tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post114982310122341161..comments2023-09-04T11:52:11.878-04:00Comments on The ConCLAYve: Accent….No I don’t have no stinkin’ accent!The ConCLAYve-Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08373684206492175397noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1150056174416021112006-06-11T16:02:00.000-04:002006-06-11T16:02:00.000-04:00Heh. I've been "accused" of having an English acc...Heh. I've been "accused" of having an English accent for years! I only <I>wish</I> I did - I never have even been out of the States, with the exception of Canada for very brief amounts of time. <BR/><BR/>I grew up in Maryland (which is really neither North nor South), lived in Atlanta for a time, and now live in rural Pennsylvania (where my mother grew up). I have always said "y'all" and "Coke" for any soft drink, but also know what a billfold and a clothespress are and what "redding up" means. So I fit in everywhere I went - but they <I>all</I> thought I had a strange accent.<BR/><BR/>Don't know where my accent (if I have one) comes from - someone guessed Pennsylvania Dutch, which is closer than England anyway. The funny thing is, my sister who has traveled everywhere and speaks about 7 languages, has never been accused of having an accent at all. Go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1150034330049959882006-06-11T09:58:00.000-04:002006-06-11T09:58:00.000-04:00I thought in New York they called Houston Youston....I thought in New York they called Houston Youston. Maybe that's Jersey.<BR/><BR/>In Texas, for Colorado we say Colarada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1150023690099854272006-06-11T07:01:00.000-04:002006-06-11T07:01:00.000-04:00I love British accents, too...so much more musical...I love British accents, too...so much more musical and varied and interesting than the "flaaaat Midwestern accent" I have (tm CB up there *g*). I learned how to do a lot of different accents in theatre school, so if I ever do a cellcert again, maybe I'll dust off a few of them!<BR/><BR/>My sister's partner is British, and she's taken up a lot of her expressions..."lorry" for truck, "loo" for washroom, "ring" you for "telephone" you...I think it's pretty charming!Pink Armchairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09238443548709671946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1149982950054363012006-06-10T19:42:00.000-04:002006-06-10T19:42:00.000-04:00Welcome chaptechie - glad you found us too! Join ...Welcome chaptechie - glad you found us too! Join in on the discussions anytime and come back often!The ConCLAYve-Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373684206492175397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1149979390752662772006-06-10T18:43:00.000-04:002006-06-10T18:43:00.000-04:00I don't have an accent either! I think I sound lik...I don't have an accent either! I think I sound like everyone on television. I don't think I say "aboot" although my American friends constantly make fun of me when I say certain words. They say I have a Canadian accent... I honestly didn't know there was such a thing! I love British accents too... you guys can get away with saying all kinds of cool words that just can't be pulled off by North Americans - like "pinch" and "snog" and "knickers". And Clay has taught me to really appreciate Southern accents... he may not like the way he talks, but I could listen to him talk for hours!Batboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050479241621135925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1149974101784553782006-06-10T17:15:00.000-04:002006-06-10T17:15:00.000-04:00I adore English accents. Everyone sounds so cultu...I adore English accents. Everyone sounds so cultured. And yeah, that Hueston/Howston thing is pretty crazy. Now we have got to meet up at the next tour - just so I can hear you say "I wonder what's on Clay's shedule"!The ConCLAYve-Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373684206492175397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1149973923836851802006-06-10T17:12:00.000-04:002006-06-10T17:12:00.000-04:00truffles were $2 apiece and worth it. as one optio...truffles were $2 apiece and worth it. as one option for helping the uninsured. Security Administration, in 2002, Division. according to the MPs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com