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chris actual<p>The secret to the perfect <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> is to take words with 'Long-A' sounds and substitute them with 'Long-I' sounds. For example:</p><p>Day -&gt; Dye<br>Hate -&gt; Hite<br>Tomato -&gt; Tom-eye-to<br>Gatorade -&gt; Guy-torade<br>Complaint -&gt; Compl-eye-nt</p><p>You throw in a couple of aussie-drawl 'Yeea mite' s in there with the above, and people will swear you're from The Gold Coast.</p><p>Follow me for more Australian accent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tips</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>'Times may be getting tougher but a hell of a lot of people are committed to doing good. And the best of the good is the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> that makes up our planet.' ▶️ <a href="https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/718b5dba-b9d3-448b-96a7-38e99d4ef017" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut</span><span class="invisible">s/posts/718b5dba-b9d3-448b-96a7-38e99d4ef017</span></a></p><p>My new blog post about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> in hard times, developing a story, messy mind palace rooms, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/accents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accents</span></a>, and the sweet poison of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/passion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passion</span></a>. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writing</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/naturelovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturelovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/interviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interviews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/moreThanHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moreThanHuman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a></p>
Rob Pianozzino<p>Just found this. 😂 omg! I had no idea that Louisiana Senator John Kennedy is a total fraud. The fake accent! I’m dead <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23johnkennedy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#johnkennedy</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fraud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fraud</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23louisiana" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#louisiana</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23senator" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#senator</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23voice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#voice</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23accent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accent</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fake" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fake</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23republican" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#republican</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gop</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fakeaccent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakeaccent</a></p>
Stan Carey<p>"There are dozens of imitators, but none of them has really caught my sound."</p><p>Werner Herzog on his voice and accent, in "Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memoir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WernerHerzog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WernerHerzog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/dialect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dialect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>films</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/documentaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Mx Verda<p>unrleated but a friend asked how I pronounce the word "poem". </p><p>MEMORY UNLOCKED. </p><p>I was LIVID with a study workbook in Japan (so 6 to 10 y.o., which was 2nd or 3rd to 5th grade for me). </p><p>Fucking thing dinged me for saying "fire" was TWO syllables. </p><p>Because it IS! <br>If "fire" was ONE syllable, it would be "Far", a different fuckign word. </p><p>"Fai yer" or "fie err".</p><p>also unrelated <a href="https://uktransshop.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">uktransshop.co.uk/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>and <a href="https://www.consortium.lgbt/member-directory/gender-construction-kit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">consortium.lgbt/member-directo</span><span class="invisible">ry/gender-construction-kit/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/linguistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistic</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/word" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>word</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/dialect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dialect</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/sound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sound</span></a></p>
Marie 🇸🇪<p>Pretty cool with a (white) door while (different) handles, locks &amp; the side panel have been given an accent color. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/color" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>color</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/decor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/decoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decoration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/door" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>door</span></a></p>
Nat Oleander<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speech</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/southern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southern</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/southernaccent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southernaccent</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/condescending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>condescending</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/selfconcept" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfconcept</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identity</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>Here's the promised follow-up audio clip.</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/Essex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Essex</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/SourceVsSauce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SourceVsSauce</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>Fun fact: </p><p>In our local Essex accent, <strong>source</strong> typically sounds like <strong>sauce</strong>. </p><p>So <strong>open source</strong> sounds like <strong>open sauce</strong>. </p><p>Might do an audio clip of it at some point.</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/Essex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Essex</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a></p>
Em-squared<p>Cor blimey guvnor. I appear to be infected with a touch of the Dick Van Dyke Cockney accent virus. Wotever is Mauri Poppuns gonna say.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cockney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cockney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DickVanDyke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DickVanDyke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorstCockneyAccentEver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorstCockneyAccentEver</span></a></p>
Asakiyume<p>Tassy was murmuring to herself.</p><p>"What's up? What're you thinking about?" I asked.</p><p>"I was thinking of words that mean different things depending on where you put the <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a>. Like 'present.' 'When will you present him with the present?' Or 'desert'--'will you desert her in the desert?' I wonder how many words are like that."</p><p>"I wonder!" I handed her an ice cream sandwich. "I promise not to desert you in the desert without dessert. Or even in the backyard."</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/wss366" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wss366</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/microfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfiction</span></a></p>
Larry Russwurm<p><a href="https://rockandrollgarage.com/gene-simmons-explains-why-its-easier-to-be-in-a-progressive-rock-or-jazz-band/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gene Simmons, a stalwart of simplicity, via his band Kiss, has pronounced his brand of simple rock as being harder to come up with than the more complex stylings of prog rock.</a> He says it’s harder to come up with a memorable simple song than a flashy prog rock song. We are left to take him at his word because he doesn’t really present proof of his position.</p><p>I disagree because of all of the Kiss songs I would hear growing up (three of my siblings really liked Kiss and played them all the time), all I can remember of these are the songs Shout it Out Loud, Rock and Roll All Night, and I Was Made for Loving You. Kiss had 16 albums back then and all I can remember are 3 songs.</p><p>I was into Yes (a prog band) and had no problem remembering that band’s songs. Roundabout was more memorable than any Kiss song. Going for the One had memorable steel guitar which is a totally different approach to this instrument than what is done in country music. Don’t Kill the Whale had synthesizer sounds that were whale like. Owner of a Lonely Heart had a sound that was like a whole orchestra being kicked. To me, Yes was always more memorable than Kiss.</p><p>If the simple songs of Kiss were so memorable, why was it necessary for Kiss to use the gimmick of extreme makeup for their members? Why was it necessary to have such a big stage show? Was it that Kiss felt their music wasn’t enough on its own to entertain an audience?</p><p>Yes fans knew that their heroes wouldn’t be jumping and cavorting across the stage. After all, they had complex music coming from their instruments that they had to play well for their audience. So they stood there and played (impressively) and that was enough for their audiences.</p><p>I would like to make the case for complex music. There are only three parts to music. That is volume, pitch and time. That’s all. Volume is obvious. Time can mean time signature, syncopation and accent (Reggae has the accent on the second beat instead of the first). The rest is pitch. This may sound complex but music treats octaves as being identical. So there are only 12 notes. With only 12 notes, complexity should be praised, because it’s so rare.</p><p>So as usual, I don’t see things the same as Gene Simmons. I’m pleased with that.</p><p><a href="https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/06/02/simple-rock-vs-prog-rock/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/06/02/simple-rock-vs-prog-rock/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/accent/" target="_blank">#accent</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/cavorting/" target="_blank">#cavorting</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/complex-music/" target="_blank">#complexMusic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/dont-kill-the-whale/" target="_blank">#DonTKillTheWhale</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/gimmicky-makeup/" target="_blank">#gimmickyMakeup</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/gimmicky-stage-show/" target="_blank">#gimmickyStageShow</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/going-for-the-one/" target="_blank">#GoingForTheOne</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/i-was-made-for-loving-you/" target="_blank">#IWasMadeForLovingYou</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/jumping/" target="_blank">#jumping</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/kiss/" target="_blank">#Kiss</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/memorable-music/" target="_blank">#memorableMusic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/only-12-notes/" target="_blank">#only12Notes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/owner-of-a-lonely-heart/" target="_blank">#OwnerOfALonelyHeart</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/pitch/" target="_blank">#pitch</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/prog-rock/" target="_blank">#progRock</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/reggae/" target="_blank">#Reggae</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/rock-and-roll-all-night/" target="_blank">#RockAndRollAllNight</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/roundabout/" target="_blank">#Roundabout</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/shout-it-out-loud/" target="_blank">#ShoutItOutLoud</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/simple-music/" target="_blank">#simpleMusic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/simple-rock/" target="_blank">#simpleRock</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/syncopation/" target="_blank">#syncopation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/time/" target="_blank">#time</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/time-siganture/" target="_blank">#timeSiganture</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/volume/" target="_blank">#volume</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/yes/" target="_blank">#Yes</a></p>
Ross of Ottawa<p>My morning radio feed has a new fill-in traffic reporter with that current language trend of not pronouncing terminating Ts and it's distracting. I wonder where it came from and why it's so rampant recently?</p><p>"There's an acciden aa the stree where ih crosses the river in the wess end."</p><p>Funny how speech trends come and go, and sometimes stay. I suspect Tiktok is amplifying it. Modern accents are becoming disconnected from geography and more about subculture/demographics.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a></p>
Christopher Phin<p>I’m hanging with a guy who was brought up in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bahrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bahrain</span></a> and whose <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> I keep hearing strong flashes of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> in, and apparently I’m not the first to comment on it. I searched to see if this was a known phenonenon, but I’m coming up short. Anyone experienced this?</p>
Hebrew by Inbal<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3aHcWBL2og/?igsh=MW5wb2M5ZjAxNnVmZQ==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/C3aHcWBL2og</span><span class="invisible">/?igsh=MW5wb2M5ZjAxNnVmZQ==</span></a> Having an accent while speaking another language is a bold declaration of courage.</p><p>Having an accent is about daring greatly.</p><p>It's about feeding your curiosity, about pushing yourself to expand your horizons and explore new cultures and ideas.</p><p>It's a clear signal that you're living life to its fullest, refusing to let the fear of the unknown hold you back. </p><p>So, to each and every person who has embraced the challenge of learning a new language, who has looked fear in the eye and said, "I'm going for it anyway," I salute you.</p><p>Your accent isn't just a way you speak; it's a sign that you're pursuing your dreams, passions, and goals with unwavering determination.</p><p>That's what having an accent truly means.</p><p>It's a symbol of your journey, your bravery, and your adventurous spirit.</p><p>Keep speaking, keep exploring, and keep living boldly.</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/languagelover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languagelover</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languagelearning</span></a></p>
Kevin Bowen :xfce:<p>I was born in Upstate New York and raised in northern-central New Jersey. I speak(IMO) with a mostly flat/un-affected, Mid-Atlantic <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a>. Some have mistaken it for Mid-Western or European(???).</p><p>Somehow, over the course of 15ish years, I've managed to infect my Hawaiian girfriend with the absolutely worst imitation of a NYC/Joisey/Brooklyn accent that she will break out at the most random of times.</p><p>It horrifies &amp; amuses me to no end. True love.💕 </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Kagan MacTane (he/him)<p>I don't want to harsh on the # PennedPossibilities creator, but since I keep seeing answers regarding this, I just need to get this off my chest:</p><p>"Does a person have an accent?" is a question whose answer is *always* "yes". Claiming someone "doesn't have an accent" really means "they have the standard/default accent for their area".</p><p>(If you're American and think you have no accent, you probably have a General American accent like I do: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_</span><span class="invisible">American_English</span></a>) <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/dialect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dialect</span></a></p>
BlueDot🇺🇦<p>Now this is hilarious: U.S. Senator John <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/Kennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kennedy</span></a> (R-LA) has a Foghorn Leghorn accent that MAGA loves. The <a href="https://left-tusk.com/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> is fake.</p><p><a href="https://boingboing.net/2023/11/30/oxford-educated-maga-senators-foghorn-leghorn-accent-is-phony-video.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boingboing.net/2023/11/30/oxfo</span><span class="invisible">rd-educated-maga-senators-foghorn-leghorn-accent-is-phony-video.html</span></a></p>
Rabbit Cohen<p>Does anybody know why Received Pronunciation is called that? <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/accents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a></p>
Alexander<p>everyone has a bad English <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/accent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accent</span></a>!!<br><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a><br><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/i-have-a-bad-english-accent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thoughtbot.com/blog/i-have-a-b</span><span class="invisible">ad-english-accent</span></a></p>
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