Pronounce and Spell Your Accent 101

[Chantellabella]

People say I talk funny. I talk on the radio often and the DJ's are always making fun of the way I talk.

So I decided that rather than me learn to speak yall's English, I can teach ya'll how to speak my language.

I know ya'll all got accents, so let's teach each other how to speak like ya'll



Ya'll ............... New Orleans

they ................. dey
hamburger .................. hamburgah
both of you ................. bo di yall
there ........................ dere
come over here .................. come ya
that ........................... dat
locker .......................... lockah
they don't have it...................... dey ay hai e

Spelling Nawlins

boat .................... beaut or beauxt if more than one
school ................... schoul or schouxl if more than one
anything with a g ....................... beignet (g is silent)

[Otherside]

Ah, British English

Zebra...Zebb - rah
Vitamin....Vitt - a - min
Garage...Gah - idge
Water....War-ter
Mom... Actually spelt "Mum" over here and is pronounced as such.

[FireIsTheCleanser]

This just about sums it up

[L]

Idiot eejit
I am not I amn’t
film fill-um
Tube choob
right ri-sh or roy
Tuesday Chooseday
Thanks you Cheers
33 tirty tree and a tird
Any fun or excitment hows the craic
to be naughty bold
sports shoes runners
give me get us
good class or deadly
I do that I do be
shh Whisht

just a few.....

[kc1895]

Since I'm from like So Cal, my peeps talk like um.. you know like with a valley accent and stuff??? Especially girls in like high school right?? Its like you learn how to talk this way until like college. Then like, its not cool anymore. Then you talk without "likes".

[Chantellabella]

Since I'm from like So Cal, my peeps talk like um.. you know like with a valley accent and stuff??? Especially girls in like high school right?? Its like you learn how to talk this way until like college. Then like, its not cool anymore. Then you talk without "likes".

I love it!

I didn't think they really did that there and thought people were making that up.

[Chantellabella]

These accents and words are great! I wonder how some words that are spelled the same end up sounding so different. "Like" who changed it? (Thought I'd throw in a bit of Southern California)

[L]

These accents and words are great! I wonder how some words that are spelled the same end up sounding so different. "Like" who changed it? (Thought I'd throw in a bit of Southern California)

A lot the differences here in Ireland are to do with direct translation for out native language Irish, we have some strange grammar compared to the rest of the world too.

[Otherside]

These accents and words are great! I wonder how some words that are spelled the same end up sounding so different. "Like" who changed it? (Thought I'd throw in a bit of Southern California)

Jokingly over here we say that Americans simplified English spellings. (words like center are spelt centre here, and words that would end in or in America end in our). A lot of words in American English mean something entirely different in British English.

What you call "Jelly" for example inbox what we call Jelly. Apparently you call what we call Jelly "Jell-O" and we call what you call Jello "Jam"

We call what you call Chips "Crisps" and what we call Chips are apparently called "French Fries".

And then I once said "I don't give a toss" on a forum. Might not have been American, but apparently, it didn't mean what it meant here ("I don't give a damn/don't care). That one was kinda awkward.

Language can be weird sometimes

[kc1895]

Jokingly over here we say that Americans simplified English spellings. (words like center are spelt centre here, and words that would end in or in America end in our). A lot of words in American English mean something entirely different in British English.

What you call "Jelly" for example inbox what we call Jelly. Apparently you call what we call Jelly "Jell-O" and we call what you call Jello "Jam"

We call what you call Chips "Crisps" and what we call Chips are apparently called "French Fries".

And then I once said "I don't give a toss" on a forum. Might not have been American, but apparently, it didn't mean what it meant here ("I don't give a damn/don't care). That one was kinda awkward.

Language can be weird sometimes

I hope you don't have to adapt to any type of dialect when you're posting on a forum. We should all be able to express our cultural differences in the English language, since there is not a "right" way to say things. Its also fun to learn what things mean in other countries. Apparently, Fish and chips is definitely not an American food! And neither is the "Peanut butter jelly time" song?

[Otherside]

I hope you don't have to adapt to any type of dialect when you're posting on a forum. We should all be able to express our cultural differences in the English language, since there is not a "right" way to say things. Its also fun to learn what things mean in other countries. Apparently, Fish and chips is definitely not an American food! And neither is the "Peanut butter jelly time" song?

Nah, It's okay. It was a pretty hilarious issue.

You're right, it is pretty funny. And I don't think Fish and Chips is an American food. Shops selling Fish and Chips are pretty common over here.

[Chantellabella]

I just got back from New Orleans.


They talk funny.


Naw!