Do you talk/write in the accent of your SO?

[pedroh 21]

what is summat.. i've seen it written a lot of times?!

i dunno what it means!!!

[PlatyPius 5]

I think it's bollocks. You'd have to be a bloody prat to pick up on the slang/accent of your bird.

I think of y'all are telling porkies.

[Jenn! 918]

what is summat.. i've seen it written a lot of times?!

i dunno what it means!!!

It means something. I guess something is too difficult to type out.

No way, insha'allah.

bwahahahaha...

do arabs/north africans use astaghfirullah as a means of expressing outrage/disgust? i've heard it a lot but never from arabs.

I've never heard it, but that really means nothing about whether it's used. I'm not very observant, generally.

[nin 1]

Somewhat changed, yes. Less brittish and more american English now, but I keep my u's when writing, thankyouverymuch.

My husband teases me for how I used to say "jar" (scandinavian accent thing) and I tease him for his midwestern "melk".

[Sister Fracas 5]

what is summat.. i've seen it written a lot of times?!

i dunno what it means!!!

From Dictionary of UK Slang

summat Pron. Something. E.g."There's summat up with the engine. Everytime we accelerate the exhaust blows smoke." [Northern use/dialect]

what is summat.. i've seen it written a lot of times?!

i dunno what it means!!!

It means something. I guess something is too difficult to type out.

summat wrong with that????

Edited December 7, 2007 by Sister Fracas

[MissStacey 1]

I think it's bollocks. You'd have to be a bloody prat to pick up on the slang/accent of your bird.

I think of y'all are telling porkies.

[pedroh 21]

what is summat.. i've seen it written a lot of times?!

i dunno what it means!!!

From Dictionary of UK Slang

summat Pron. Something. E.g."There's summat up with the engine. Everytime we accelerate the exhaust blows smoke." [Northern use/dialect]

what is summat.. i've seen it written a lot of times?!

i dunno what it means!!!

It means something. I guess something is too difficult to type out.

summat wrong with that????

but is summat a written slang too? or just a verbal one? there are slang words that are only verbal and so on..

[Peikko 1,575]

Generally people would use something unless they were quoting what someone had said.

[pedroh 21]

i use southern accent sometimes, cuz thats the only way people understand!! plus im a southern rebel boh'.. so.. don't matter

[russ 1]

I still have a Brit accent after 2yrs. I use Brit slang around my wife, tho she says there's less of it now. I use US words for clarity, but hear them gratingly in my head, as if it's false.

I have an "American" accent when speaking Russian, which Russians say sounds odd. Of course, there are not many Russian-speaking Americans, so few Russians are used to hearing such an accent.

My wife of course has a Russian accent when speaking English.

[sereia 0]

Holy #######, so I'm not the only one?

I have lived and traveled in many countries and parts of the US and like my name('Pattu' means parrot in Nepali) I just end up mimicking the accents and speech patterns of people I am with. It's not a conscious thing, it just happens.

i did that also when i lived in london. i found myself picking up on words and an accent for things. but when i returned to the states it faded away eventually!

i'm currently trying to learn my husband's language but it is very difficult!!!

[derekkj 0]

Disturbingly I have heard myself say "Eh" on occassion. But that's aboot it.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

I try to speak to my fiancée in words that she would choose and in her accent. She appreciates it, highly. The further we travel down this journey, the more new phrases I toss at her to help her say it more "American" like.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Perhaps surprisingly I don't speak with an American accent, despite being here for 4 years. Friends of mine who have visited haven't commented on it at any rate (though there is that whole thing about linguistic assimilation and adaptation).

As far as dialect goes - I do use certain American dialect words, in both speech and writing - really for reasons of expediency. Its too much of a hassle to explain what word X means to USCs and they invariably cause confusion, so its easier to use the local equivalents.

I don't write in an accent though, nor do I know anyone who does. I'd say that's pretty rare outside of Irvine Welsh novels

Edited December 7, 2007 by Number 6

[Jenn! 918]

I don't write in an accent though, nor do I know anyone who does. I'd say that's pretty rare outside of Irvine Welsh novels

I don't understand why anyone would want to do that aside from drawing attention to themselves.