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Why do europeans fake british accents
Kino
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Kino wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
River wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
no that doesn't explain why because most norweigan people don't have british accents but they are still being taught that at school. norweigans talking in english with a norweigan accent sounds closer to "american" accents then they do brittish accent
okay two points
1) american tv. american films. we are constantly hearing american english. so thats how we learn to speak on our own. 
2) we're taught british english words, but the way of speaking depends on the teacher's accent, which can differ
i asked this question earlier but everyone ignored it, but if everyone around you have the same accent why stand out and put on a british accent? most don't talk that way. there is no need to sound brittish if you're not
theres no need to sound smart if you're not either but look at you go
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:02
Aske
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Aske wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
askr wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
no that doesn't explain why because most norweigan people don't have british accents but they are still being taught that at school. norweigans talking in english with a norweigan accent sounds closer to "american" accents then they do brittish accent
thought u didn't know what a norwegian accent sounded like
i do know that they don't sound brittish just like the rest of the countries that are being taught british english do
sure they don't, they sound norwegian
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:03
Slave2Master
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Slave2Master wrote:
River wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
River wrote:
okay two points
1) american tv. american films. we are constantly hearing american english. so thats how we learn to speak on our own. 
2) we're taught british english words, but the way of speaking depends on the teacher's accent, which can differ
i asked this question earlier but everyone ignored it, but if everyone around you have the same accent why stand out and put on a british accent? most don't talk that way. there is no need to sound brittish if you're not
theres no need to sound smart if you're not either but look at you go
damn you really got me there!
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:04
Private
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Moongirl wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
River wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
no that doesn't explain why because most norweigan people don't have british accents but they are still being taught that at school. norweigans talking in english with a norweigan accent sounds closer to "american" accents then they do brittish accent
okay two points
1) american tv. american films. we are constantly hearing american english. so thats how we learn to speak on our own. 
2) we're taught british english words, but the way of speaking depends on the teacher's accent, which can differ
i asked this question earlier but everyone ignored it, but if everyone around you have the same accent why stand out and put on a british accent? most don't talk that way. there is no need to sound brittish if you're not
is there a need to sound american if you're not?
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:04
Kino
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Kino wrote:
so how do you think we should sound then? american? but we're not american? there's no need to sound american if you're not either
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:04
Slave2Master
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Slave2Master wrote:
askr wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
askr wrote:
thought u didn't know what a norwegian accent sounded like
i do know that they don't sound brittish just like the rest of the countries that are being taught british english do
sure they don't, they sound norwegian
yeah so they don't need to sound brittish but they are being taught that regardless
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:05
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Moongirl wrote:
Moongirl wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
River wrote:
okay two points
1) american tv. american films. we are constantly hearing american english. so thats how we learn to speak on our own. 
2) we're taught british english words, but the way of speaking depends on the teacher's accent, which can differ
i asked this question earlier but everyone ignored it, but if everyone around you have the same accent why stand out and put on a british accent? most don't talk that way. there is no need to sound brittish if you're not
is there a need to sound american if you're not?
british accent is not standing out here why don't u understand it
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:05
Slave2Master
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Slave2Master wrote:
Moongirl wrote:
Moongirl wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
i asked this question earlier but everyone ignored it, but if everyone around you have the same accent why stand out and put on a british accent? most don't talk that way. there is no need to sound brittish if you're not
is there a need to sound american if you're not?
british accent is not standing out here why don't u understand it
where's here?
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:07
Kino
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Kino wrote:
maybe i should do like my stepdad and just adapt the english language to my norwegian way of speaking and thereby sound neither american nor british and the problem is solved. unfortunately that would mean people would have a hard time understanding me but it's necessary so i dont sound like im from somewhere im not
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:07
Aske
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Aske wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
askr wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
i do know that they don't sound brittish just like the rest of the countries that are being taught british english do
sure they don't, they sound norwegian
yeah so they don't need to sound brittish but they are being taught that regardless
of course we're being taught to speak proper english it's just that most people don't master it
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:07
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Moongirl wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
Moongirl wrote:
Moongirl wrote:
is there a need to sound american if you're not?
british accent is not standing out here why don't u understand it
where's here?
europe in general there is american accent and british also australian but why do u assume that we don't sound like that what is closest to us?
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:08
Slave2Master
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Slave2Master wrote:
River wrote:
so how do you think we should sound then? american? but we're not american? there's no need to sound american if you're not either
american accents don't sound as obnoxious and stuck up as brittish accents do. that's one damn good reason not to promote that accent in non brittish countries
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:08
Kino
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Kino wrote:
for the record i usually use an american accent but because im a master at the english language i also sometimes use british cause its fun and i am fluent in both
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:09
Teabag
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Teabag wrote:
Nesta wrote:
ouch wrote:
We learn british 
i have absolutely no idea what I learned, ppl never specified it but I assume I'm writing more American than British but it's probably a mix 
^ THIS 

and it annoy me so much now bc now it feels like i mix every kind of english asdfgh I even asked my teacher once when we had to write an essay if it should be british or american and they just "idc- doesn't matter for the grade" 
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:09
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Moongirl wrote:
Slave2Master wrote:
River wrote:
so how do you think we should sound then? american? but we're not american? there's no need to sound american if you're not either
american accents don't sound as obnoxious and stuck up as brittish accents do. that's one damn good reason not to promote that accent in non brittish countries
are u sure it just doesn't sound obnoxious and stuck up to you
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Date: 20-08-2020 20:09
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