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Oh dear, oh dear.
I am mildly embarrassed of absolutely everything I said anywhere on the internet yesterday. Ahem.
After I finally turned off the computer, I still had to shower before I could go to bed, which took forever because a) I actually washed my hair twice and b) I was so freaking tired that I imagine I must have been moving in slow motion.
I also spent the entire time talking to myself. LOL. Well, it was practice! I practised speaking English out loud, so there. :P I've been thinking about filming myself talking for a while, just making a video so that you can all hear my ridiculous accent, but it never seemed like the right time. Yesterday I decided that I'll do it when I've finally moved out; then I can also use the opportunity to show you around my new home. And while I was planning that, I thought I'd practise a little - I don't get to speak English often, after all.
At first I discovered that I always stumbled over the letters R, L and W. The "th" sound gave me some trouble, too. I mean, I can pronounce all of those correctly, they just slow me down. A lot. Then I started to experiment with accents a little, just for fun. After everything that I've been watching lately, there are words that want to come out sounding Scottish or Welsh anyway, hee. Or - which British accent is the one that leaves out all the Ts? I get an urge to do that whenever I say the word "Scottish", ahaha. I blame Catherine Tate. Sco'ish. I love it.
Later, something funny happened. I can't explain that at all. See, once I realised that I was not enough of an expert on accents yet to fully imitate any one in particular, I experimented with different ways of saying single letters instead. So while I was trying out various types of S sounds, I somehow slipped into an accent that I couldn't even identify, and discovered that my difficulties had disappeared almost completely. Suddenly I was speaking twice as fast as before, without any awkward pauses whatsoever. That was so weird!
Finally it occured to me that I sounded a bit like ... Morgana. Huh. I know that Katie McGrath is Irish, but I have no idea if she modifies her accent for the show. Colin Morgan does, who is also Irish, but they don't sound very alike to my ears. I feel tempted to seek out more Katie interviews and compare now.
Uhm ... so if I make that video anytime in the near future and sound Irish (ó_ô), remember that I AM INNOCENT, IT WAS THE S!! XD
After I finally turned off the computer, I still had to shower before I could go to bed, which took forever because a) I actually washed my hair twice and b) I was so freaking tired that I imagine I must have been moving in slow motion.
I also spent the entire time talking to myself. LOL. Well, it was practice! I practised speaking English out loud, so there. :P I've been thinking about filming myself talking for a while, just making a video so that you can all hear my ridiculous accent, but it never seemed like the right time. Yesterday I decided that I'll do it when I've finally moved out; then I can also use the opportunity to show you around my new home. And while I was planning that, I thought I'd practise a little - I don't get to speak English often, after all.
At first I discovered that I always stumbled over the letters R, L and W. The "th" sound gave me some trouble, too. I mean, I can pronounce all of those correctly, they just slow me down. A lot. Then I started to experiment with accents a little, just for fun. After everything that I've been watching lately, there are words that want to come out sounding Scottish or Welsh anyway, hee. Or - which British accent is the one that leaves out all the Ts? I get an urge to do that whenever I say the word "Scottish", ahaha. I blame Catherine Tate. Sco'ish. I love it.
Later, something funny happened. I can't explain that at all. See, once I realised that I was not enough of an expert on accents yet to fully imitate any one in particular, I experimented with different ways of saying single letters instead. So while I was trying out various types of S sounds, I somehow slipped into an accent that I couldn't even identify, and discovered that my difficulties had disappeared almost completely. Suddenly I was speaking twice as fast as before, without any awkward pauses whatsoever. That was so weird!
Finally it occured to me that I sounded a bit like ... Morgana. Huh. I know that Katie McGrath is Irish, but I have no idea if she modifies her accent for the show. Colin Morgan does, who is also Irish, but they don't sound very alike to my ears. I feel tempted to seek out more Katie interviews and compare now.
Uhm ... so if I make that video anytime in the near future and sound Irish (ó_ô), remember that I AM INNOCENT, IT WAS THE S!! XD
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Also, the "leaving out the t's thing" is a chav accent. So, cockney?
And, having been to Ireland more than once, I don't think Katie sounds particularly Irish in Merlin.
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Hee. I'm sure if anyone had heard me speak English after my Torchwood marathon, they would have been rolling on the floor. XD Awkward pauses, stumbling over letters plus a mix of German and Welsh accents? I don't even want to imagine it.
Yeah, I guess Cockney it is. *facepalm* Having watched The Mighty Boosh, I really should have known that!
And, having been to Ireland more than once, I don't think Katie sounds particularly Irish in Merlin.
Hmm, I thought so. The difference to how Colin speaks outside of filming was too big. Funnily enough, I used to find her way of saying "Arthur" (and several other words) a bit irritating for some reason. Figures that I would end up accidentally imitating her of all people. XD
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(Anonymous) 2010-12-08 12:46 am (UTC)(link)I leave off t's and random consonants... My poor bf has a hard time understanding me. I wonder what you would think of it. Probably just crazy American accent :)
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I don't know as much about American accents as I do about British ones. I can think of two that I've heard, but don't have the slightest clue which areas they belong to.