A question for Americans...

In, English Accents and Dialects: An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles, Peter Trudgill & Arthur Hughes identify sixteen major modern dialect regions specific to England, based on grammar, vocabulary, and accent. I’m sure there are thousands of variations within the sixteen identified major regional variants.
The Library of Congress has extensive recordings of regional accents which are available to actors who want to accurately portray specific regions. Like KC said, an accurate accent wouldn't affect the bottom line profits of any movie (produced in Hollywood or any other place), and profits seem to come before accuracy. Who cares anyway; Benny Hill was, and always will be, the international Limey representative.

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hehe, halloween, i loved benny hill, too.

the fact is that there are so many more accents here that we may actually come into direct contact with, and i'd rather spend my time thinking of those, from a practical standpoint. sure, we can hear the difference between different accents, but once again, and i promise, for the last time, it doesn't matter.

 

I don't know, because I'm not American

 

You know how every year at Easter they show the movie "Jesus of Nazareth" on TV? If memory serves me right, they all have British accents in that movie, and I am pretty sure that Jesus was not British...I could be wrong...


But wait a minute, are you saying that British people don't walk around asking everyone if they make them horny? They don't wear tweed jackets and sip tea and make subtley witty comments about books? They aren't all butlers for rich American men??? Wow, I had them pegged all wrong!

 

And don't forget, they all have bad teeth!

I love Brits. They are the best people.

 

I don't know why the British have a reputation for bad teeth ... but mine are fine so I don't care! lol

 

LOL!

You're precious, Spuff.

 

Well, thank you, Ginge! I know I'm British but my teeth are great ... so I've been told by the dentist! Was it actually because of Austin Powers that a lot of Americans think we have bad dental hygene? Or is there some other reason for it? I can't really see why one film would have such an effect!

 

im english and i'v also bin told that i hav good teeth aswel <---gd as nu

 

Someone told me the stereotype of Brits having bad teeth came from the "Founding Fathers" of this country. Something about George Washington and the rest of them having rotten teeth. LOL

But I honestly have not a clue.

 

i think it's some out dated studies on the effects of socialized dentistry or some old garbage. my grandmother had AWESOME teeth. it was my german grandfather who only had 3 left when he died.

 

ahah! i certainly can (then i aint american)
but heres a question, ta all you americans and brits,
can you tell the difference between a irish country accent, a dublin accent, and a northen ireland accent?

(weirder still, even thou dublins very small, theres a north dublin accent, and a south dublin accent..which is horrible!),..reckon yaz couldnt tell the difference.

 

i suppose i could tell the difference between accents, but not from where the accents originate, not without longer exposure.

 

Yes, I can, actually! I've never been to Ireland but I've picked up regional differences and I know a few Irish folk from different places.

 

well then keep in touch then you can look me up!!!
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I'm as baffled as Adam on Mother's Day!

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You do have beautiful teeth

 

Many Americans think that Brits either sound like the Queen or the Beatles, and that abominable accent Dick Van Dyke does in Mary Poppins was hilarious. My husband is always mixing up Irish and Scottish accents, and he says there is no difference. He's also tone deaf; maybe there's a correllation?
My Gram was from Thirsk, which is a small town in Yorkshire (Northern section of England for those who don't know), and her accent was much different from any other folks I knew from England. There's something distinctive about each dialect, and I do love hearing someone who "talks Yorkshire", as she called it.
For Americans, just listen to the Osbournes. Sharon and Ozzy do not have the same accent at all!

 

hehe, thnx!