Things I Hate:
In books, when they describe a character as having no discernible accent. What the hell does that mean?! It happens in Agatha Christie books, Nora Roberts book, all fucking books. Someone needs to explain to me what no discernible accent sounds like. Is it mine? Is it that hear everywhere accent? Because I could swear, if you drop me in London, they would probably say I HAVE a discernible accent, a weird cross of Canadian and American with odd British sounding words (I'm a little pretentious at times).
And with all the various accents throughout the UK, which one is not discernible?
Someone. Explain this to me.
Wow, this may recur as another post. I seem to hate a lot of things. Perhaps I'll do separate ones of things I love.
And yes, I'm bastardizing the Love/Hate posts most of you are doing.
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You hate lots of things....wow, shocker! :p I look forward to your rant....should be good! :p
I always get told that I sound like an American...usually a Californian. Although never from someone there, of course. Of course, I love to screw with people and use different accents and voices. (in addition to those in my head)
No discernable accent, to me, would mean that they can't quite place it. Some accents are pretty obvious....others aren't quite as easy to place. I think it's a phrase they use to make them sound mysterious. Whatever!
The other part I hate? When they say the person has NO accent. How is that possible?!
... hmmm, maybe they all DO sound like me?
HA!
And hi! Haven't seen you around for a while!
Hill girl? No idea what that sounds like but very cool!
I have an accent too! Though it's hard to tell quite where it's from. I've taken tests and I use words from all over the place in the US and Canada plus when I say "bothered", I sound like I'm from the UK.
It's weird.
Dwarfette, I used to think that I had no accent. Then I heard a S. California accent confronted with an English accent, very Julie Andrews-ish. And it came through loud and clear.
I was appalled.
Since then I've been told that I sound Irish, English, New York-ish.
... yours is the South California accent, right? Or... wait, crap. I'm really bad at this.
But yes, everyone has an accent, depending on where you go. It just seems odd to describe something as accentless when that's so blatantly wrong.