Accents - which do you love and hate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So basically y'all don't like minority accents but are generally good with caucasean ones.

I don't see that anywhere in this thread. All the accents people are talking about, the ones they don't like, are used widely by "caucasean" (your spelling) people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Loved true Boston Brahmin, but it is dying out. My neighbor growing up had it and it was sheer pleasure to listen to him talk. He was a High School history teacher at Boston Latin many many moons ago.

There are a few southern accents that I love too- If you have upper elementary school children pick up the audio version of "Love, Ruby Lavender" - those are fun. I like some of the New Orleans accents. I am partial to rural southwest Virginia too- some are really interesting to listen.

+1

Agree about Boston Brahmin, but regular Boston accents, ugh. Like nails on a chalkboard.

[Anonymous]

I adore the musicality of Indian accents. Don't care for harsh Philadelphia or New England accents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Love any kind of British- Irish, English, Scottish.

HATE HATE HATE Australian.

Irish is NOT British

I was going to say the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So basically y'all don't like minority accents but are generally good with caucasean ones.

You are just too funny!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So basically y'all don't like minority accents but are generally good with caucasean ones. [/quote

Well, bless your heart.

[Anonymous]

Love Southern and English.

Hate indian and australian.

[Anonymous]

I like Minnesotan, Edinburgh Scots, posh southern, especially posh New Orleans which is something else, and Yorkshire.

Dislike: Brummey, Glaswegian, Texan, Northern Irish.

Hate: Dutch and other misc. Europeans who speak with an American accent and slang rather than British. It grates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like the Louisiana accent. I like my husbands accent too (Asian). I don't like the Baltimore accent.

There is no such thing as "the Louisiana accent". There are lots of different Louisiana accents. There are even lots of different accents just in New Orleans.

(And Dennis Quaid's accent in "The Big Easy" is fake fake fake. Because of the cocaine, apparently: http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/04/dennis_quaid_says_that_because.html)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HATE Minnesotan or Canadian accents, along with Indian accents. Yuck.

Well, you know, I sure am sorry, but I like my accent.

Love Scandinavian accents and assorted British ones though I don't know the names of them. i agree that educated Soutern accents are beautiful. i find Cali accents grating and lots of Asian accents hard to listen through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love a southern accent and an English one. Irish and Scottish accents are cute, as is French and Italian.

Californian one is slightly grating.

Really cannot abide Midwestern accents, Canadian, Liverpool, Indian, and the worst of all, Australian.

Do Californians or midwesterners even have accents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love a southern accent and an English one. Irish and Scottish accents are cute, as is French and Italian.

Californian one is slightly grating.

Really cannot abide Midwestern accents, Canadian, Liverpool, Indian, and the worst of all, Australian.

Do Californians or midwesterners even have accents?

Yes, they do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love New Zealand accent. Dislike Australian -- sounds harsher to me.

Dislike Indian and German since they're hard for me to understand.

Like English. Not so much northern England/Scotland/Ireland.

Like mid-South (Tennessee), dislike deep south (Alabama). Like Midwest. Despite Baaahhstin.

I'm Australian and I can't tell the difference between Australian & New Zealanders' accents.

Not liking the hate on here for Aussie accents!! I'm told at least once a week that my accent is "lovely" ... I guess they're just trying to make me feel better!

[Anonymous]

Hate English accents - on men sounds effeminate. Yuck.

Australian accents hurt my hears. Hate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love a southern accent and an English one. Irish and Scottish accents are cute, as is French and Italian.

Californian one is slightly grating.

Really cannot abide Midwestern accents, Canadian, Liverpool, Indian, and the worst of all, Australian.

Do Californians or midwesterners even have accents?

Yes, they do.

Everybody has an accent.