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作者: obiter (繼續努力！) 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Wed Oct 6 10:24:07 2004
※ 引述《Jman208 (尼國來的小豪)》之銘言：
: ※ 引述《etudiante (j'suis etudiante)》之銘言：
: : Hi guys!
: : I'm just wondering, which English accent do you prefer?
: : American or British one?
: : I prefer the British accent. I think it sounds more elegant.
: : In fact sometimes I can't pronounce the "little" of American accent...
: : Unfortunately my accent is kind of a mixture of both...@@
: : What do you think?
: : Which one do you have?
: American
: British accent sometimes really pisses me off...(no offense)
: why? just dont like it...
OK, I think I better reply properly
rather than 推 too many lines.
Well, with the British accent,
there is nothing wrong with it by itself,
but perhaps teh historical perspective,
how they used to have a 'upper class' accent which
they considereed superior to the 'working class' accent.
Don't know all the details,
but there were even movies about it!
Anyway, I thought that was a bit of a nonsense to be honest.
I can't say that I like the American accent in particular though,
but I do admit that you get used to it because of all the TV programs,
American accent just sounds like the 'right' accent.
At the end of the day,
I don't really care that much,
as long as I can understand it!
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作者: singlo (來book版翻翻書吧) 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Wed Oct 6 12:40:09 2004
I prefer English accent,
just because I can't understand British accent. ^^"
※ 引述《Jman208 (尼國來的小豪)》之銘言：
: ※ 引述《etudiante (j'suis etudiante)》之銘言：
: : Hi guys!
: : I'm just wondering, which English accent do you prefer?
: : American or British one?
: : I prefer the British accent. I think it sounds more elegant.
: : In fact sometimes I can't pronounce the "little" of American accent...
: : Unfortunately my accent is kind of a mixture of both...@@
: : What do you think?
: : Which one do you have?
: American
: British accent sometimes really pisses me off...(no offense)
: why? just dont like it...
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作者: alexbase (Alex) 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Wed Oct 6 13:26:04 2004
I think English accent is more casual than British, maybe just because
the race character is different. My teacher told me that British is very
gentlemen, and american is more causal...
Open...
they're not afraid to talk about anything directly
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作者: bangbamg (this i promise you) 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Wed Oct 6 15:38:11 2004
※ 引述《alexbase (Alex)》之銘言：
: I think English accent is more casual than British, maybe just because
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
two different accents?
: the race character is different. My teacher told me that British is very
: gentlemen, and american is more causal...
: Open...
: they're not afraid to talk about anything directly
well, actually, everytime when people say an accent is more gentle or casual,
i would like to ask, "why do u think it's gentle/casual?"
no offense, i'm just curious about that...
why some people will have a fixed opinion that
british accent is elegant and american one is ordinary.....
cuz of the speaking pace? their way of talking? or any reasons else?
forgive me if u think i'm offensive ^^
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※ 編輯: bangbamg 來自: 163.23.207.98 (10/06 15:41)
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作者: etudiante (j'suis etudiante) 站內: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Thu Oct 7 00:18:37 2004
※ 引述《bangbamg (this i promise you)》之銘言：
: ※ 引述《alexbase (Alex)》之銘言：
: : I think English accent is more casual than British, maybe just because
: ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
: two different accents?
: : the race character is different. My teacher told me that British is very
: : gentlemen, and american is more causal...
: : Open...
: : they're not afraid to talk about anything directly
: well, actually, everytime when people say an accent is more gentle or casual,
: i would like to ask, "why do u think it's gentle/casual?"
: no offense, i'm just curious about that...
: why some people will have a fixed opinion that
: british accent is elegant and american one is ordinary.....
For me, it's not just a question of stereotype.
I heard both accents quite often and compared them.
The main reason why I think British accent is more elegant, is that normally
British people speak much more slower than Americans.
When you speak slowly, you tend to be clearer.
I think elegant people never rush when they talk.
Moreover, British people are more likely to emphasize on certain important
points they try to explain in a sentence.
Again, these are just my personal opinions.
I think everyone must be happy to have the chance to express freely,
and at the same time practice our English writing skill, right?
We're not arguing, we're just exchanging our points of view! ^^
: cuz of the speaking pace? their way of talking? or any reasons else?
: forgive me if u think i'm offensive ^^
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作者: obiter (繼續努力！) 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Thu Oct 7 16:35:49 2004
※ 引述《bangbamg (this i promise you)》之銘言：
: ※ 引述《alexbase (Alex)》之銘言：
: : I think English accent is more casual than British, maybe just because
: ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
: two different accents?
: : the race character is different. My teacher told me that British is very
: : gentlemen, and american is more causal...
: : Open...
: : they're not afraid to talk about anything directly
: well, actually, everytime when people say an accent is more gentle or casual,
: i would like to ask, "why do u think it's gentle/casual?"
: no offense, i'm just curious about that...
: why some people will have a fixed opinion that
: british accent is elegant and american one is ordinary.....
: cuz of the speaking pace? their way of talking? or any reasons else?
: forgive me if u think i'm offensive ^^
Why would that be offensive??
Anyway, just a thought.
I don't think it's so much the pace that they speak or anything,
although they (British) do tend to speak slower than Americans (I think)
I think it's more WHAT they say that makes it supposedly 'elegant'.
Try and read the English version of any of Jane Austen's novels and you
will see what I mean.
I think the British tend to use more difficult words in general to describe
the same thing,
whereas Americans especially use a lot of slang.
I'm not saying either is a good thing or a bad thing.
Too much slang can be annoying,
however, so can excessive 'elegant' language,
especially if it means that something simple is explained in
very difficult terms!
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作者: darkmiz ()=()=()=()=()=()=()=() 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Fri Oct 8 09:28:05 2004
※ 引述《obiter (繼續努力！)》之銘言：
: ※ 引述《bangbamg (this i promise you)》之銘言：
: : ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
: : two different accents?
: : well, actually, everytime when people say an accent is more gentle or casual,
: : i would like to ask, "why do u think it's gentle/casual?"
: : no offense, i'm just curious about that...
: : why some people will have a fixed opinion that
: : british accent is elegant and american one is ordinary.....
: : cuz of the speaking pace? their way of talking? or any reasons else?
: : forgive me if u think i'm offensive ^^
have you heard how australians speak english? that's what i call casual
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作者: alexbase (久違的開心感覺來臨!) 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Fri Oct 8 14:20:27 2004
thanks for so many friends reply my opinion,
but actully, i consider that the accent and the style of speaking is
different just because the race character
American is a mix race and British is more...
proud of their origin, maybe just that
british are confident of their accent and languages.
American is casual, British are more ..
maybe formal in behavior.
i think ..
it just the difference between China's Chinese and Taiwan's Chinese..
^^
just my little opinion
thanks for browsing
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作者: hamper (you disgust me) 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Sat Oct 9 23:54:36 2004
※ 引述《etudiante (j'suis etudiante)》之銘言：
: Hi guys!
: I'm just wondering, which English accent do you prefer?
: American or British one?
: I prefer the British accent. I think it sounds more elegant.
: In fact sometimes I can't pronounce the "little" of American accent...
: Unfortunately my accent is kind of a mixture of both...@@
: What do you think?
: Which one do you have?
I am of the same opinion of yours. I like British accent than American accent,
though I can only imitate british accent by pronouncing /a/ into /o/. That's
what I can do with my limited knowledge. But everytime I hear british accent I
get excited, maybe I just have some fancy about England or something :p
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作者: polyglot (殺手級水母) 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Sun Oct 10 21:25:53 2004
※ 引述《etudiante (j'suis etudiante)》之銘言：
: Hi guys!
: I'm just wondering, which English accent do you prefer?
: American or British one?
: I prefer the British accent. I think it sounds more elegant.
: In fact sometimes I can't pronounce the "little" of American accent...
: Unfortunately my accent is kind of a mixture of both...@@
: What do you think?
: Which one do you have?
Personally, i like American accent, mainly because i have got used to it.
But i do think that the British accent sounds a little more elegant.
And now i attend the freshman English twice a week, i am glad that
my teacher holds the opinion that there are not only the two kinds of English.
Therefore she collects as many materials as possible for us to polish our
English in various aspects.
To tell the truth, I still prefer the American accent after all~~~XDDDDD
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作者: skyboy (How do i live) 看板: EngTalk
標題: Re: [Talk] Which accent?
時間: Mon Oct 11 09:16:29 2004
※ 引述《etudiante (j'suis etudiante)》之銘言：
: Hi guys!
: I'm just wondering, which English accent do you prefer?
: American or British one?
: I prefer the British accent. I think it sounds more elegant.
: In fact sometimes I can't pronounce the "little" of American accent...
: Unfortunately my accent is kind of a mixture of both...@@
: What do you think?
: Which one do you have?
well, for me, my accent towards American..
and also mixes with Indonesia..
cuz' i was closer with ind guy...:)....
so, all of my taiwanese friends think i mixes two accents
but i'd like to have British one as well :D
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