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American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 10:46pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
can someone tell/explain me how is it possible? i mean how come Black and white in america have a different when they do not talk any other language or are not influenced by any? my computer is not working well so i will post some videos later. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Kairoseki77: 11:21pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
It's a little more complicated than that. America has LOTS of accents. You have Southern accents, Mid West accents, Long Island accents, Boston accents, Louisiana accents, etc, etc. Then there are lots of different ethnic groups in America, so you have Mexican accents, Russian accents, Italian accents, and more. Black people learn whatever accent they hear growing up. Same as everyone else. I grew up in Maryland, so I have a Maryland accent. Just like everyone else from Maryland. 1 Like |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 11:36pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
Michaeljones36: It's a little more complicated than that. i got you but m talking about the first people(anglo saxon nd slaves) they basically learn the same english but yet you can point out when a black or when a white speaks why is that. black speak like they are singing.and white speak differently i don't know how to describe the way they speak but it's different.when they have lived together with no other influence |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by PAGAN9JA(m): 11:40pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
hmm.............o have always wondered about this too. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 11:44pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
i can't explain that its not like they talk another language or their parents talk something else |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Blyss: 12:07am On Jan 09, 2013 |
CAMEROONPRIDE: i can't explain that its not like they talk another language or their parents talk something else Unless you're speaking about the difference in the tempo better known as the timbre of the voice, then I don't know what the hell you're talking about. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 12:15am On Jan 09, 2013 |
Blyss:sir what makes an accent..it is the same tempo and timbre that you are talking which form an accent so you definitively know what am talking about anyway i'm sure many people like pagan9ja think the same. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Kairoseki77: 2:14am On Jan 09, 2013 |
CAMEROONPRIDE: I am sure there have been lots of times when you thought you were listening to a 'white person' when you were actually listening to a black person. You only noticed the person was black when they sounded like a stereotype. A great example is the movie the Lion King. In China, people became scared of black people when they heard the hyenas in the movie (the hyenas are agressive and sound stereotypically black). The Chinese people never realized that almost ALL of the voice actors in the Lion King were black. They automatically assumed all the non-stereotypical people were white. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 6:30am On Jan 09, 2013 |
CAMEROONPRIDE: Stop Buying your Weed from Newark New Jersey Drug Dealers. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 11:24am On Jan 09, 2013 |
الملكي فوق الله:Bleep off i dont do drug |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 11:34am On Jan 09, 2013 |
So let me ask you a question. Do you think if you were to order a pizza over the phone, you could instantly tell if you were talking to a White American vs a Black American? Just Curious lol |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by tpia5: 1:36pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Black accents are the same as southern white accents. In slavery times, that was the english spoken in the slave owning states. Northern accents are different, and are the type commonly considered "white" english. Technically, this isnt factually correct because southern english is also white even its commonly assumed to be black. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by tpia5: 1:39pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
CAMEROONPRIDE: The black/ southern accent might have an irish lilt ( from the carribean), not too sure. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by MrsChima(f): 1:42pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Lol@color accents. Royal..be extremely hard on camdummy and pagdummy. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 1:46pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Im surprised Tpia Answered this Topic Seriously. Ayo...The Accents Vary from region to region..even within the region Like for example....Blacks from Philly don't even speak with the same accent as Blacks from Bmore Whites from Boston don't even speak with the same accent as Whites from Staten Island and Northern Jersey.... No such thing as a Color Based Accent. Even By Region..it Will Vary within the Same Region, and within the same "Color" Many Blacks from Beantown Speak with that New England Accent, whether white or Black Same with the Blacks and Hispanics on Staten Island and Northern Jersey...Sound the same as the Italians. ...LoL This Thread. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 1:47pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Tpia you live in America? |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 1:55pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
الملكي فوق الله: Im surprised Tpia Answered this Topic Seriously.wwhy that? why do they have different accents? i will some videos today. if people answer that means they know black and white don't have the same accent .a black from boston won't have the same accent with a white from boston .... |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 1:56pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
tpia@:i will post some video to show you what i'm talking about |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 1:57pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Mrs.Chima:EWU ...go back in the street there is no place for you here ashawo |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 1:59pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
CAMEROONPRIDE: wwhy that? why do they have different accents? i will some videos today. It's about region, not color.... Ayo in this video...tell me if it sounds like Floyd is talking to a White Guy or a Black Guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1fd8UBnXE |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:00pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
الملكي فوق الله: So let me ask you a question.yes. the same way you know when you are talking with an indian/asian or hispanic , but they have a reason most of them speak a different language or are raised by parents who speak a different language. but for the first black and white its weird i don't get why they have a different accent |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:01pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
الملكي فوق الله:i don't get what you want me to do |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:02pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Does it sound like Floyd Mayweather is Talking to a White Guy or a Black Guy ? |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:05pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
It's more about region and culture that affect how individuals will grow up and adopt different accents. So Race Can't determine it automatically. You take a White Guy, and raise him in maybe an Urban Environment around Blacks, and he will develop what YOU might call a "Black Accent" It Varies to Greatly Brah. I know some blacks in the Northern Jersey Who Sound Just Like Italians on the Phone. They have been raised around them their whole lives. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:06pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
I can tell by how long you been listening to that video that you thought that Guy was Black...LoL Just another Michigan Filth Ball....Many of the Inner City Cats out there In Michigan and Near Detroit Sound Like that. Can't tell them Apart. It's About Region and Culture man. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:06pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
see the difference the white interviewver and titus young [url][/url] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSSP_Ztwlgg&feature=player_detailpage |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:09pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
الملكي فوق الله: It's more about region and culture that affect how individuals will grow up and adopt different accents.you miss the point m not against black or white accent , m asking why black and wh oite raised in the same area have different accent...do not involve others white immigrants(italians,greek,mexicans tc) anglo saxon and descendant of "slaves" |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:11pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:12pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Usually Blacks and Whites Raised in the Same Area with the same Culture with the Same Financial Background and Same Level of Education have the Same Accents. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:13pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:16pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
ROTFLMFAOOOOOO Oh Ok..I know what you are insinuating Haha الملكي فوق الله: Usually Blacks and Whites Raised in the Same Area with the same Culture with the Same Financial Background and Same Level of Education have the Same Accents. ^^---- Rotflmfao@the Moreno Video though. |
Re: American(black And White) Different Accent. by Nobody: 2:17pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
الملكي فوق الله: Usually Blacks and Whites Raised in the Same Area with the same Culture with the Same Financial Background and Same Level of Education have the Same Accents.@ lol are you saying that what makes an accent is the financial background and level of education?? i will find a video from a high school you will see how sudents living in the same area and having the same teachers speak differently ...blacks have a tone which is not constent it goes up and down 1 Like |
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