The Iffy Fan Club Thread

[Starfist]

I bet Starfist doesn't have an accent.

What makes you so sure Iffy?
Because you are correct. I actually do not have a regional accent.
Although I can do a couple of accents.

[Nolamom]

oh pul-eeze! *everyone* and I do mean absolutely everyone - has a accent of some sort. I've got some sort of crazy mixed-up accent from all over courtesy of military moving in and out, huge Hispanic population, and being originally from Ohio. (Yeah, I admire the deep southern drawl, but that isn't "native" to San Antonio or south Texas) People just think they don't have one because they cannot hear their own as they're so used to hearing it all around them. That's why it's noticeable when you travel, and only when you travel.

[Starfist]

Ok I suppose my accent would be classed as well spoken here in the UK.
Apparently I have a good telephone voice which is clear and understandable.

Some people who know me think I speak 'POSH'.
Think something along the lines of Prince William or Prince Harry.

[Iffy]

Part of the upper crust?

Mine isn't too bad unless I get exposure to Minnesotans, than it comes out.

[Starfist]

Me a part of the Upper Crust? I don't think so Iffy.
My mother had a 'thing' about accents. She was an English teacher afterall.
So she prefered it if we spoke without any regional inflections.

[Iffy]

You still have a regional accent. No one can really escape it. It just means you are harder to ID.

[Starfist]

Let's just say I have an 'English' accent...

[billyd797]

yea! winz ! opps wrong thread

[Iffy]

Let's just say I have an 'English' accent...

Your vowels will betray you.

yea! winz ! opps wrong thread

Billy got confused.

[billyd797]

[Girlbot]

oh pul-eeze! *everyone* and I do mean absolutely everyone - has a accent of some sort. I've got some sort of crazy mixed-up accent from all over courtesy of military moving in and out, huge Hispanic population, and being originally from Ohio. (Yeah, I admire the deep southern drawl, but that isn't "native" to San Antonio or south Texas) People just think they don't have one because they cannot hear their own as they're so used to hearing it all around them. That's why it's noticeable when you travel, and only when you travel.

I have the kind of accent that the news people try really hard to replicate. More of a non accent accent
There is one lady on the weather channel that is trying to get rid of her southern accent, and is doing all kinds of contortions with her mouth to lose the accent. It looks funny. When she talks to fast she reverts back to y'all

[Iffy]

See.

I have the kind of accent that the news people try really hard to replicate. More of a non accent accent
There is one lady on the weather channel that is trying to get rid of her southern accent, and is doing all kinds of contortions with her mouth to lose the accent. It looks funny. When she talks to fast she reverts back to y'all

That is what they all say.

I started using you all when taking Latin as we had to distinguish between you singular and you plural.

[Nolamom]

y'all is one of my all-time favorite expressions! So much friendlier than yous like we said up north.

[Iffy]

I've never heard anyone say yous.

In Salt Lake one of the local stations had Utonics which was pretty funny. Slunch remains a favorite. Its slunch time.

[Girlbot]

Jeet?
no, ju?
no
junto?