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Thread ID: 86766	2008-01-28 06:09:00	NZ Accents?	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
634637	2008-01-28 09:20:00	"Im going away for a few days":lol:	rob_on_guitar (4196)
634638	2008-01-28 09:22:00	Maybe this will work :thumbs: www.youtube.com	feersumendjinn (64)
634639	2008-01-28 10:38:00	So that's how we get clipped accents? :horrified That's how some get clipped ears :lol:	Marnie (4574)
634640	2008-01-28 11:22:00	;)	R2x1 (4628)
634641	2008-01-28 11:35:00	I was going to post about this sort of thing a few days ago. Recently I have rented quite a few DVD movies. I find I have to turn subtitles on most times when watching an American film as the diction is shocking. American english is different to New Zealand english by the way. New Zealand english is different to Australian english. I can watch a British, NZ, Australian movie without subtitles. Early movies from America I can watch without subtitles as they do not need translation. Perhaps some actors/actressers need some lessons in elocution. One of the things I really dislike is the use of double negatives as in, "I ain't got no satisfaction." I would think you know this already as this has been mentioned in the past. Try also using "You guys" as opposed to "Youse guys" What does the word "youse" mean?	Sweep (90)
634642	2008-01-28 14:49:00	Most unique thing about the Kiwi accent is how the "e" is flattened. For example, for the Yanks, Poms and Aussies, "pen" sounds closer to "pan" while for us Kiwis it's closer to "pin". And you have the fush and chups. :p	jason_f90 (3544)
634643	2008-01-28 17:33:00	One of the things I really dislike is the use of double negatives as in, "I ain't got no satisfaction . " I would think you know this already as this has been mentioned in the past . Try also using "You guys" as opposed to "Youse guys" What does the word "youse" mean? "Youse" is a collective, present-tense, first-person indicative form of "you" . I just use that phrase to keep the Chicago gangster effect going . We don't actually use "youse guys" here in the US . . . I just use it as a term of endearment for all youse NZers . One of my favorite sounds (elocution-wise) is "Valley-Speak" which sadly has almost gone away . I found it refreshing in a blonde/bubble-headed way . . . and was always a fun ear tickler for me . Americans are deeply in love with most things Brit . . Australian and NZ tongues are also fondly listened to even if we don't understand but 10-15% of what"s said . I don't mean to group all youse guys together . . but Americans can't readily perceive much difference in the dialects when we hear them . We watch movies like: "Quigley, Down Under" and "The Earthling" and TV shows like "Rising Damp" and "Fawlty Towers" and Monty-Anything" just to hear the accents . I watched "Kingdom" last night and enjoy "Rumpole" and "All Creatures, Great And Small" . I sorely miss "Butterflys Are Free" and "The Flambards" . We do NOT . . . however, admit to watching Benny Hill or even knowing of his existence, belatedly or not . I, personally, have a drone-y voice which can be heard on any of my YouTube site posts . Look under "SurferJoe46" there and find some of the vids I posted about driving in my town . I have some voice overs in them .	SurferJoe46 (51)
634644	2008-01-28 19:14:00	You already know what I sound like Joe ;)	bob_doe_nz (92)
634645	2008-01-28 19:21:00	"Youse" is a collective, present-tense, first-person indicative form of "you". I just use that phrase to keep the Chicago gangster effect going. We don't actually use "youse guys" here in the US...I just use it as a term of endearment for all youse NZers.Yep Joe. Most of the rest of us "figgered" that ;) But I have to say when I was an uneducated 11 year old at school I once got shat upon from a great height by my english teacher when I used the word naivley in an essay.	Greg (193)
634646	2008-01-28 20:13:00	Joe - haven't you seen Flight of the Concords? (www.amazon.com) Everything you ever need to know about kiwis, accents included.	Biggles (121)
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