The Daily Click ::. Forums ::. Misc Chat ::. RIP Bernie Mac
 

Post Reply  Post Oekaki 
 

Posted By Message

Ski

TDC is my stress ball

Registered
  13/03/2005
Points
  10130

GOTW WINNER CUP 1!GOTW WINNER CUP 2!GOTW WINNER CUP 3!KlikCast HelperVIP MemberWii OwnerStrawberryPicture Me This Round 28 Winner!PS3 OwnerI am an April Fool
Candy Cane
10th August, 2008 at 10:18:36 -

But you're generalizing the British accent? As if every comedian is Scottish or Irish rolled into one.

 
n/a

Cecilectomy

noPE

Registered
  19/03/2005
Points
  305

Has Donated, Thank You!VIP MemberWeekly Picture Me This Winner!Cardboard BoxGhostbuster!Pokemon Ball!ComputerBox RedSanta HatSnowman
I am an April Fool
10th August, 2008 at 10:24:44 -

no. scottish is scottish. irish is irish. then theres british. im not saying youre all like that. im saying most all british comedians ive listened to are harder to understand because of their accents. and you can't disregard this fact if you LIVE over there and are subjected to it more than i and can understand it. thats all.

 
n/a

Ski

TDC is my stress ball

Registered
  13/03/2005
Points
  10130

GOTW WINNER CUP 1!GOTW WINNER CUP 2!GOTW WINNER CUP 3!KlikCast HelperVIP MemberWii OwnerStrawberryPicture Me This Round 28 Winner!PS3 OwnerI am an April Fool
Candy Cane
10th August, 2008 at 10:28:37 -

"no. scottish is scottish. irish is irish. then theres british."

Scottish and Irish are British.

 
n/a

Dr. James MD

Addict

Registered
  08/12/2003
Points
  11941

First GOTW AwardSecond GOTW AwardThird GOTW AwardPicture Me This -Round 26- Winner!
10th August, 2008 at 10:28:59 -

But then you have people like Jack Dee and Bill Bailey who talk slower.

I do get the difference though. In England we find concentrated, subtle behavioural things funny, like the UK Office. Whereas the US Office is diluted, much more obvious and direct.
Personally I'm not much into US comedy for that exact reason. On the TV shows and standup it's like they paint giant metaphorical arrows at the joke which is usually about some pop cultural thing I don't get.

 
Image
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j--8iXVv2_U
On the sixth day God created Manchester
"You gotta get that sand out your vaj!" x13
www.bossbaddie.com

Ricky

loves Left For Dead 2

Registered
  28/12/2006
Points
  4175

Has Donated, Thank You!Game of the Week WinnerVIP MemberWii OwnerHero of TimeGOTM Winner! - November 2009I am an April Fool
10th August, 2008 at 10:41:35 -

I never really liked burnie mac, wasnt very funny to me. To bad he's dead though.

Image Edited by the Author.

 
-

Cecilectomy

noPE

Registered
  19/03/2005
Points
  305

Has Donated, Thank You!VIP MemberWeekly Picture Me This Winner!Cardboard BoxGhostbuster!Pokemon Ball!ComputerBox RedSanta HatSnowman
I am an April Fool
10th August, 2008 at 11:32:00 -

there is a major difference between scottish irish and british accents. scottish and irish generally being more heavy. we arent talking location. yes scotland and ireland are a part of GB the UK, and therefore british. but that has nothing to do with accents.

its like telling me that different dialects of mandarin and cantonese are simply chinese. thats ignorant.

i have a less skewed perception of the accents over there since i DONT live there and am less subjected to them.

these are all completely different to me,

british


irish


scottish

^^that guys funny

Image Edited by the Author.

 
n/a

Dr. James MD

Addict

Registered
  08/12/2003
Points
  11941

First GOTW AwardSecond GOTW AwardThird GOTW AwardPicture Me This -Round 26- Winner!
10th August, 2008 at 11:37:27 -

Lancashire, Beeeelfaarst, Glaswegian (?).
They're also completely different to me. Sometimes I find thick Scottish and S.Irish accents difficult but sometimes its part of the humour (Rab C Nesbit).

 
Image
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j--8iXVv2_U
On the sixth day God created Manchester
"You gotta get that sand out your vaj!" x13
www.bossbaddie.com

Marko

I like you You like you

Registered
  08/05/2008
Points
  2804

Has Donated, Thank You!Game of the Week WinnerVIP Member360 OwnerDos Rules!Happy FellahCrazy EvilI am an April FoolGingerbread House
10th August, 2008 at 12:02:20 -

To clarify: Ireland and Scotland, along with Wales, Northern Ireland, England and all the surrounding smaller isles. There are many accents, but there is no 'British' accent. However, there are Irish accents, Scottish accents, Welsh accents and English accents. However, these are also split into reginal accents too, such as in England the difference between Geordie's (those from Newcastle, up north) and those from Bristol are very different. This is the same as the difference between Texan accents and New Yorkers.

Do you see?

 
Image

Subliminal Dreams. . ., daily gaming news and the home of Mooneyman Studios!
www.mooneyman-studios.webs.com

Marko

I like you You like you

Registered
  08/05/2008
Points
  2804

Has Donated, Thank You!Game of the Week WinnerVIP Member360 OwnerDos Rules!Happy FellahCrazy EvilI am an April FoolGingerbread House
10th August, 2008 at 12:03:18 -

Also, Bernie Mac was in Transformers, so that makes it extra sad!

 
Image

Subliminal Dreams. . ., daily gaming news and the home of Mooneyman Studios!
www.mooneyman-studios.webs.com

Ski

TDC is my stress ball

Registered
  13/03/2005
Points
  10130

GOTW WINNER CUP 1!GOTW WINNER CUP 2!GOTW WINNER CUP 3!KlikCast HelperVIP MemberWii OwnerStrawberryPicture Me This Round 28 Winner!PS3 OwnerI am an April Fool
Candy Cane
10th August, 2008 at 12:17:07 -

"there is a major difference between scottish irish and british accents"

I can't believe he keeps saying that

 
n/a

Dr. James MD

Addict

Registered
  08/12/2003
Points
  11941

First GOTW AwardSecond GOTW AwardThird GOTW AwardPicture Me This -Round 26- Winner!
10th August, 2008 at 12:20:34 -


Originally Posted by Mark Radon
To clarify: Ireland and Scotland, along with Wales, Northern Ireland, England and all the surrounding smaller isles. There are many accents, but there is no 'British' accent. However, there are Irish accents, Scottish accents, Welsh accents and English accents. However, these are also split into reginal accents too, such as in England the difference between Geordie's (those from Newcastle, up north) and those from Bristol are very different. This is the same as the difference between Texan accents and New Yorkers.

Do you see?



Not only regions but towns, villages all have their own way of talking. Around here we have a base accent but those from a village a mile up the hill say "bewk" for book. And down the road a kettle is a "keckle". Maybe that's just a northern thing but accents and dialects change every mile.

 
Image
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j--8iXVv2_U
On the sixth day God created Manchester
"You gotta get that sand out your vaj!" x13
www.bossbaddie.com

Muz



Registered
  14/02/2002
Points
  6499

VIP MemberI'm on a BoatI am an April FoolHonored Admin Alumnus
10th August, 2008 at 12:27:39 -

LOL, cecil, I believe the word is "english accent". Or Cockney or something.

 
Disclaimer: Any sarcasm in my posts will not be mentioned as that would ruin the purpose. It is assumed that the reader is intelligent enough to tell the difference between what is sarcasm and what is not.

Image

Ski

TDC is my stress ball

Registered
  13/03/2005
Points
  10130

GOTW WINNER CUP 1!GOTW WINNER CUP 2!GOTW WINNER CUP 3!KlikCast HelperVIP MemberWii OwnerStrawberryPicture Me This Round 28 Winner!PS3 OwnerI am an April Fool
Candy Cane
10th August, 2008 at 12:27:58 -

And Cecil, that "British" youtube example is a bad one, that's a Manc-like accent.

 
n/a

Deleted User
10th August, 2008 at 13:23:22 -

For a good US comedian, try George Carlin. Think he's the only good one.

 

Matt Boothman

The Nissan Micra of forum members

Registered
  20/09/2002
Points
  109

Game of the Week Winner
10th August, 2008 at 14:43:03 -

It's true that Britain has a greater range of accents than the US; this is because the British population is far older, and has had more time to develop different accents in relative isolation from each other (I'm talking hundreds of years, before big population movements). American accents tend to be closer together (but still distinct); there are some misnomers though due to non-English languages (Minnesotan accent, Afro-American speech, Dutch influences).

And Cecil, that "British" youtube example is a bad one, that's a Manc-like accent. "

It's a perfect example of a British accent! Because they're all different. And with my ears I wouldn't say it's a Manc accent, I'd say it was around Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, somewhere like that.

 
http://soundcloud.com/normbo - Listen to my music.
   

Post Reply



 



Advertisement

Worth A Click