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| What could be the widely used words that describes someone's accent ??? Following are few celebs whose accent tickles my fancy (along with the way I describe their particular accent): >> Hugh Grant (plummy accent) >> Pierce Brosnan (NOT his "James Bond" accent but his "real life" accent, as rather "peculiar but pleasant") >> Richard Brandson (???) >> Simon Cowell (deep accent) >> Austin Powers (strong accent) >> George Clooney (???) How would people around here describe the accents in general & bearing in mind these celebs or any other celebs they've in mind ??? |
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| George Clooney was born and raised in Kentucky, and you can still hear a slight Southern twang when he speaks. Fran Drescher (who starred on the TV series The Nanny)has a very pronounced Queens, New York, accent. (In describing it, folks might say she has a "Noo Yawk" accent.) Of course, most celebrities that crave a successful career in acting or broadcasting (in the US, anyway) work hard to lose any trace of a regional accent and strive for a traditional flat, Midwestern pronunciation. (Have you ever seen the sitcom Home Improvement? Tim Allen was born and raised in the Detroit area; his is a good example of the Midwestern accent.) If you ever watch re-runs of Cheers, it's interesting to note that although the show is set in Boston, the only character that has anything close to a traditional Boston accent is Cliff the Mailman. |
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| Pierce Brosnan sound very self-satisfied when talking in his normal accent- a sort of quiet smugness to me. |
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| It is much more common to "identify" accents rather than describing them...plus you tag them as well... -Crocodile Dundee speaks in a broad australian accent. -Hugh Grantīs got a posh british accent. -Jim Carrey has a slight canadian twang (Heīs canadian by birth) I canīt think of any more examples,sorry! |
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| Jim Carrey has a slight canadian twang (Heīs canadian by birth) Interesting that you use this phraseology. To my (American) mind, a "twang" involves a distinct drawl from the south or the west. I live very near the Canadian border (Detroit/Windsor), and am familiar with the Ontario accent...which we describe simply as an accent, not a "twang." (As you mentioned, Jim Carrey does have a discernable Ontarian accent. But keep in mind, different areas of Canada have different accents.) Just my two cents, your mileage may vary, etc. |
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| In BrE, a twang can be from pretty much any region. |
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| clooney grew up in cincinati. brosnan has lived in britain since age 12, and said that he was forced to speak with a british accent because he was bullied, so i dont know why he would speak in anything other than a british accent considering he probably spoke with one from 12-18. generally, you will speak with the accent you had when you were 18. |
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