Which strong English speaking accent is hardest for Americans to understand. (85)
MiwagiFlyover, Kentucky USA47 Threads 2 Polls 1,753 PostsI'd have to say either the Irish or the Scottish. I can understand the Brits and Aussies most of the time. Haven't heard the Kiwis speak very often. The Canucks don't seem to have a real strong accent sans the French. Watching a BBC series with some hearing loss can be a challenge sometimes. Plus some of the words and phrases they use are not in common usage here in the US. Any particular accent you find hard to understand?
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Miwagi: I'd have to say either the Irish or the Scottish. I can understand the Brits and Aussies most of the time. Haven't heard the Kiwis speak very often. The Canucks don't seem to have a real strong accent sans the French. Watching a BBC series with some hearing loss can be a challenge sometimes. Plus some of the words and phrases they use are not in common usage here in the US. Any particular accent you find hard to understand?
I have friends of family living south of the Ohio border in Harlan county and Lovely Kentucky. They need to take the chew out of their mouths before they speak. I can never understand them, and the Italians living behind the Irish general stores down there in the hollers of Boomer and Kermit, West Virginia.
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Miwagi: I'd have to say either the Irish or the Scottish. I can understand the Brits and Aussies most of the time. Haven't heard the Kiwis speak very often. The Canucks don't seem to have a real strong accent sans the French. Watching a BBC series with some hearing loss can be a challenge sometimes. Plus some of the words and phrases they use are not in common usage here in the US. Any particular accent you find hard to understand?
Since I've lived here in Ohio I have a hard time understand the people in the South even when I've visited Kentucky and Tennessee I have had a hard time understand on how some people pronounce certain terms.
There's a tower as one is heading Southbound on 75 towards Tennessee and it has the words "Florence Ya'll".I get a kick out the words whenever I've passed it.
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galrads: I have friends of family living south of the Ohio border in Harlan county and Lovely Kentucky. They need to take the chew out of their mouths before they speak. I can never understand them, and the Italians living behind the Irish general stores down there in the hollers of Boomer and Kermit, West Virginia.
I've been afraid to go to the Appalachians ever since I watched Deliverance.
Even though it was filmed in Northern Georgia. I used to think my god those people seem ignorant, then I watched Jack Taylor on Netflix and it clicked. White trash is white trash gal every state has them, as well as all the English speaking countries.
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My home state is Michigan and this is how us Michiaganders speak,lol
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Bearwoman: Since I've lived here in Ohio I have a hard time understand the people in the South even when I've visited Kentucky and Tennessee I have had a hard time understand on how some people pronounce certain terms.
There's a tower as one is heading Southbound on 75 towards Tennessee and it has the words "Florence Ya'll".I get a kick out the words whenever I've passed it.
This area was sellted by Scot-Irish-English so we can blame the poor English on them bear. But yeah some speak so slow I can't understand them either. It is even harder to understand the Cajuns in Louisiana.There's a tower as one is heading Southbound on 75 towards Tennessee and it has the words "Florence Ya'll".I get a kick out the words whenever I've passed it.
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Miwagi: This area was sellted by Scot-Irish-English so we can blame the poor English on them bear. But yeah some speak so slow I can't understand them either. It is even harder to understand the Cajuns in Louisiana.
Some of my ancestry were Scott,Irish,French on both my parents side their families.Although there were both of Native American descent.Could you imagine speaking the Ojibwa language now that would hard for me to understand.
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Bearwoman: My home state is Michigan and this is how us Michiaganders speak,lol
Wow... another Michigander.
Yep, it’s Melk and pop. I lived in a we little town named Byron (genesee cty) while I finished my undergrad work between Mott and and U-Mich. I still have family in Byron, Lansing and Dearborn (and they do not accept sharia law.).
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galrads: Wow... another Michigander.
Yep, it’s Melk and pop. I lived in a we little town named Byron (genesee cty) while I finished my undergrad work between Mott and and U-Mich. I still have family in Byron, Lansing and Dearborn (and they do not accept sharia law.).
Yep, it’s Melk and pop. I lived in a we little town named Byron (genesee cty) while I finished my undergrad work between Mott and and U-Mich. I still have family in Byron, Lansing and Dearborn (and they do not accept sharia law.).
I spent most of my early childhood in Pontiac, MI, then we moved to Arizona.
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galrads: Wow... another Michigander.
Yep, it’s Melk and pop. I lived in a we little town named Byron (genesee cty) while I finished my undergrad work between Mott and and U-Mich. I still have family in Byron, Lansing and Dearborn (and they do not accept sharia law.).
Yep, it’s Melk and pop. I lived in a we little town named Byron (genesee cty) while I finished my undergrad work between Mott and and U-Mich. I still have family in Byron, Lansing and Dearborn (and they do not accept sharia law.).
What a small world Huh galard? I was born in Charlotte ,Mi grew up in Potterville and later on into Grand Ledge and then onto Lansing.My parents had been born and raised in the UP of Michigan in the town of St.Ignace.My Aunt and Uncle used to live in Royal Oak,Mi
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Bearwoman: Some of my ancestry were Scott,Irish,French on both my parents side their families.Although there were both of Native American descent.Could you imagine speaking the Ojibwa language now that would hard for me to understand.
I love to learn more about the native Indian life. Since my daughter first time had a nightmare( as a little girl), I've put in her bedroom Indian dream catcher that takes all nightmares away and that self suggestive beliefs helped her ...not to wet the bed.
Now she's inspired to use some of native Indian simbols in the art. I find it fascinating spiritual treasure to learn about all natives mythology, the way of life and beliefs.
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Miwagi: I spent most of my early childhood in Pontiac, MI, then we moved to Arizona.
I hope you got the chance to see the annual Woodward Dream Cruise between Detroit and Pontiac, Miwagi.....
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Wales and those Alabama people.
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galrads: I hope you got the chance to see the annual Woodward Dream Cruise between Detroit and Pontiac, Miwagi.....
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rainbowdream2017: I love to learn more about the native Indian life. Since my daughter first time had a nightmare( as a little girl), I've put in her bedroom Indian dream catcher that takes all nightmares away and that self suggestive beliefs helped her ...not to wet the bed. Now she's inspired to use some of native Indian simbols in the art. I find it fascinating spiritual treasure to learn about all natives mythology, the way of life and beliefs.
Hi rainbow I didn't know anything about my native ancestry until the year 1999.All I had to start with was my late father's death certificate. I had idea that I was a descendent of two Indian Chiefs through my late parents.
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Bearwoman: What a small world Huh galard? I was born in Charlotte ,Mi grew up in Potterville and later on into Grand Ledge and then onto Lansing.My parents had been born and raised in the UP of Michigan in the town of St.Ignace.My Aunt and Uncle used to live in Royal Oak,Mi
Oh talking about the UP..... reminds me of the the beautiful Big Mac/Mighty Mac ~ 5 mile long Mackinac suspension Bridge......
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Scottish one
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Miwagi: Don't remember it.
Guess maybe you weren’t into classic cars back then....
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galrads: Oh talking about the UP..... reminds me of the the beautiful Big Mac/Mighty Mac ~ 5 mile long Mackinac suspension Bridge......
Gal speaking of the Mighty Mac.My late father worked for the company that built the Mackinac Bridge.He dug the Causeway fro the North to the South.My father also helped in building the Cut River Bridge which was renamed.
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I've been to Pigeon Forge during the that time they had the Rod Run.Oh man I enjoyed myself so much.
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