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Geek Culture / How would one 'spell' the American accent?

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 20th May 2012 15:20
Cockney Batman and Robin



Dark Java Dude 64
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Posted: 21st May 2012 01:53
Hahah.
Fallout3fan
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Posted: 21st May 2012 02:08
Maybee itt salnts likke dis.

I don't know.

Our language is custom in a way that it has no British accent.

Except for the rural South. But mostly in American it has no accent at all.

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Posted: 21st May 2012 04:31
Well, I was looking for a hillbilly phrase and translation postcard I had seen on Google images.

No luck there, but I found this:


Also, quick question, what do you think a toboggan is?


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Posted: 21st May 2012 05:24
Isn't a toboggan a sled?

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
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Posted: 21st May 2012 05:36 Edited at: 21st May 2012 05:38
Quote: "Isn't a toboggan a sled?"


Not in WV! It's a sled in PA and at least some other parts of the country, but in WV it's just a hat that is more commonly known as a beanie.


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Posted: 21st May 2012 05:40
Here in Missouri, we call that a sock cap.
I watched a few 'accent tag' videos the other night on youtube. It's neat to see different ways of saying the same thing.

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Posted: 21st May 2012 06:49
I think i have been in Springfield, Missouri, come to think of it.
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Posted: 21st May 2012 11:28
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