tr1gg3r_h4ppy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Well, for the duration I've been bought for the total of $20 USD, to speak in an English accent. I would like to think I am fairly good as a man from the UK asked me if I was Welsh when impersonating a British Person in Public. What I would like to know, how can I make my accent sound more convincing and less forced. I need to be able to keep up the talking for two weeks. Currently after 20 minutes of accent my jaw begins to hurt quite a bit. Also what words are common to the dialect? Such as reckon, lory, and what not. Thanks, Trigger Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Oh My God! But this post does remind me I have to call you and come pick up my gun- So good luck to ya! ...mate! Link to post Share on other sites
WeirdoTransvestite Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Yeah, good luck with that. It can be rather hard to fake an accent, and have it believable. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 There really is no such thing as an English accent, a good speech therapist can tell what town you are from even what part of that town in some cases. Most of the time people go for the plummy posh accent or the cockney but those are two of the hardest to get right. Watch british films (not trainspotting or snatch) and record your voice to play it back. Link to post Share on other sites
BrentN Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 If I all of the sudden had a british accent I'd kill myself. Its about as bad as a brooklyn accent.. Link to post Share on other sites
starburst Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Let me guess your actually going to try to put on the pompous Englishman accent which seems to be in every US TV show and film but hardly anyone really uses? Best bet is to watch some UK TV or films and choose an accent you think you can copy and like...unless you really want to go with steriotypes, in which case all Americans sound like they are from Texas and the south...or the hick from The Simpsons. Oh and if you sound Welsh then you have already done it, Wales is in Britain last time I checked Link to post Share on other sites
imp1864 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 sorry but I have to ask why the hell to you want a british or should I asy english accent? I cant believe no ones asked this. Link to post Share on other sites
starburst Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 He says hes been 'bought' for the 'duration'...if I had to guess its for charity or a bet, good question though Link to post Share on other sites
Rosco151 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Oh and if you sound Welsh then you have already done it, Wales is in Britain last time I checked Hang on, does he mean he sounds like a Welshman speaking Welsh or English? Two very different things, and one means he's doing REALLY badly... Link to post Share on other sites
snorkelman Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 watch lots of cheesy 1940s and 50s british movies I believe the cough 'British' accent you seek was alive and well in those Having lived all my days in britain thats only place Ive ever heard it at any rate No one ever really spoke like that we just pretended in movies so that any soviet agents that might parachute in could be rounded up within 20 yards of their feet hitting the ground lol Link to post Share on other sites
imp1864 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 what he needs is mary poppins, ah ###### van dyke the ultimate cockney. dont you know, dont you know, for F***sake. Link to post Share on other sites
imp1864 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 censor all u like thats still his name. Link to post Share on other sites
Melonfish Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 actually i'd reckon the closest you can get is by watching star trek. no really. although the actors are american (50%) they Enounciate. thats the important part. enounciate and you'll be speeking the queens english. no need to put on an accent at all. just pronounce your words properly (no slurs or slang) and you'll be english before you know it. pete Link to post Share on other sites
imp1864 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 no mate, blackadder and remember to roar. Link to post Share on other sites
Tarnish Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Bloody hell in about fifteen seconds I could think of at least twenty two different British accents and about nineteen of those were from England alone! There is no one "British" accent no more than there is one American or even one Australian accent! Yanks, ya gotta love 'em and their quaint view of the United Kingdom! Link to post Share on other sites
T3CH Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 double post Link to post Share on other sites
T3CH Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 There's an accent for every major town and region on the UK ffs Pick brummie, thats a good one Alright luff, pleased to meet yow Oh and this was an EXTREMELY brave thing to ask, considering the amount of rhyming slang and just plain obscure terms for various body parts/sexual acts Also what words are common to the dialect? Also its NUCLEAR, not nucular, tomAto, not tomAYto Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 The actor that does Dr. House has a LOT of british accent! Just catch a interview of him and you will see. The has to fake his american accent. Link to post Share on other sites
BaggyPants Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 censor all u like thats still his name. That's nothing. On a WWII forum where I administrate, the electronic sensor wouldn't let you say Dyke either. If you tried to write D!ck van Dyke, it changed it to Richard van Nice Lady!! Needless to say, I went in and changed the thing Link to post Share on other sites
BaggyPants Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Also its NUCLEAR, not nucular, tomAto, not tomAYto Don't forget Aluminium, not Aluminum Link to post Share on other sites
starburst Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 The actor that does Dr. House has a LOT of british accent! Just catch a interview of him and you will see. The has to fake his american accent. Hugh Laurie Same with Jamie Bamber who plays Apollo in Battlestar Galactica, alot of people especially Americans are suprised when they see interviews that hes actually British and doesnt talk like Apollo really, for anyone whos seen him on UK TV (like Ultimate Force) they arent so suprised Link to post Share on other sites
imp1864 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Richard van nice lady how do we know shes a nice lady? bit of a generalisation. LOL or am I? HUMMM Link to post Share on other sites
Melonfish Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Hugh Laurie Same with Jamie Bamber who plays Apollo in Battlestar Galactica, alot of people especially Americans are suprised when they see interviews that hes actually British and doesnt talk like Apollo really, for anyone whos seen him on UK TV (like Ultimate Force) they arent so suprised Dont forget as Archie too, Hornblowers faithfull friend pete Link to post Share on other sites
BaggyPants Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Richard van nice lady how do we know shes a nice lady? bit of a generalisation. LOL or am I? HUMMM My mate Stig couldn't put his location in. Every time he typed Scunthorpe, it came out as S*bleep*horpe Link to post Share on other sites
imp1864 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I'm loving this. Link to post Share on other sites
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