NationStates Jolt Archive

clicky (http://www.hlj.me.uk/thepatriot.mp3)

this just goes to prove that british accents don't work in voiceovers. ;)
they also don't work in movies, songs, or in fact anywhere... the american accent is intrinsically cooler imo.

ignore the film i was doing it for (got the idea from a canadian stand-up comic who used the patriot in a sketch about 'the voiceover man', so i just said that cos i'm too tired to think up my own...)

thoughts?
(ps: whatddya think of my 'voiceover man' imitation? ;))

(poll coming)

clicky (http://www.hlj.me.uk/thepatriot.mp3)

this just goes to prove that british accents don't work in voiceovers. ;)
they also don't work in movies, songs, or in fact anywhere... the american accent is intrinsically cooler imo.

ignore the film i was doing it for (got the idea from a canadian stand-up comic who used the patriot in a sketch about 'the voiceover man', so i just said that cos i'm too tired to think up my own...)

thoughts?
(ps: whatddya think of my 'voiceover man' imitation? ;))

(poll coming)

Traitor! :mad:

Your tea priviledges have now been revoked. :p

clicky (http://www.hlj.me.uk/thepatriot.mp3)

this just goes to prove that british accents don't work in voiceovers. they also don't work in movies, songs, or in fact anywhere... the american accent is intrinsically cooler imo.

ignore the film i was doing it for (got the idea from a canadian stand-up comic who used the patriot in a sketch about 'the voiceover man', so i just said that cos i'm too tired to think up my own...)

thoughts?
(ps: whatddya think of my 'voiceover man' imitation? ;))

(poll coming)

Yeah, it definetely works better in that scenario. However if I had the choice I'd adopt a Liverpoolian accent like that *snaps fingers once to represent speed* Why? Because everything is funnier when one talks like that.

Wow! So that's what you sound like! Hehe, I had thought/hoped it'd be something like that - it fits your character very well :D

But yeah, in general American accents are 'cooler'. We still sound better though :p

Well, in fairness to your accent, it's hard to buy that a british guy would be on the side of the American Revolutionist. Our accent is cool at sounding like we want something to blow up really soon. Your guys' accent is good for sounding smarter than the person your talking to, or a good 'voice of authority'. "It has to be right, dear. He had a British accent."

And only five guys have the 'In a world' voice, the rest of us don't sound that cool.

(ps: whatddya think of my 'voiceover man' imitation? ;))



I thought your american was more convincing than your english accent, oddly enough.

Both can do an excelent job, this particular Brittish Voice-Artist just happened to suck...

British accents are (usually) sexy. American accents are (usually) not.

Traitor! :mad:

Your tea priviledges have now been revoked. :p
noooooooooooooooooooo!!! i loves my tea! :eek: :(

i can't be british without my tea :(



oh well i'll have to slum it as an american then ;)

It's been said before PM, but you need a radio job. Anywhoo, clearly, you put more effort, emotion and tension into the American accent - the British one just sort of trailed off. So it isn't a fair comparison.
I think British accents are way cooler.

British accents are (usually) sexy. American accents are (usually) not.
oh yeah?? ;) ;)Both can do an excelent job, this particular Brittish Voice-Artist just happened to suck...
hey, it was me. and i am british :p

was putting it on a bit tho :P

Well, the clip is a little biased. Come on now, Doctor Who sounds pretty cool for a limey.

was putting it on a bit tho :P

yes, that sort of came through, you should try again in a more natural accent for a fair comparison:)

Well, in fairness to your accent, it's hard to buy that a british guy would be on the side of the American Revolutionist. Our accent is cool at sounding like we want something to blow up really soon. Your guys' accent is good for sounding smarter than the person your talking to, or a good 'voice of authority'. "It has to be right, dear. He had a British accent."

And only five guys have the 'In a world' voice, the rest of us don't sound that cool.
i know, i saw that vid on zipperfish (so cool!) :(

but i'm workin on it damnit! :D


that must be why all the bad guys in hollywood movies are british then...

Wow! So that's what you sound like! Hehe, I had thought/hoped it'd be something like that - it fits your character very well :D

But yeah, in general American accents are 'cooler'. We still sound better though :p
lol thanks :D

there was a 'NSers voices' thread somewhere about btw...

Mel Geeeeeeeeebson!!!!!!!!!!

Mel Geeeeeeeeebson!!!!!!!!!!

American with a slight Aussie twist. Hmmm...

lol thanks :D

there was a 'NSers voices' thread somewhere about btw...

Hehe - my pleasure good fellow, my pleasure.

:( Drag - that's the problem with joining so recently, I seem to have missed out on all the getting-to-know-you threads and stuff.

yes, that sort of came through, you should try again in a more natural accent for a fair comparison:)
It's been said before PM, but you need a radio job. Anywhoo, clearly, you put more effort, emotion and tension into the American accent - the British one just sort of trailed off. So it isn't a fair comparison.
I think British accents are way cooler.
lol... a face for radio is it? ;) :D

ah i would do more but i need to go to sleep. :(
maybe tomorrow if i remember :)

British English; but not "Queens English" (By which I assume you mean Recieved Pronounciation). I much prefer a mildly RP accent with Esturine admixture. If you can get past the cultural prejudices against Esturine English, you can hear how the glottal stops and pure vowels make it sound so beautiful and minimalist. It's a big improvement on pure RP.

lol... a face for radio is it? ;) :D

ah i would do more but i need to go to sleep. :(
maybe tomorrow if i remember :)

Hehe, good night. I should probably hit the proverbial hay myself pretty soon. Although I probably won't sleep for some time - damn Dr Pepper and it's insinuatingly addictive caffeine loaded goodness.

Well, in fairness to your accent, it's hard to buy that a british guy would be on the side of the American Revolutionist. Our accent is cool at sounding like we want something to blow up really soon. Your guys' accent is good for sounding smarter than the person your talking to, or a good 'voice of authority'.

I totally agree with that. American = cool for voiceovers, British (specifically, English, not so sure about Welsh/Scottish) = great for sounding smart.

:( Drag - that's the problem with joining so recently, I seem to have missed out on all the getting-to-know-you threads and stuff.
they pop up every once in a while :)


(and just for you: some good ones to get you started: http://www.frappr.com/nsgeneral http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=455181 http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=438344 :) )

try pepsi max rather than dr pepper man... more caffiene! :P

The Welsh... I can't think of a more humourous accent.

Well, the clip is a little biased. Come on now, Doctor Who sounds pretty cool for a limey.

limey?! you still call us limeys?! RACIST! :mad: :mad: :mad:

American is cooler to use in conversation, but British sounds far more regal. Imagine the Imperial Officers in Star Wars talking in American accents. It just doesn't work.

American is cooler to use in conversation, but British sounds far more regal. Imagine the Imperial Officers in Star Wars talking in American accents. It just doesn't work.
it would make a bit more sense seeing how everyone else in that movie is american :p

*is off to bed*

night all :)

limey?! you still call us limeys?! RACIST! :mad: :mad: :mad:
Yup, I still call limey Brits limeys. Ya limey Brit. Cool your jets, Multiland, there's far worse things to be called than a 'limey'. Like being called Welsh. Or Belgian.

limey?! you still call us limeys?! RACIST! :mad: :mad: :mad:

I still here people refer to us as "Yanks" and that went mostly out of style over here after the Civil War :p

Yup, I still call limey Brits limeys. Ya limey Brit. Cool your jets, Multiland, there's far worse things to be called than a 'limey'. Like being called Welsh.

As I said, RACIST! :mad: :mad: :mad: Ya obnoxious yank.

I still here people refer to us as "Yanks" and that went mostly out of style over here after the Civil War :p

That's cus you still call us "Brits" and even got some British people doing it! I mean how bleeding difficult is it to say "Britons" instead? Not that hard!

As I said, RACIST! :mad: :mad: :mad: Ya obnoxious yank.
chill out dude. nowt racist with 'limey'.

or if there is, chill out anyway or the mods might have a word...

I totally agree with that. American = cool for voiceovers, British (specifically, English, not so sure about Welsh/Scottish) = great for sounding smart.
Are you seriously trying to suggest that Peter Kay, Alexi Sale or Ross Noble sound smart?

Bloody hell...

Mel Geeeeeeeeebson!!!!!!!!!!


i think there a 'I' in there

geb-som
hmm
gib-some
ya

As I said, RACIST! :mad: :mad: :mad: Ya obnoxious yank.
Sorry, that's 'obnoxious canuck' to you. Ya Belgian.

BTW, you don't know me, and if you did, you'd know I'm having you on in a big way. Ya... uh, erm... ya crumpet-snackin', tea-swilling...ah... thing, you!!

;)

I think European accents are better than both of them. Especially when it's Russians, and they swear.

"They drop bomb on my house, I blow to fucking sky!"

so funny...

clicky (http://www.hlj.me.uk/thepatriot.mp3)

this just goes to prove that british accents don't work in voiceovers. ;)
they also don't work in movies, songs, or in fact anywhere... the american accent is intrinsically cooler imo.

ignore the film i was doing it for (got the idea from a canadian stand-up comic who used the patriot in a sketch about 'the voiceover man', so i just said that cos i'm too tired to think up my own...)

thoughts?
(ps: whatddya think of my 'voiceover man' imitation? ;))

(poll coming)
oh
my
freaking
GOD

you have the best voice no matter what accent you are using

yes you should get a job as "the voiceover man"

oh
my
freaking
GOD

you have the best voice no matter what accent you are using

yes you should get a job as "the voiceover man"
w00t thank you :p :D
:fluffle:

i'd love that job... i mean how easy can you get? :P


*is really off to bed now*


edit:I think European accents are better than both of them. Especially when it's Russians, and they swear.

"They drop bomb on my house, I blow to fucking sky!"

so funny...
haha i love russian accents... sometimes

*lived with a russian girl last year... accent got on nerves after a while but she had a whiney voice anyway*

Brit accent is the best

But, sure, everybody loves the Belfast accent...or not.

You haven't heard a cool accent until you've heard a Pittsburgh accent.

But, sure, everybody loves the Belfast accent...or not.
A guy in my flat has a Belfast accent. It took us a week before we deciphered our first word from him :p

Of course, now I just don't understand him when he's drunk or with other Irish people.

"They drop bomb on my house, I blow to fucking sky!"

If that's the movie I think you're talking about, that's a Lebanese guy.

I know it can be used in a derogatory way, but since most Britons and Americans (of European descent) are the same race, how exactly is "limey" racist? All the nations have slang to refer to each other, but I doubt any of it is truly bigoted.

You haven't heard a cool accent until you've heard a Pittsburgh accent.
Yea, that's just an Ulster accent with an American twang :p

Same colloquiolisms and everything...

this just goes to prove that british accents don't work in voiceovers

If the voice guy could do a decent British accent, then maybe I'd agree, but considering it's bullshit, I guess we'll never know

Yea, that's just an Ulster accent with an American twang :p

Same colloquiolisms and everything...

Yeh, it is. Ya see, it's sohtah like this. We can go dahn t'tha stoah 'n get some beah 'n chips, then maybe go ta Heinz Fild 'n watch tha Stillers game.

:D

I know it can be used in a derogatory way, but since most Britons and Americans (of European descent) are the same race, how exactly is "limey" racist? All the nations have slang to refer to each other, but I doubt any of it is truly bigoted.
"Limey" referred to the old traditional citrus fruit of choice for the British Navy, which would, mostly,be pulped and mixed with the crew's daily rations of Rum. This was to ward off scurvy, and to make the Rum last longer. All the Naval Powers used citrus in this way, but the Brits were widely known for choosing to stock limes more often than not.

So, no, really, calling a Brit a "limey" is pret-ty tame stuff and shouldn't rate three red angry emoticons as a response. Like I said, I could've been really nasty and called them something far, far worse.

Like stiffs. *runs away covering head*

you have a nice voice for that.

Yeh, it is. Ya see, it's sohtah like this. We can go dahn t'tha stoah 'n get some beah 'n chips, then maybe go ta Heinz Fild 'n watch tha Stillers game.

:D
Funny, if you come some places here in Ulster you will here people speaking exactly the same.




Apparently Belfast is one of the cities in the world that is most diverse in its pronunciations and dialects among native English speakers, and NI is pretty much the most diverse in that area :) :)

Funny, if you come some places here in Ulster you will here people speaking exactly the same.




Apparently Belfast is one of the cities in the world that is most diverse in its pronunciations and dialects among native English speakers, and NI is pretty much the most diverse in that area :) :)

Good stuff!

I actually have a bit of that accent myself, though it's on the lesser side (the most noticeable part of it is the slippery S). Ah, yes, Port Aransas. I picked up a hell of a bastardised accent growing up there. :D

Hm, let's put this in terms I can understand.

American accent: Ironhide.
British accent: Shockwave.

Winner? British.

Good stuff!

I actually have a bit of that accent myself, though it's on the lesser side (the most noticeable part of it is the slippery S). Ah, yes, Port Aransas. I picked up a hell of a bastardised accent growing up there. :D
You wannabe Ulsterman :p

British accents are much better than american accents.

You wannabe Ulsterman :p

:p

Seriously, it's great. When I actually decide to use my microphone on Half-Life ('tis a very rare occasion), and I tell people I'm from Texas, they get very confused.

I have a mixed accent that ranges from Minneapolis to Boston.

:p

Seriously, it's great. When I actually decide to use my microphone on Half-Life ('tis a very rare occasion), and I tell people I'm from Texas, they get very confused.

I have a mixed accent that ranges from Minneapolis to Boston.
I have absolutely no idea what that accent would sound like, but in the spirit of the Ulster based conversation I'll assume you sound like you're from Belfast ;)

I have absolutely no idea what that accent would sound like, but in the spirit of the Ulster based conversation I'll assume you sound like you're from Belfast ;)

Well, I might sound a little like that.

I recorded myself saying the "Stella" bit on Fass's voice thread, but my shitty microphone didn't even reproduce my voice properly.

I'll try to put my voice in words... It's like the accent we're talking about, but with pristine enunciation. Though when I get to talking fast and somewhat loudly, I lose the pristine enunciation and sound really "rough". During this period of roughness, the letter "t" changes pronunciation as follows. If "t" is at the beginning of a word, it almost sounds like "d". If it's anywhere else, it's almost "th".

I'm proud to say that I have the wonderful Ohio nonaccent. Nothing but standard, normal, and clear pronunciation here.

Well, I might sound a little like that.

I recorded myself saying the "Stella" bit on Fass's voice thread, but my shitty microphone didn't even reproduce my voice properly.

I'll try to put my voice in words... It's like the accent we're talking about, but with pristine enunciation. Though when I get to talking fast and somewhat loudly, I lose the pristine enunciation and sound really "rough".
Welcome to Belfast :p

Welcome to Belfast :p

w00t!

That's cus you still call us "Brits" and even got some British people doing it! I mean how bleeding difficult is it to say "Britons" instead? Not that hard!

That's 'cause you can't pronounce "Britons" with an American/Canadian accent without sounding like a douchebag.. at least that's what stand-up comedians tell me.. I won't attempt it either way, although I've personally only met about three British people in my life, so it's not a big issue.. :p

clicky (http://www.hlj.me.uk/thepatriot.mp3)

this just goes to prove that british accents don't work in voiceovers. ;)
they also don't work in movies, songs, or in fact anywhere... the american accent is intrinsically cooler imo.



Maybe not voice overs but what would punk music be without the British accent?

Women with British accents are hotter than a Rhode Island or Boston accent any day of the week. Just please take snog and shag out of your vocabulary. Such a classy sounding way of speaking and those word are just low class.

British accents are (usually) sexy. American accents are (usually) not.

Hey, don't associate southern accent with the rest of us, eh!

Hey, don't associate southern accent with the rest of us, eh!

Which aren't, though?

My accent is something of a California/Chicago hybrid, and is pretty annoying, I'd imagine. Both of those components are pretty horrid, and combined they're highly toxic.. :(

Don't misunderstand - I don't mind having a non-sexy voice (I prefer it, to be honest).. but I'm just thinking here of some people I know.. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky, New England.. all pretty bland, at least in women.. :confused:

Hey, don't associate southern accent with the rest of us, eh!

Actually, the southern accent can be very sexy (in women). I'm not sure which specific southern accent it is, but the one I have in mind beats the (sometimes) hellishly nasal northern counterparts.

Hm, let's put this in terms I can understand.

American accent: Ironhide.
British accent: Shockwave.

Winner? British.
everything makes more sense when you put it in TF-form :p

If the voice guy could do a decent British accent, then maybe I'd agree, but considering it's bullshit, I guess we'll never know
:mad: once again, i am british, and thats me on the recording.

whats wrong with my british accent? :(

Maybe not voice overs but what would punk music be without the British accent?

Women with British accents are hotter than a Rhode Island or Boston accent any day of the week. Just please take snog and shag out of your vocabulary. Such a classy sounding way of speaking and those word are just low class.
heh good point... its always funny and slightly gratifying when you hear american punk bands (real punk, not blink 182 or whatever) trying to sing in london accents :p
they usually do a pretty good job of it too :)


but words like shag, snog, wanka and the like are hallmarks of our language damnit! ;)

:mad: once again, i am british, and thats me on the recording.

whats wrong with my british accent? :(


Which part do you come from exacltly? I want to avoid it

I don't know which one I'd choose. For voiceovers, american usually does sound best... but your voice still rocks my world! :p :fluffle:

Which part do you come from exacltly? I want to avoid it
south hampshire, originally from very posh winchester, now in the nice, industrial, working class port of southampton :)

tho i was putting the accent on a bit :D
(see fass' thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=438344)for proof)

I don't know which one I'd choose. For voiceovers, american usually does sound best... but your voice still rocks my world! :p :fluffle:
w00t! :fluffle: :fluffle: :cool:

What a bs :rolleyes:
British accent is a great deal better! Yankee accent just sucks donkey balls :sniper:

w00t! :fluffle: :fluffle: :cool:

yeah, i've got to agree too. you've got the whole medieval footsoldier voice goin on, very hot;) :fluffle:

There isn't a generic American or British accent, though: them folk down south talk funny in both countries...

yeah, i've got to agree too. you've got the whole medieval footsoldier voice goin on, very hot;) :fluffle:
ok, odd choice that... medieval footsoldier... but thanks anyway :p :D

British wins out of those two..............except that it makes it sound like the movie is going to be a comedy.
The American just sounds like your typical hollywood 'try to make something boring sound interesting' voice.

The funniest is hearing an american try to speak with an Aussie accent. They never get close.
Aussie accent is the best by far.......not that I'm biased or anything ;)

clicky (http://www.hlj.me.uk/thepatriot.mp3)

this just goes to prove that british accents don't work in voiceovers. ;)
they also don't work in movies, songs, or in fact anywhere... the american accent is intrinsically cooler imo.

ignore the film i was doing it for (got the idea from a canadian stand-up comic who used the patriot in a sketch about 'the voiceover man', so i just said that cos i'm too tired to think up my own...)

thoughts?
(ps: whatddya think of my 'voiceover man' imitation? ;))

(poll coming)


oooo, the American one was so hot. Im suprised youre British, were you trying to go posh?

oooo, the American one was so hot. Im suprised youre British, were you trying to go posh?
yeah was upping the poshness just a little bit :p

*is pretty posh as it is* :headbang:

I'm Australian and I prefer the British accent.
In fact, I prefer any accent over the American one.

clicky (http://www.hlj.me.uk/thepatriot.mp3)

this just goes to prove that british accents don't work in voiceovers. ;)
they also don't work in movies, songs, or in fact anywhere... the american accent is intrinsically cooler imo.

ignore the film i was doing it for (got the idea from a canadian stand-up comic who used the patriot in a sketch about 'the voiceover man', so i just said that cos i'm too tired to think up my own...)

thoughts?
(ps: whatddya think of my 'voiceover man' imitation? ;))

(poll coming)
ROFLMFAO!!

Recommendation? Don't give up your day job! :D

yeah was upping the poshness just a little bit :p

*is pretty posh as it is* :headbang:

:) maybe you should try it again in your normal voice, which I have to say is really good ;)

yeah was upping the poshness just a little bit :p

*is pretty posh as it is* :headbang:

Oh, no! You're not MIDDLE-CLASS, are you? That's the only true sin in the UK!

bit of class guilt there, is there? :) Dinnae feel bad because you don't talk not-posh :D

The proper Britsh Rural Accent is the best accent in the world well expect when Leslie Phillips speaks

no one except the tories actually uses the Queens English acents dipshit

no one except the tories actually uses the Queens English acents dipshit

That's complete and utter rubbish. Where are you from?

The proper Britsh Rural Accent is the best accent in the world well expect when Leslie Phillips speaks

And what is that? There is no such thing as the "Britsh Rural Accent". Farmers from Yorkshire sound completely different to those in the West Country.

I happen to think the Brit accent is enough to make any chick drop her panties, well over here in the US anyway. I know when my Darling came over here for a visit whenever he said anything to anyone in a store or whatnot it made jaws drop and knees tremble (if they were female). I got a kick out of it actually.... Now to see if it works in reverse over there when I go to London this Summer :P

And what is that? There is no such thing as the "Britsh Rural Accent". Farmers from Yorkshire sound completely different to those in the West Country.

though you that are some what related even though they be across the county boundary

though you that are some what related even though they be across the county boundary

Wanna rephrase that so it's comprehensible?

I happen to think the Brit accent is enough to make any chick drop her panties, well over here in the US anyway. I know when my Darling came over here for a visit whenever he said anything to anyone in a store or whatnot it made jaws drop and knees tremble (if they were female). I got a kick out of it actually.... Now to see if it works in reverse over there when I go to London this Summer :P
oh really?
*plots trip to america* ;) :D
ROFLMFAO!!

Recommendation? Don't give up your day job! :D
aw :(

ment of said that certian local dialects share similar wording to others , tis shame that many dont speak in rural accent I know they dont all sound the same I live in a county where in some places even the village next door doesnt speak with the same dialect words just saying i prefer the local dialect as it sometimes easier to understand or to confuse people

clicky (http://www.hlj.me.uk/thepatriot.mp3)

this just goes to prove that british accents don't work in voiceovers. ;)
they also don't work in movies, songs, or in fact anywhere... the american accent is intrinsically cooler imo.

ignore the film i was doing it for (got the idea from a canadian stand-up comic who used the patriot in a sketch about 'the voiceover man', so i just said that cos i'm too tired to think up my own...)

thoughts?
(ps: whatddya think of my 'voiceover man' imitation? ;))

(poll coming)

*cringes* That link was a terrible British Accent....far far too fake....*cringes again in the memory*

*cringes* That link was one of the worst attempts at a British Accent I've ever heard....far far too fake....*cringes again in the memory*

Take note:

HE IS BRITISH.

Take note:

HE IS BRITISH.
hahaha :p

its kinda funny after a while :P


edit: but does this mean my american is passable? :)

Take note:

HE IS BRITISH.

Well if he is, the trailer voice+British accent attempt didn't sound at all British, just do it NORMALLY without the trailer voice :)

The accent's nation of origin doesn't make it cool. The person using it does. Joe Pesci's got a cool accent, so does Ali G. Fran Drescher's got a horrible accent, so does Posh Beckham (though not nearly as bad as Drescher's.) In fact Posh's accent isn't all that annoying but it's not that great either. Maybe I'm just wrong.

The accent's nation of origin doesn't make it cool. The person using it does. Joe Pesci's got a cool accent, so does Ali G. Fran Drescher's got a horrible accent, so does Posh Beckham (though not nearly as bad as Drescher's.) In fact Posh's accent isn't all that annoying but it's not that great either. Maybe I'm just wrong.

No, you're not :) I wholeheartedly agree! (Especially about Posh! As long as you've still got her in the same category as Fran! :p)

The accent's nation of origin doesn't make it cool. The person using it does. Joe Pesci's got a cool accent, so does Ali G. Fran Drescher's got a horrible accent, so does Posh Beckham (though not nearly as bad as Drescher's.) In fact Posh's accent isn't all that annoying but it's not that great either. Maybe I'm just wrong.


http://www.funny-videos.co.uk/videoAliGPoshBecks.html

show Ali G and Poash and Becks lol

http://www.funny-videos.co.uk/videoAliGPoshBecks.html

show Ali G and Poash and Becks lol
:p i remember that lol
still funny :D

tho the actor who does ali G is actually a posh, oxford educated dude called sasha baron cohen (sp?) for the record

Take note:

HE IS BRITISH.

It's still an awful accent.

If I wasn't in a library right now, I'd record a comparison between my own (fairly generic English, being comprised of bits of the North, South-East and West) accent, and a fairly put-on Extremely Formal variant (which is close to what I use when talking to people with very thick other accents - it helps me be understood) doing the same piece. But I can't, so I won't.

However, I'll agree with what someone else pointed out - there was effort in the US accent. The UK one sounded like it was thrown together for the explicit purpose of looking bad. I wonder why.

I häff no idea vot oll zis fuss iss about.
Ze tchermän äcktzent iss ze koolest of zem oll.
Änt sexy, tuh.

anyway PM, don't feel so bad.... you could always voice-over little britain:D :p

edit: but does this mean my american is passable? :)

For the Movie Trailer Guy, I think so.. I wasn't believing the English accent though.. I'd work on that.. of course, the Movie Trailer Guy's not the best sample to gauge accent proficiency.. :p

The poll says "Any" american accent and the clip uses a general american accent with correct pronunciation. You can't lump extreme southern and New York accents with the one in the clip. Some people in the south don't even use sentences anymore it's just one long word (somehow with the same tone of voice for males and females :) ).

I häff no idea vot oll zis fuss iss about.
Ze tchermän äcktzent iss ze koolest of zem oll.
Änt sexy, tuh.

Otto Preminger's accent is just plain hilarious (or was).. although I think he was Austrian.. If I could do that accent, I'd use it for comic effect all the time.. :p

ut words like shag, snog, wanka and the like are hallmarks of our language damnit! ;)

You can take my tea but you can never take my WANKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*gets decapitated in a Braveheart-esque way*

For the Movie Trailer Guy, I think so.. I wasn't believing the English accent though.. I'd work on that.. of course, the Movie Trailer Guy's not the best sample to gauge accent proficiency.. :p
hey, the dude gets paid a truckload of money... who cares if his accent is right or not :p
anyway PM, don't feel so bad.... you could always voice-over little britain:D :p
i'm not sure whether to take that as a compliment or an insult :confused: :p

*doesn't watch, or like, little britain*

Well, in fairness to your accent, it's hard to buy that a british guy would be on the side of the American Revolutionist. Our accent is cool at sounding like we want something to blow up really soon. Your guys' accent is good for sounding smarter than the person your talking to, or a good 'voice of authority'. "It has to be right, dear. He had a British accent."

And only five guys have the 'In a world' voice, the rest of us don't sound that cool.

Only certain British accents. And authority seems to have a strange gentrifying effect on British accents. My aunt and most of her daughters sound like the title character in Educating Rita. Their eldest sister was always the one taking care of them and sounds quite a bit more sophisticated. So they took to calling her Mrs. Bucket. (from Keeping Up Appearances, not Willy Wonka).

I like the Australian accent, personally.