accent, mine - and Sam niell's if you want an example, (Jurassic Park, Alan Grant,) - is becoming less and less, mostly because it is certifiably the most 'neutral' accent in the world, and because of this, speakers of this accent loose it quickly if put around others with different accents. I find myself lapsing into the northland accent sometimes which is annoying.
So I've decided to switch my accent for a Scottish one. Not the really strong Highland one as such, but something from Edinburgh maybe.
I reckon if I live there for a couple of years I'll pick it up. Either that or listen to "500 Miles" by The Proclaimers on repeat for ages.
Either that or an Irish one, but Scottish would be my first choice.
What about you guys? Do you want a change, or are you fiendishly protective of the accent you have?
In my humble opinion, the New Zealand accent is terrible. The most dominant one, being the northland accent is ugly and lazy - anyone who speaks with it sounds like an idiot. For those who don't know the NZ accent, here's some phoenetic Kiwi for you:
"Oi moigh just gow daun tu tha shups and get sum fush und chups."
Aussies I give you permission to giggle at that. To speak it, just relax your cheeks and purse your bottom lip. That'll pretty much get it.
The Southland accent is a lot better, but still not tops. You end up sounding like some kind of Australian Pirate.
The moderate NZ accent, mine - and Sam niell's if you want an example, (Jurassic Park, Alan Grant,) - is becoming less and less, mostly because it is certifiably the most 'neutral' accent in the world, and because of this, speakers of this accent loose it quickly if put around others with different accents. I find myself lapsing into the northland accent sometimes which is annoying.
So I've decided to switch my accent for a Scottish one. Not the really strong Highland one as such, but something from Edinburgh maybe.
I reckon if I live there for a couple of years I'll pick it up. Either that or listen to "500 Miles" by The Proclaimers on repeat for ages.
Either that or an Irish one, but Scottish would be my first choice.
What about you guys? Do you want a change, or are you fiendishly protective of the accent you have?
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