I don't believe it!
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You shouldn't adjust the way you speak to fit in. People may like the accent you have already. |
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Henrik
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I like the American accent - don't lose it but change some key words like: awesome to cool / great / fab
awesome grates on us Brits & is a gross exageration when something is "really quite good"..
enjoy your stay with us & do try to be rather less excitable that your home folks. Oh yes & don't talk through your nose (known as American wheeze).......it's rude.....lol. |
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The One
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You may just pick it up im a true eastender very cockney
Robert c have you done your homework yet you prat |
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piefkeholz
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Be you. |
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Don
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we like the american accent. so stay how you are we love it. |
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Just Me
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don't try to speed anything along...you'll just end up sounding fake. Stop worrying about fitting in and you'll find you fit in just fine. |
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Ria
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Eek, don't fake it, you'll sound as bad a Madonna. I don't live in London, but pretty damn close, and I know here, people found accents fascinating, and is a great conversation starter- which will help you meet new people at school.
As you are going to school, I'm guessing you are young, which does mean you are likely to adapt your accent pretty quickly. It will never totally go, but you certainly will start having a London "twang" soon enough.
Oh, and no matter how "cool" you think it is, NEVER use cockney rhyming slang, even born and bred Londoners don't. |
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♥ Bαявιє Dσℓℓ ♥
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Hey Hunny_X
Lol I Have A London Accent I Hate It I Come From East London ツ
I Love Amercian Accents Be Yourself Over Time Your Start Talking Like A Londoner Im Sure LOL ツ |
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World C
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These people are chatting **** learn the slang not the accent
this is not for posh people lol im from East London
Grime- Girls
Slagz- Dirty Gils
**** Wanka- ****
Snitch- Grasp
Eatz Ding Rapz- Robbery
Boops- Man spending money on girl
Seen- Understood
Safe Wa Gwan kl Was Gud yes yes- Hello
Blud oi fam bro- The invidual you are talkin to
Dough P- Money
Hard- Good Being Determined
Hold it Soon Bless U man- Bye
Nicked Shifted- Arrrested
Wasted weak- Negative
Showa Nang- Positive
Peng- Beutifual Tasty Positive
Peak- Danger Caught off Guard Boring
Bate- Obvious
Slippin- Caught off gaurd
slam lash smash- Sex
Barrys head- Oral Sex
Suckhod- Person who gives oral sex
Doughnut- Dumb
Boidem- Police
Crepz- Trainers
Garms clothing
Dive- 5
Benna- 10
Score- 20
Pinky- 50
Bill- 100
Jibb Bag- 1000 |
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SJM
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To be honest with you, virtually all americans who try to put on an English accent of any kind always fail and they just end up sounding odd, making them stand out even more. You'd fit in a lot better if you just kept your accent as it is. There are so many people from different countries around the world here that people hardly ever notice a foreign accent. |
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yoyo
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Watch Eastenders LOL |
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wirralman1
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Do not try and adopt a London accent, People outside the capital tend to distrust loudmouthed Cockneys as 'wideboys' and bigheads.
There are many good regional accents in the UK; try and visit the North of England such azs Yorkshire.
Beware of too much London speak, Londoners tend to speak in a lazy manner dropping consonants and endings of words. A Londoner can pronounce 'Baker Street' quite easily as Bay-ugh stree' .
Listen to Radio 4 and BBC TV News for good British speaking; I say British because they use quite a lot of Scots because their speech is good. |
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Artemis
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Why would you want to get an English accent or do you mean London accent. A London accent is horrible and I should know I've got one. |
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British Revolution!
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You don't have to change your accent. It probably sounds cool to them already, but if you must, kind of pronounce your o's more longer. Instead of "hello" it would be like saying "hello-ah" and try imitating the language more. Before you know it, from hearing everyone chat, you'll catch on without noticing.
P.S. I luv the Beatles! |
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δώδεκα
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Can't make you out.....what did you say? |
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Save the trees!
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Go around the city and get clutured this will help.. or should!
:*) |
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Eh! say`ello to mi Lidal fwend!
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Just go gangsta on em all luv. they all speak like bloody yardies now. |
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Kakitiss
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DO NOT try and fake it whatever you do. Just hang out with English people and try and pick it up. To be honest though the general London accent is disgusting unintelligable trash. Think Lauren Cooper. You do NOT want to be a chav. Anyway, if you fake it everyone will know right away AND HATE YOU FOR IT so don't bother.
Start by just switching your nouns- bin, jumper, trousers, knickers, innit, instead of trash can, sweater, pants, underwear, and isn't it respectively. Say yoh-gurt instead of YO-gurt, drop your Hs and be sure to say "are y'aving a larf?" alot. Over time of hanging out with people with the same accent you'll pick it up. |
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Suki Boo
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by dropping your "H's" when you talk - oh and they say "you know what I mean" a lot, and cuss all the time!
You will be fine, they will like your accent, they will think it's cute!
No worry's! |
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Pleasant Peter Perkins
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DO NOT DO IT!
London accents are amongst the ugliest and most unintelligent sounding on the planet! |
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