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Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent?
    #19042989 - 10/27/13 10:02 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Thoughts?

Was just watching a movie where a British actor has to do this and I noticed that he slipped up during these lines that were a bit more expressive/emotional.

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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: s240779] * 1
    #19043011 - 10/27/13 10:05 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

I don't think it's any more difficult than an American doing an English accent.  Maybe he was just a shitty actor.  Hugh Laurie, the actor who plays "House" is English.  You'd have no idea watching the show.


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: s240779]
    #19043021 - 10/27/13 10:07 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

I remember when I used to play halo 2 on xbox live a lot there would be British people trying to impersonate an American accent, they usually sounded kinda like arnold swarzernager or w/e his name is


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: pwnasaurus] * 1
    #19043049 - 10/27/13 10:14 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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Hugh Laurie, the actor who plays "House" is English.  You'd have no idea watching the show.




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I was watching an episode the other day and on it he was making fun of someone(Chase I think), and he was doing it in a British accent, he sounded like an american trying to do a British accent, I thought it was pretty cool.

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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: Sheekle]
    #19043074 - 10/27/13 10:19 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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I remember when I used to play halo 2 on xbox live a lot there would be British people trying to impersonate an American accent, they usually sounded kinda like arnold swarzernager or w/e his name is




You mean Ronald Shmezzlheimer?


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: pwnasaurus]
    #19044619 - 10/28/13 07:52 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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I don't think it's any more difficult than an American doing an English accent.  Maybe he was just a shitty actor.  Hugh Laurie, the actor who plays "House" is English.  You'd have no idea watching the show.




Yeah some British and Australian actors can do American accents perfectly. Others are pretty bad, like a 50's movie character with overblown drawl.

Hollywood Irish accents are usually pretty terrible. I've met lots of people from Ireland and there are numerous different regional accents. The accents in movies usually sound like a corny stereotype, always the same and always bad.

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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: psi]
    #19044627 - 10/28/13 07:59 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

:whathesaid:

Just wanted to share a pretty interesting video about this topic. It's quite funny:


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: kr0nik0]
    #19044657 - 10/28/13 08:12 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)



English man playing an american man doing a perfect english (or possibly british) accent.


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: KremrBigSikter]
    #19045406 - 10/28/13 10:19 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

I didn't even know the guy from The Wire was British until I was half way through with the series. Brenda from Six Feet Under also did a great American accent, I was really surprised to find out she was Australian.

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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: s240779]
    #19045449 - 10/28/13 10:35 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent?





"Jax"  pulls it off.:shrug: :poshdance:

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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: KremrBigSikter]
    #19045624 - 10/28/13 11:27 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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English man playing an american man doing a perfect english (or possibly british) accent.




Seemed more like a pastiche of Dick van Dyke's awful attempt at a 'cockney' accent in the Walt Disney film 'Mary Poppins', except the 'Mcnulty' character does a quick tour through a few English regional accents, for added Lols.


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: deucedbi9]
    #19045740 - 10/28/13 11:54 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

What I'd like to know, is if there's anybody in other countries who finds the american accent hot.

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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: s240779]
    #19045793 - 10/28/13 12:04 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

have you not seen sons of anarchy.


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: Poor Boy]
    #19045902 - 10/28/13 12:33 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

I didn't know that jax has a british accent...


...But that explains alot.

He has definitely slipped up, it's always when he's trying to be over emotional and he just goes high pitches and started squawking like a bird.

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I think his english accent sounds worse, though.


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: Murph]
    #19045966 - 10/28/13 12:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

I didn't know Stringer Bell was played by a British actor until like this year when I saw he was the star of some show on the BBC. I've re-watched some episodes and sometimes it's seems pretty obvious now that I know, sometimes it doesn't.
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I didn't even know the guy from The Wire was British until I was half way through with the series. Brenda from Six Feet Under also did a great American accent, I was really surprised to find out she was Australian.



I didn't know McNulty was either until this thread :lol:

I imagine there are actually a decent amount of actors that are and I don't know.


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: jewunit]
    #19046274 - 10/28/13 02:06 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

americans don't have accents
i've lived here long enough to know. everyone sounds normal


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: jewunit]
    #19046388 - 10/28/13 02:40 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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I didn't know Stringer Bell was played by a British actor until like this year when I saw he was the star of some show on the BBC. I've re-watched some episodes and sometimes it's seems pretty obvious now that I know, sometimes it doesn't.





That's right he's British too, that one really had me fooled.

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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: Crystal G]
    #19046502 - 10/28/13 03:03 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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What I'd like to know, is if there's anybody in other countries who finds the american accent hot.




Yeah, I find it pretty cute


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: Murph]
    #19046510 - 10/28/13 03:05 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Disclaimer: I only read the thread title and absolutely none of the content of this thread.


If it hasn't been said, listen to Ozzie talk then listen to his music. And he wasn't even trying.


So I do believe even the English can sound like white trash hillbillies if they try.


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Re: Do u think it's hard for a British person to imitate an American accent? [Re: Murph]
    #19046623 - 10/28/13 03:29 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Good British actors seem to do American accents very well. I remember the guy who played McNulty slipped up once in a scene where he was supposed to be drunk, and the British came out.

    Two of my favorites are Gary Oldman and Tim Roth. Daniel Day Lewis (Irish I guess) is another great actor that can nail the American accent.

    I don't think American actors do accents as well. I know Meryl Streep can do accents, and Leonardo DiCaprio sounded convincing to me as a South African in Blood Diamond. But I think Keanu Reeves singlehandedly ruined the reputation of Americans in Dracula.


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