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Old 2007.10.19, 07:25 AM   #81
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Originally Posted by Inaudible-Whisper View Post
There's no such thing as a British accent :p But if you mean stereotypical middle-class London accent (i.e not Queens English, but not Cockney), then yes, she does sound a bit like that. At least that's the general English accent most people associate with England. The majority don't sound like that, unfortunately.
hmmm I classify a british accent somewhere between Peter O'tool and spice girls. SR don't really sound british or american, as she's trying to fit her lyrics with the rhythm of the song, and in doing so scaricficied some of the prounciations.
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Old 2007.10.19, 07:42 AM   #82
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There definitely is such thing as a British accent. I teach English from textbooks that have examples with American, British, and Australian accents. My students prefer the American accent because it's the easiest to understand. I suspect it's really because Americans use smaller words.

Of course, after the "British invasion" (and more recently, a slew of insanely popular artists from England such as Coldplay, Radiohead, Keane, Muse, Sting, etc.) a huge number of American artists began employing British pronunciations in their singing, particularly when it comes to vowels and R's.

So, if she sounds "British" it could be because she spent time in England, but it could just as well be because she listens to American music.
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Old 2007.10.21, 01:46 PM   #83
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There definitely is such thing as a British accent.
I don't mean to sound pedantic about it, but there really isn't. For a Start, find out what Britain is. Britain is made up of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Britain is not England. I wouldn't be too bothered with 'English accent' as is stereotyped by Hollywood, but even then, only really the south-east of England speaks like that. Take a look at the Urban Dictionary page for 'British Accent'.
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Old 2007.10.21, 09:51 PM   #84
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Yes, I understand. But it's an issue of precision, not accuracy. From an international standpoint (outside English-speaking countries), there is a British accent, the same as there is an American accent. Hundreds of language listening curricula classify broadly in those terms. I speak with a Midwestern accent (i.e. accent-less). But internationally, people don't split hairs; I just speak American.
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Old 2007.10.22, 03:09 AM   #85
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Yes, I get what you're saying. I think it's just that people in America don't mind the term 'American accent' whereas people in England like it to be a bit more specific (i.e English accent). If she sounded Scottish or Irish you wouldn't say she had a British accent. You'd say she sounded Scottish or Irish, so usinging 'English' rather than 'British' makes a bit more sense. If you told a Scottish person they sounded English, they'd probably headbutt you
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She could sing in Yiddish for all I care if it meant good music again.
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Omg, I'm so stupid. @_@;; I didn't know Britain was those four countries together!! O_O I'm so sorry for calling the accent that! T_T;; (I just recently learned that Norway was Holland and... Oh crap, I forgot that, too. =_=++) Anyway, at the risk of sounding even more stupid... What's the U.K.?? o_.o;;;; And Yiddish?? *officially the forum dumbo*
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Originally Posted by badtzmaru View Post
Omg, I'm so stupid. @_@;; I didn't know Britain was those four countries together!! O_O I'm so sorry for calling the accent that! T_T;; (I just recently learned that Norway was Holland and... Oh crap, I forgot that, too. =_=++) Anyway, at the risk of sounding even more stupid... What's the U.K.?? o_.o;;;; And Yiddish?? *officially the forum dumbo*
Netherlands (not Norway) = Holland
United Kingdom (UK) = England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales (though I'm not sure if you can call them separate countries... ask Whisper)
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Oh, thanks! >_< I can always count on you!! *goes to EMF's corner and puts on dunce cap* @_@
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Don't worry, you're not stupid. it seems the majority get muddled up. Probably most people in the U.K. can't properly define them.

Great Britain just refers to the island; the mass of land that consists of England, Scotland and Wales. United Kingdom refers politically to the country itself, which consists of the 4 constituent countries England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Remember, 5/6ths of Ireland aside from the north-east is separate from both Britain, and the UK. It is a completely seperate country. Only Northern Ireland (1/6th of Ireland) is one of the 4 UK constituent countries. But anyway, simple put, just say English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish when referring to each nation, rather than Britain as a whole. We like to keep separate :p I think it's similar to the relationship between America and Canada but more confusing.
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