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<blockquote data-quote="O&#039;Rothlain" data-source="post: 290099"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Logorrhea @ Nov 27 2009, 10:29 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=423639" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Yeah big time. I suppose it comes from the adoption of the vocabularies in the shows doesnt it? We are seeing it over here in Dublin where the west-brit accent is changing to more of an east american "oh my god, like totally!" accent of today. </p><p></p><p>Along with the introduction of the word, comes the way to say it. </p><p></p><p>Ooooo how about the internet and vocabulary? There are no accents in text are there so is there a migration towards a more phonetic friendly vocabulary? lol, roft, noob, noobtard, noobgheytard was effectively one sentence I had thrown at me while gaming last night.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p>I think the irish have the most potential of blending into an quasi-american accent. Not the rural people, but your dubliners and those from Belfast. My mother in law's belfast accent is so soft, you can tell she's maybe irish or british, but it's just very proper and soft....with the exception of her going back home and being with her sister and childhood friends, it definitely gets a bit stronger. </p><p>What's amusing is my 5 year old nephew. He spends half the year in the US, half in Belgian with his Irish grandparents. He also spends a lot of time with my wife and sisterinlaw's childhood nany, who now works with my inlaws who is Portugese. </p><p>My nephew sounds american but says some words disctinctively irish, some distinctively portugese and some distinctively french. It's funny, and we all have a laugh at how the influence of the different people in the earliest stage of developement of his life have impacted his speech.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="O'Rothlain, post: 290099"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Logorrhea @ Nov 27 2009, 10:29 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=423639']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Yeah big time. I suppose it comes from the adoption of the vocabularies in the shows doesnt it? We are seeing it over here in Dublin where the west-brit accent is changing to more of an east american "oh my god, like totally!" accent of today. Along with the introduction of the word, comes the way to say it. Ooooo how about the internet and vocabulary? There are no accents in text are there so is there a migration towards a more phonetic friendly vocabulary? lol, roft, noob, noobtard, noobgheytard was effectively one sentence I had thrown at me while gaming last night. [/b][/quote] I think the irish have the most potential of blending into an quasi-american accent. Not the rural people, but your dubliners and those from Belfast. My mother in law's belfast accent is so soft, you can tell she's maybe irish or british, but it's just very proper and soft....with the exception of her going back home and being with her sister and childhood friends, it definitely gets a bit stronger. What's amusing is my 5 year old nephew. He spends half the year in the US, half in Belgian with his Irish grandparents. He also spends a lot of time with my wife and sisterinlaw's childhood nany, who now works with my inlaws who is Portugese. My nephew sounds american but says some words disctinctively irish, some distinctively portugese and some distinctively french. It's funny, and we all have a laugh at how the influence of the different people in the earliest stage of developement of his life have impacted his speech. [/QUOTE]
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