Accents

[buzzer1]

Can you tell a difference between Canadian and American accents though?

Yes definately, i first picked it up from the Ice Hockey commentary...... Canadians say out in a different way.. as in about, lookout,trout,doubt, you get the jist.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

I can definitely spot the difference in these American regional accents:

Minnesota/Wisconsin/Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Chicago
NYC/New York
Boston/Massachusetts/Vermont&New Hampshire
Georgia/South Carolina
Kentucky/Tennessee
Louisiana/Alabama/Mississippi
Texas
Cajun Louisiana
South Florida/North Florida

The only really mystery for me is the West Coast. Outside of the "surfer/beach folk" accent, is there a difference in California/Oregon/Washington? I've never been able to grasp it.

I'd throw Italian-American New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia in there too, but otherwise I agree that those are the ones I can mostly detect. Occasionally you'll be able to pick out an Arkansas/Missouri/Kansas-type accent; vaguely Southern-ish but not really. I also have no idea what's going on on the West coast, aside from 'valley girl' Californian accents that hopefully don't really exist anymore.

 

[garymj]

Was appalled once in Spain when some Spanish blokes who could speak a little English had trouble with my manc accent but not a Geordie one!! Oh my word!

That can't be true

it is a well known fact that us Mancunians don't have an accent! I know thousands of mancs and they all speak like me and none of us have an accent

Well the ones that come to N wales on holiday certainly do "Yeah I'm from Manchesta wot you gonna do bowt it", mind the scousers are worst... runs for cover..