what does a rhode island accent sound like?
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yup, most of us pronounce "er" with "a" chowder = chowda
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Good question.  The different colonies had different accents just as in Britain today there are regions and locales with distinct accents.\n\nIn the 20th century, there lived on a remote island in the Chesapeake Bay a population whose English was heavily accented in what many scholars argued was as close to the Colonial English as anything.
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It seems that Indians sound almost Irish when they learn English.  The way they roll the r's is more Spanish, however.
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Have you guys been to Liverpool? Merseyside accent sounds american when singing.
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Well as there are several different British accents, it's difficult to answer that. The stereotypical English accent(Queen's English) is annoying. That's the one that sounds like they've got a stick up their butt and who seem to talk down to people. But, being English, I can't say I'm too incensed with any of the British accents. I like some Irish accents though!(scottish accents are horrible!)
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haha. nice fake bad english accent thingy.  Not buying it.  its pathetic.  figure it out yourself. :]
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I have family there and HATE their accents.  I'm a midwesterner, and love a southern accent, but long island speak is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
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Use the link below to see the definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, and click on the little speaker icon to be able to hear it pronounced.  It sounds a little like "HAY-puh-nee."\n\nNeed the answer? Ask your friendly neighborhood librarian!
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accent the first and last syllables
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I am originally from Philadelphia but lived in NJ for several years and yes, I can hear my own accent. Accents in general are subjective so someone from NJ might not sound as harsh to me as they would to someone from London simply because I am used to they way New Jersey natives talk and they aren't. \n\nI didn't become fully aware of how strong my accent was until I became good friends with a girl from MN; Listening to a recording of us talking, we sound different as night and day. Not that she sounds like she has a stronger accent, she just sounds different. When compared to Midland American English, she is technically more "accentless" than I am.\n\nOnce I began studying Arabic I started to pay strong attention to the way I and others sound. I also encounter accent-related hurdles when it comes to pronunciation. So Arabic is another thing that made me more conscious of my own unique American accent.
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I'm from Minnesota. I once went on a mission trip to St. Louis, and we were pretty much the only remotely northern youth group there. So we were the ones who had a funny accent XD (I distinctly remember this guy from Texas coming up to us, imploring us to "say 'Minnesota'!" Once we'd said it, he got all excited and was all like "DUDE! That totally just made my day!!"). And the pastor there once referred to one of my group leaders as "mah friend Kathy frum Minnesooooda" (imitating the famed Minnesota "O" sound). It was rather entertaining, I must say.\n\nI think there are drawbacks to that particular accent, though. First of all, when you're singing choral pieces you're supposed to have an open "O" sound, which, as a southerner, you naturally lack (no offense intended). I know of one conductor who was thoroughly frustrated with her choir because of this very thing. Also, sometimes it's a little difficult to understand when it's particularly heavy--though it's much more comprehensible than a heavy Scottish accent (sometimes it sounds like they're not even speaking English!). \n\nSo, in answer to your question, I do not have a southern accent, so I cannot be proud of it. But I think that that particular accent is a small part of America's charm.
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same stuff you do just with a different accent
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Although there are many different American accents (Boston, Southern, Western, Broklyn, etc.) it almost seems like all professional radio announcers were raised in the same town (Radio City, USA?) and have no pronounced accents.  You can hear this if you drive cross-country and tune in local radio stations where the news announcers will sound different than the locals (say local ministers on Sunday morning).\n\nI would suggest using a tape recorder to record perhaps a US news broadcast then repeat what you hear into a tape recorder and compare your accent with the newsperson's accent.  Try different broadcasters.  Pretend you are in a play where you must act the part of the broadcaster and check for details.  It may be easy or difficult depending on how strong your own accent is and how good you are at mimicking others.  In the early days of radio the main actors in a radio play had to also do other voices such as a New York cop or an Irish washer woman, etc. to add "realism" to the play.  You can do the same.  Good luck.
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wow someone just said American accents are sexy?  Which ones?  I live here and can't say the same thing\n\nThere are about 12 in the Northeast I find them all annoying.\nThe South sounds like two steps shy of cocky, Mobile Rural/Alabama talks through their nose.  I might see The Texan accent attractive, mostly because its so free spirit....but I swear if I hear "that boy ain't right" one more time...I will lose it.Midwest all talk like cheesehead Fargo children, and the California/Washington Pacific Coast are accentless part of their charm.  I have yet to ever hear an Alaskan accent.\n\nSo which ones are sexy?
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i am from belize.  i say ma but the accent is caribbean\n\nAfrikaans  Moeder, Ma \nAlbanian  Nënë, Mëmë \nArabic  Ahm \nAragones  Mai \nAsturian  Ma \nAymara  Taica \nAzeri (Latin Script)  Ana \nBasque  Ama \nBelarusan  Matka \nBergamasco  Màder \nBolognese  Mèder \nBosnian  Majka \nBrazilian Portuguese  Mãe \nBresciano  Madèr \nBreton  Mamm \nBulgarian  Majka \nByelorussian  Macii \nCalabrese  Matre, Mamma \nCaló  Bata, Dai \nCatalan  Mare \nCebuano  Inahan, Nanay \nChechen  Nana \nCroatian  Mati, Majka \nCzech  Abatyse \nDanish  Mor \nDutch  Moeder, Moer \nDzoratâi  Mére \nEnglish  Mother, Mama, Mom \nEsperanto  Patrino, Panjo \nEstonian  Ema \nFaeroese  Móðir \nFinnish  Äiti \nFlemish  Moeder \nFrench  Mère, Maman \nFrisian  Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti \nFurlan  Mari \nGalician  Nai \nGerman  Mutter \nGreek  Màna \nGriko  Salentino, Mána \nHawaiian  Makuahine \nHindi -  Ma, Maji \nHungarian  Anya, Fu \nIcelandic  Móðir \nIlongo  Iloy, Nanay, Nay \nIndonesian  Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap  \nIrish  Máthair \nItalian  Madre, Mamma \nJapanese  Okaasan, Haha \nJudeo Spanish  Madre \nKurdish Kurmanji  Daya \nLadino  Uma \nLatin  Mater \nLeonese  Mai \nLigurian  Maire \nLimburgian  Moder, Mojer, Mam \nLingala  Mama \nLithuanian  Motina \nLombardo Occidentale  Madar \nLunfardo  Vieja \nMacedonian  Majka \nMalagasy  Reny \nMalay  Emak \nMaltese  Omm \nMantuan  Madar \nMaori  Ewe, Haakui \nMapunzugun  Ñuke, Ñuque \nMarathi  Aayi \nMongolian  `eh \nMudnés  Medra, mama \nNeapolitan  Mamma \nNorwegian  Madre \nOccitan  Maire \nOld Greek  Mytyr \nParmigiano  Mädra \nPersian  Madr, Maman \nPiemontese  Mare \nPolish  Matka, Mama \nPortuguese  Mãe \nPunjabi  Mai, Mataji, Pabo \nQuechua  Mama \nRapanui  Matu'a Vahine \nReggiano  Mèdra \nRomagnolo  Mèder \nRomanian  Mama, Maica \nRomansh  Mamma \nRussian  Mat' \nSaami  Eadni \nSamoan  Tina \nSardinian (Limba Sarda Unificada)  Mama \nSardinian Campidanesu  mamai \nSardinian Logudoresu  Madre, Mamma \nSerbian  Majka \nShona  Amai \nSicilian  Matri \nSlovak  Mama, Matka \nSlovenian  Máti \nSpanish  Madre, Mamá, Mami \nSwahili  Mama, Mzazi, Mzaa \nSwedish  Mamma, Mor, Morsa \nSwiss German  Mueter \nTriestino  Mare \nTurkish  Anne, Ana, Valide \nTurkmen  Eje \nUkrainian  Mati \nUrdu  Ammee \nValencian  Mare \nVenetian  Mare \nViestano  Mamm' \nWallon  Mére \nWelsh  Mam \nYiddish  Muter \nZeneize  Moæ
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Here are the results of one such effort (sorry about the spacing -- look at the actual web page chart to see it all more clearly).\n\nThe 40 sounds of English (USA accent) with percentage\neach phoneme was found in truespel dictionary  (note that the "sound" listed for each is according to truespel's own method, rather than the IPA, so some might wish to convert it to the latter).\n\nID  sound  %  Sample words\n[VOWELS]\nv1 i 9.9% sit\nv2 ee 5.0% see\nv3 er 3.4% her\nv4 u 3.3% up\nv5 e 2.6% beg\nv6 a 2.1% bad\nv7 ae 2.1% sundae\nv8 aa 1.9% aardvark,Saab\nv9 ie 1.4% pie\nv10 oe 1.4% toe\nv11 oo 1.2% good\nv12 ue 1.2% blue\nv13 or 0.7% or\nv14 au 0.4% auger\nv15 air 0.4% fair\nv16 ou 0.4% out\nv17 oi 0.1% toil\n\n[CONSONANTS]\nk1 n,nn 7.8% in\nk2 s,ss 6.8% sin\nk3 t,tt 6.8% tip\nk4 l,ll 5.4% lift\nk5 k,kk 4.1% kid\nk6 d,dd 4.0% did\nk7 r,rr 3.9% rat\nk8 z,zz 3.7% zap\nk9 p,pp 3.3% pub\nk10 m,mm 3.0% mist\nk11 g,gg 2.6% good\nk12 b,bb 1.7% bad\nk13 f,ff 1.7% fair\nk14 y,yy 1.6% yet\nk15 sh,ssh 1.2% wish\nk16 v,vv 1.2% van\nk17 w,ww 1.2% wag\nk18 j,jj 0.8% just\nk19 h,hh 0.7% hat\nk20 ch,cch 0.5% chin\nk21 thh,tthh 0.3% thin\nk22 th,tth 0.1% that\nk23 zh,zzh 0.1% vision\nhttp://www.foreignword.com/dictionary/truespel/transpel.htm\n\n\nFor a sample "Truespel Analysis of USA English phoneme usage from words in the London Times Newspaper"  (with very similar results) see:\nhttp://www.nifl.gov/nifl-assessment/2002/0093.html\n\n(This example also includes a re-ordered list combining the consonant and vowel sounds into one list.)
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In Cantonese , it sound like " Mo tong Hall Lok"\nIn Mandarine, it sound like " Wu Tung Ker Ler"