Link | 2,817 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 And Canada doesn't say sorry. Y'all say soory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,976 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Car-mel or care-a-mel? Both actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,198 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Guy Den. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,001 Administrator · Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said: Car-mel or care-a-mel? Both actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 818 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 6 hours ago, Link said: I find it interesting that short vowels can all sound similar at times. Quick example off the top of my head, try to pronounce the U in "injure" as a short E or I, there is very little difference and often wouldn't be noticeable at all if you heard somebody else do this. Even an O (as in "major") sounds pretty much the same. Maybe this isn't so in Canoodian talk but as someone who grew up in NJ (and doesn't have a "Jersey accent") that's how I am. Canadian, Cunadee-en, Kinadee-in, Kenadian, all sound the same as I would say them. Begel is straight up wrong, though Bagel has a long A. That's why I have a hard time spelling words when there are a lot of vowels involved, especially E and I as they're almost interchangeable. It is funny how there's little pockets or regions that have distinct accents or slang. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaze | 348 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Ninja Guy-den, not Ninja Gay-den (not that there's anything wrong with that) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaze | 348 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, Link said: And Canada doesn't say sorry. Y'all say soory I know Americans think Canadians talk funny, but Americans just haven't looked in the mirror enough about this In Canada we basically have one accent that gets thicker and thicker the farther east you travel, starting in BC where we sound like "West coast Americans", all the way to Newfoundland, where the local talk sounds like an irish lumberjack slurring everything together at 120% regular speed and at a slightly higher pitch. My big beef with American pronunciation, and this is true of so many regions despite varying regional vocabulary, is that so many Americans cannot properly pronounce the letter "A", like the sound found in the words "man, can, stand, slam, grand, damn, ham", and of course, "Canada". I can't really type out the way it sounds as well as I could speak an impression of it, but many Americans pronounce this slight "ee" sound when pronouncing that A. They don't say "Canada", in slo-mo they'd say "Kee-anada" with the "ee" sound slipped in there quickly and subtly. I know an American girl named Amber who can't even say her own name correctly, it sounds like she's saying Eeamber. I cee-an't steeand it, this is true of like 35 states and I've never heard anyone else point it out lol. Edited June 20, 2023 by Quaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,808 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 29 minutes ago, Quaze said: I know Americans think Canadians talk funny, but Americans just haven't looked in the mirror enough about this In Canada we basically have one accent that gets thicker and thicker the farther east you travel, starting in BC where we sound like "West coast Americans", all the way to Newfoundland, where the local talk sounds like an irish lumberjack slurring everything together at 120% regular speed and at a slightly higher pitch. My big beef with American pronunciation, and this is true of so many regions despite varying regional vocabulary, is that so many Americans cannot properly pronounce the letter "A", like the sound found in the words "man, can, stand, slam, grand, damn, ham", and of course, "Canada". I can't really type out the way it sounds as well as I could speak an impression of it, but many Americans pronounce this slight "ee" sound when pronouncing that A. They don't say "Canada", in slo-mo they'd say "Kee-anada" with the "ee" sound slipped in there quickly and subtly. I know an American girl named Amber who can't even say her own name correctly, it sounds like she's saying Eeamber. I cee-an't steeand it, this is true of like 35 states and I've never heard anyone else point it out lol. I think we gotta get some audio clips in here of people all speaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,683 Editorials Team · Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 46 minutes ago, Quaze said: know Americans think Canadians talk funny, but Americans just haven't looked in the mirror enough about this We make fun of the speaking styles of the South, the Midwest, Texas, the Valley, Minnesota, Boston, the Bronx, Juggalo nation, Eddie Vedder... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaze | 348 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: We make fun of the speaking styles of the South, the Midwest, Texas, the Valley, Minnesota, Boston, the Bronx, Juggalo nation, Eddie Vedder... Oh man, I've been doing the Eddie Vedder accent for years (aka jutting out my lower jaw and turning every vowel to A, Creed style) And of course I speak fluent Juggalo, ninja! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,210 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 @Quaze “an tan ah” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,976 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 28 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said: @Quaze “an tan ah” My wife gives me shit about antenna all the time. She says I pronounce it like a hillbilly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,817 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Quaze said: My big beef with American pronunciation, and this is true of so many regions despite varying regional vocabulary, is that so many Americans cannot properly pronounce the letter "A", like the sound found in the words "man, can, stand, slam, grand, damn, ham", and of course, "Canada". I can't really type out the way it sounds as well as I could speak an impression of it, but many Americans pronounce this slight "ee" sound when pronouncing that A. They don't say "Canada", in slo-mo they'd say "Kee-anada" with the "ee" sound slipped in there quickly and subtly. I know an American girl named Amber who can't even say her own name correctly, it sounds like she's saying Eeamber. I cee-an't steeand it, this is true of like 35 states and I've never heard anyone else point it out lol. Man, I don't have a fuckin' clue what you're talking about, and I've lived east coast, west coast, and middle. Obviously some people say stuff flat-out wrong, but I'm shocked at how widespread you're calling it. I don't think I've ever heard this a = "ee" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,817 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 33 minutes ago, Link said: I don't think I've ever heard this a = "ee" thing. After some more thought, I have. But it's not nearly as common in my experience as in yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,672 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 2 hours ago, fcgamer said: I think we gotta get some audio clips in here of people all speaking Lets come up with a wordlist, so we can standardize it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,808 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 3 hours ago, G-type said: Lets come up with a wordlist, so we can standardize it. Maybe some sentences or s paragraph so that we get more natural intonation from the readings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,817 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 As far as A EE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,105 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Worst American pronounciation I've heard is the word "decal." Why does every American say DEE-cal, with a massive emphasis on the first syllable, alomst as if they're seperating it into two words? Like wtf? Why can't you just say decal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,976 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: Worst American pronounciation I've heard is the word "decal." Why does every American say DEE-cal, with a massive emphasis on the first syllable, alomst as if they're seperating it into two words? Like wtf? Why can't you just say decal? How are you pronouncing it? Da cal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,817 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 I'm guessing deh-cal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,817 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Wait, shit, that won't work, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,105 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said: How are you pronouncing it? Da cal? One quick word, with the 'e' sounding like the 'e' in Fred - decal, like kettle. Say kettle, then say decal in the same manner; with a little bit of practice, you'll surely get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,105 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 I collect arcade games and every American I've ever talked to about decals for side art and whatnot says DEE-cal - it sounds so utterly strange to me. Why does that one word need such a huge emphasis on one syllable like that? Why not just say the word the same way you would say literally every other two-syllable word in the English language? Makes no sense to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,582 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Dr. Morbis said: I collect arcade games and every American I've ever talked to about decals for side art and whatnot says DEE-cal - it sounds so utterly strange to me. Why does that one word need such a huge emphasis on one syllable like that? Why not just say the word the same way you would say literally every other two-syllable word in the English language? Makes no sense to me... You also drink Deh-Caf coffee, don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,105 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Tulpa said: You also drink Deh-Caf coffee, don't you? Not a word But decaffeinated is a word, so if you could say decal (which is also an actual word) the same way you say decaffeinated, we'd be getting somehwere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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