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lelehottie is not online. lelehottie
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20 Jan 2014 02:10 PM
Hi there,
I'm here to sort out the occasional arguments about british accents.
Saying "British Accent" is just as stupid as saying "North American Accent", in as much as "Britain" is more a reference to the land mass that contains within it the countries England, Scotland and Wales, so also North America contains The U.S.A., Canada, Mexico etc.
We here in The U.K. like to be called by our country of habitat, namely, England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. (Please never get the Northern Irish Mixed up with Irish or any other english speaking accent.. They hate that just as much as we hate to be called British.) All of this hangs nicely around our accent. According to the country we live in, we like to be known as having English, Scottish, or Welsh accents. Keep calling us British, or saying that we have a British accent, and we'll start calling you Americans "Canadian" or even "north American". And we might even say that you sound like the Canadians, we know you'd hate that, but the thing is, we can actually tell the difference.
(PS:Northern Ireland is not officially classed as being in Britain, though the British government does rule it, just as it used to rule many other countries around the world. Thats why it is often referred to as Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Together this is referred to the United Kingdom, something that is totally different from Britain.)

I don't want to start an argument lol I just copied this off the internet
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ymlol is not online. ymlol
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20 Jan 2014 02:18 PM
There is no English accent..

Yorkshire
Manchester
London
East London/Cockney
Geordie

..to name a few
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re567 is not online. re567
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20 Jan 2014 02:28 PM
I have a traditional British Upper-Middle-Class accent.
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Gordielad is not online. Gordielad
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20 Jan 2014 02:54 PM
im a geordie


yay
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Mindig is not online. Mindig
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20 Jan 2014 03:36 PM
Sometimes when you say British accent, it is being vague, in case you can't tell the difference between their accents and which one it actually is. I would say: "He has a British accent" if I heard someone from there, because I don't want to mess up and say: "He has an English accent" when he really has a Welsh accent, for example. Same applies to North America, American and Canadians usually sound the same but do we really want to tell a Canadian that he has a United States accent? I understand why you say that there are plenty of British accents and that it is vague. But there is a general North American accent, the other accents are of small groups I thought.
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Huminoidjoe is not online. Huminoidjoe
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20 Jan 2014 04:07 PM
Lol
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treehousebob is not online. treehousebob
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20 Jan 2014 05:58 PM
I can see you don't understand this accent business. British accent means "fancy a ride gov'na?" or "pleeez sir can i have s'more" it's an accent! It means you speak english differently.
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Darclon is not online. Darclon
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20 Jan 2014 06:00 PM
ye
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lelehottie is not online. lelehottie
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21 Jan 2014 10:55 AM
the UK speak English
the USA speaks English (US)
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ValeriusMaximus is not online. ValeriusMaximus
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21 Jan 2014 11:03 AM
"I have a traditional British Upper-Middle-Class accent"

What does a social class have anything to do with an accent?
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Gordielad is not online. Gordielad
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21 Jan 2014 11:05 AM
It depends on how you are raised , e.g Newcastle Geordie is a middle class accent while Sunderlands Mackem accent is a Low class accent.

These 2 cities have marginal differences in accent, but if you're from either one it's noticeable
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ValeriusMaximus is not online. ValeriusMaximus
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21 Jan 2014 11:07 AM
Alright. Still, that is more regional rather than social class. Such as, Southern American accent compared to up north.
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re567 is not online. re567
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21 Jan 2014 12:53 PM
Social Class actually does go with accent.

Depends on which country you come on.
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flawlesszelda is not online. flawlesszelda
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21 Jan 2014 12:58 PM
"lelehottie"

GET THIS DISGUSTING PIECE OF OD'ER TRASH OUT OF HERE!

Sie sind das Essen und wir sind die Jäger!
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bulletbill56 is not online. bulletbill56
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21 Jan 2014 02:18 PM
England isn't in Britian, Britian is in England silly children.
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Gordielad is not online. Gordielad
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21 Jan 2014 02:20 PM
Other way around, England is on the Island of Britain.
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Fedley is not online. Fedley
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21 Jan 2014 02:21 PM
England is a country in Britain fool
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treehousebob is not online. treehousebob
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21 Jan 2014 03:42 PM
That's some judgemental stuff. How you talk in britain, means what class you are. What if- IT MEANS NOTHING
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evilkiller108 is not online. evilkiller108
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21 Jan 2014 03:59 PM
I always thought Scottish and Irish were accents in UK.
I also thought Ireland was part of UK.
...About a year ago.
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lelehottie is not online. lelehottie
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02 Feb 2014 03:40 AM
Lol I have lots of romantic interests on roblox @the guy who said lelehottie
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