How do American people generally have no accent?

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#1 LastLaugh90
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I didn't even realize that we didn't have an accent until my teacher in high school said it. But why don't we have British accents? And if we don't have accents who else talked liked us before America was founded? I dont know its always bugged me and its probably a dumb question but i wanna know...also, why are british people generally uglier than the rest of teh world? Not to be mean but it really seems like it

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Kind of crap is this?
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#3 MrPraline
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lolwut? There are lots of different American accents.
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#4 clembo1990
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The American accent is a combination of various English and Irish accents. It's also something of its own after 250 odd years of independence from the Empire.
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also, why are british people generally uglier than the rest of teh world? Not to be mean but it really seems like itLastLaugh90
How does it seem like that? Where have you been seeing British people?
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I didn't even realize that we didn't have an accent until my teacher in high school said it. But why don't we have British accents? And if we don't have accents who else talked liked us before America was founded? I dont know its always bugged me and its probably a dumb question but i wanna know...also, why are british people generally uglier than the rest of teh world? Not to be mean but it really seems like it

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are you serious? wow... just... wow...

we have AMERICAN accents. you don't notice it becuase you're american. other people from other countries notice it.

nobody talked like us before, because we are a combination of people over the years.

DUH!

and the last question about the brits...

...you sir, are a moron

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What are you talking about? Of course they have accents. :|
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#9 LastLaugh90
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lolwut? There are lots of different American accents. MrPraline
k yeah i know. But like when people sing, its American..why is it an accepted fact that it isn't an accent
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I didn't even realize that we didn't have an accent until my teacher in high school said it. But why don't we have British accents? And if we don't have accents who else talked liked us before America was founded? I dont know its always bugged me and its probably a dumb question but i wanna know...also, why are british people generally uglier than the rest of teh world? Not to be mean but it really seems like it

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When I read this, I could feel the neurons in my brain die.
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I didn't even realize that we didn't have an accent until my teacher in high school said it. But why don't we have British accents? And if we don't have accents who else talked liked us before America was founded? I dont know its always bugged me and its probably a dumb question but i wanna know...also, why are british people generally uglier than the rest of teh world? Not to be mean but it really seems like it

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You can't play the polite card after insulting millions of peoople like that.

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[QUOTE="MrPraline"]lolwut? There are lots of different American accents. LastLaugh90
k yeah i know. But like when people sing, its American..why is it an accepted fact that it isn't an accent

Thats because its NORMAL to you.. While a British person with the so called "british accent".. Will think we have a AMERICAN accent.
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Not only do we have accents that would be recognized in other countries, we also have various accents just in different parts of the US.
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#14 Theokhoth
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We DO have an accent; my best guess as to why it doesn't seem like that is because that's the one we're around all the time, so we don't notice. I wonder if British people are as conscious of their accents as Americans.

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What ya'll talkin' bout how we ain't got no accents round ere? We got southern, jersey, Brookers, etc.
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I didn't even realize that we didn't have an accent until my teacher in high school said it. But why don't we have British accents? And if we don't have accents who else talked liked us before America was founded? I dont know its always bugged me and its probably a dumb question but i wanna know...also, why are british people generally uglier than the rest of teh world? Not to be mean but it really seems like it

LastLaugh90

everyone has an accent, you just don't realize it because they talk the same as you, just like how british or other people don't consider the way they talk an accent, but when you see a british guy in america you immediately notice their accent, because it stands out.

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[QUOTE="Vashn"]

[QUOTE="LastLaugh90"]

I didn't even realize that we didn't have an accent until my teacher in high school said it. But why don't we have British accents? And if we don't have accents who else talked liked us before America was founded? I dont know its always bugged me and its probably a dumb question but i wanna know...also, why are british people generally uglier than the rest of teh world? Not to be mean but it really seems like it

everyone has an accent, you just don't realize it because they talk the same as you, just like how british or other people don't consider the way they talk an accent, but when you see a british guy in america you immediately notice their accent, because it stands out.

What he thinks is our method of speech is some how the "correct" and original way, and the Europeans are the variants of ours..
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k you guys obviously dont know...It was just a question. And people in this world need to stop getting offended by what others say. Its probably a fact that british girls are more unnattractive (flatter asses, and just different proportion wise) but everyone is too senstive to talk about things. How anyone can be offended by what one stranger says to you is beyond me.LastLaugh90

"Attractive" is a cultural term, so even if British girls do have flat asses and different proportions doesn't really mean they aren't attractive. Maybe that's the attractive thing in Britain.

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k you guys obviously dont know...It was just a question. And people in this world need to stop getting offended by what others say. Its probably a fact that british girls are more unnattractive (flatter asses, and just different proportion wise) but everyone is too senstive to talk about things. How anyone can be offended by what one stranger says to you is beyond me.LastLaugh90
Your teacher seriously needs to go back to school. In fact, I wouldn't listen to another word that comes out of their mouth. I'm just offended by how someone could have such a stupid teacher to be honest. Where do you go to school, in the woods?
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#21 LastLaugh90
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Not only do we have accents that would be recognized in other countries, we also have various accents just in different parts of the US.SaintLeonidas
O RLY? we have other accents??? This is not my point at all. I know that there are accents in america. But take some one like George Clooney (i dont know why). He does not have an accent of any kind.
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#22 MrPraline
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k you guys obviously dont know...It was just a question. And people in this world need to stop getting offended by what others say. Its probably a fact that british girls are more unnattractive (flatter asses, and just different proportion wise) but everyone is too senstive to talk about things. How anyone can be offended by what one stranger says to you is beyond me.LastLaugh90
I'm not sensitive, I'm merely wondering how you came up with that image of British people. Is it from the tv, movies, or have you lived there?
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I guess original poster hasn't heard of yinzer before.
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[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]Not only do we have accents that would be recognized in other countries, we also have various accents just in different parts of the US.LastLaugh90
O RLY? we have other accents??? This is not my point at all. I know that there are accents in america. But take some one like George Clooney (i dont know why). He does not have an accent of any kind.

Sure he does. Everyone has an accent.
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[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]Not only do we have accents that would be recognized in other countries, we also have various accents just in different parts of the US.LastLaugh90
O RLY? we have other accents??? This is not my point at all. I know that there are accents in america. But take some one like George Clooney (i dont know why). He does not have an accent of any kind.

He has an American accent.
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[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]Not only do we have accents that would be recognized in other countries, we also have various accents just in different parts of the US.LastLaugh90
O RLY? we have other accents??? This is not my point at all. I know that there are accents in america. But take some one like George Clooney (i dont know why). He does not have an accent of any kind.

You say that because you are used to his accent; if you were British or Asian with a British or Asian accent you'd hear an accent from George Clooney.

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[QUOTE="LastLaugh90"]k you guys obviously dont know...It was just a question. And people in this world need to stop getting offended by what others say. Its probably a fact that british girls are more unnattractive (flatter asses, and just different proportion wise) but everyone is too senstive to talk about things. How anyone can be offended by what one stranger says to you is beyond me.MrPraline
I'm not sensitive, I'm merely wondering how you came up with that image of British people. Is it from the tv, movies, or have you lived there?

Yeah TV and Movies from there. You just notice it. Like i watched the first episode of the Apprentice UK and was just thinking, damn, a hot british girl is hard to come by
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I didn't even realize that we didn't have an accent until my teacher in high school said it. But why don't we have British accents? And if we don't have accents who else talked liked us before America was founded? I dont know its always bugged me and its probably a dumb question but i wanna know...also, why are british people generally uglier than the rest of teh world? Not to be mean but it really seems like it

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What do you mean, you don't have an accent...? Everyone does. What causes an accent is something called a "local dialect" and everyone has one of those too...
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[QUOTE="LastLaugh90"][QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]Not only do we have accents that would be recognized in other countries, we also have various accents just in different parts of the US.Engrish_Major
O RLY? we have other accents??? This is not my point at all. I know that there are accents in america. But take some one like George Clooney (i dont know why). He does not have an accent of any kind.

He has an American accent.

Sooo everyone sings in American Accents? Why?
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[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]Not only do we have accents that would be recognized in other countries, we also have various accents just in different parts of the US.LastLaugh90
O RLY? we have other accents??? This is not my point at all. I know that there are accents in america. But take some one like George Clooney (i dont know why). He does not have an accent of any kind.

wtf, are you talking about??

he has an american accent, he has his voice.

he's not monotone!

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Yeah TV and Movies from there. You just notice it. Like i watched the first episode of the Apprentice UK and was just thinking, damn, a hot british girl is hard to come byLastLaugh90
I guess you've never been to London.
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[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"][QUOTE="LastLaugh90"] O RLY? we have other accents??? This is not my point at all. I know that there are accents in america. But take some one like George Clooney (i dont know why). He does not have an accent of any kind.LastLaugh90
He has an American accent.

Sooo everyone sings in American Accents? Why?

Oh my God.

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Im telling you guys right now. Google it or whatever. Americans and American Actors are considered not to have accents...Im sorry but its true
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#34 Engrish_Major
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Sooo everyone sings in American Accents? Why?LastLaugh90
Everyone doesn't.
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Im telling you guys right now. Google it or whatever. Americans and American Actors are considered not to have accents...Im sorry but its trueLastLaugh90
I worded that wrong. Americans have accents in different parts but there is a pure way that alot of people talk in where they dont have accents
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Im telling you guys right now. Google it or whatever. Americans and American Actors are considered not to have accents...Im sorry but its trueLastLaugh90

I googled " gay martians from antarctica" and got 38,700 results.

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[QUOTE="LastLaugh90"] Sooo everyone sings in American Accents? Why?

facepalm.jpg [QUOTE="LastLaugh90"] Yeah TV and Movies from there. You just notice it. Like i watched the first episode of the Apprentice UK and was just thinking, damn, a hot british girl is hard to come by

I doubt the average American girl is much "hotter". Hollywood tends to hire actors based on their appearance, while British movies generally care more about talent.
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k you guys obviously dont know...It was just a question. And people in this world need to stop getting offended by what others say. Its probably a fact that british girls are more unnattractive (flatter asses, and just different proportion wise) but everyone is too senstive to talk about things. How anyone can be offended by what one stranger says to you is beyond me.LastLaugh90
I'm not overly sensitive. You're just making an idiot of yourself by declaring that 300 million people don't have accents, and a further 60 million people are uglier than everyone else. How did you expect people to respond?
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[QUOTE="LastLaugh90"]Im telling you guys right now. Google it or whatever. Americans and American Actors are considered not to have accents...Im sorry but its trueLastLaugh90
I worded that wrong. Americans have accents in different parts but there is a pure way that alot of people talk in where they dont have accents

It's still an accent. Read here.

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[QUOTE="LastLaugh90"]Im telling you guys right now. Google it or whatever. Americans and American Actors are considered not to have accents...Im sorry but its trueLastLaugh90
I worded that wrong. Americans have accents in different parts but there is a pure way that alot of people talk in where they dont have accents

No, there isn't. There's no possible way to talk without an accent.
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Im telling you guys right now. Google it or whatever. Americans and American Actors are considered not to have accents...Im sorry but its trueLastLaugh90
That's called "non-regional diction" and is a way of speaking that is learned and practiced, and with good reason. Stars like Sean Connery and Susan Sarandon can get away with speaking in a very obvious accent from their home region, but for everyone else in the business, to only be able to play characters from, say, rural Tennessee, would make them close to unemployable. Please tell me this is a trolling attempt or that you're barely 13 years old. My brain cells are starting to crawl out my ears in an effort to get away from this thread.
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Sorry guys Im just a narrow minded ugly person hater...hope you guys understand thread close

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[QUOTE="LastLaugh90"]Im telling you guys right now. Google it or whatever. Americans and American Actors are considered not to have accents...Im sorry but its trueTheokhoth

I googled " gay martians from antarctica" and got 38,700 results.

ROFL! That is an awesome search term! *whispers* ...where the pictures any good...?
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we have american accents...
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Sorry guys Im just a narrow minded ugly person hater...hope you guys understand thread close

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Well ok then.
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[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

[QUOTE="LastLaugh90"]Im telling you guys right now. Google it or whatever. Americans and American Actors are considered not to have accents...Im sorry but its trueChiliDragon

I googled " gay martians from antarctica" and got 38,700 results.

ROFL! That is an awesome search term! *whispers* ...where the pictures any good...?

They blurred out the best parts. :(

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Sorry guys Im just a narrow minded ugly person hater...hope you guys understand thread close

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Just remember that everything is relative to the things you have experienced. What do you think we sound like to Austrialians, scousers, or Kiwis? Or Sarah Palin?
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[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

They blurred out the best parts. :(

How do you know what the best parts of a martian is?
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[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

They blurred out the best parts. :(

Engrish_Major

How do you know what the best parts of a martian is?

. . . . . . . .

That is an excellent question.

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[QUOTE="LastLaugh90"]Im telling you guys right now. Google it or whatever. Americans and American Actors are considered not to have accents...Im sorry but its trueLastLaugh90
I worded that wrong. Americans have accents in different parts but there is a pure way that alot of people talk in where they dont have accents

god, I hate kids