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No accent (6)

Apr 23, 2008

I'm fully convinced I have no accent. I'm sure that's how everyone feels about their own brand of English, but they're all wrong. I can hear the slightest accent in a person's voice, and I absolutely feel like my version of English is completely free of any of these accents. I grew up in northern New Jersey, but I definitely don't have a New York accent. My parents were from south Jersey, but I don't have a Philly accent. I'm obviously not southern, nor am I midwestern, each of which have their own specific and separate accents. I'm completely accent free. Someone please prove me wrong. #language

Comments

#1	Jenn B	Apr 25, 2008
	i've never heard you talk but your sister & parents have accents. They're very slight & i'm having trouble remembering specific words, but there's something there...& i've never been able to place it...sort of a northern (pennsylvania-esque)/north-midwesternish...ness.... clearly i'm no expert in accents...but if you sound like them, then you may have a very slight accent. i thought forever i didn't have one (dad's in the army & i grew up all over), but i've come to realize i think i have a southern tinge to my 'talk' (odd since my parents are both from philly).

#2	Dave	Apr 27, 2008
	My sister developed a slight southern accent from her time in the Air Force and also from living in Virginia for several years. And I agree that my parents each have a slight accent, but I'm almost positive I didn't follow in their footsteps.

#3	Dana	Apr 30, 2008
	The test word is "water." If you say it as if it's spelled "wudder," you have an accent. If not, the debate is still on. I can't think of specific words for you, but, living in Virginia, I can definitely say you're not from around here - which must mean you sound like you're from somewhere. So you have a "somewhere" accent!

#4	Dave	Apr 30, 2008
	I intentionally changed the way I say it from "wudder" to "wauter", but didn't go so far as to say "wahter". Still accent-free.

#5	Rus	May 1, 2008
	How do you say Boonton. Is yout "T" present? Or is it more of a grunt? come down to Charlotte and talk to me for a while....I'll figure it out. :-)

#6	Dave	May 1, 2008
	The "t" is present but the first "n" is not. Sounds like Newton. I don't know if that's an accent thing or more of a mispronunciation (if I'm wrong).