"Americans themselves, generally speaking, do not like their accents" really? i didn't know that!
which accent do you prefer British or American?
"Americans themselves, generally speaking, do not like their accents."
Yep, they're all flocking to adopt British and Canadian accents, so I hear.
Yep, they're all flocking to adopt British and Canadian accents, so I hear.
"Canadian accents" canadian accents look like american ones no? cause they pronounce "r"
and while you're at it, did you know 'gullible' is in only one-third of all dictionaries?
<<Americans themselves, generally speaking, do not like their accents.>>
Sorry, I didn't get that memo. But I'll tell you one thing:
I, generally speaking, do not like you. *ba-da-pshhhh!*
<< In fact, research as shown that products sell better in America when the announcer has a British accent; a team of psychologists even found in their tests that American police officers were more likely to let a traffic violator with a British accent off with just a warning than one with an American accent.>>
Oh, research! Psychologists! Excuse me, waiter, could I have some grains of salt with these uncited assertions?
[My most profuse apologies for my facetiousness above.]
Sorry, I didn't get that memo. But I'll tell you one thing:
I, generally speaking, do not like you. *ba-da-pshhhh!*
<< In fact, research as shown that products sell better in America when the announcer has a British accent; a team of psychologists even found in their tests that American police officers were more likely to let a traffic violator with a British accent off with just a warning than one with an American accent.>>
Oh, research! Psychologists! Excuse me, waiter, could I have some grains of salt with these uncited assertions?
[My most profuse apologies for my facetiousness above.]
Brennus,
Just because Americans like British accents doesn't mean they dislike their own. That's effin' nonsense.
Just because Americans like British accents doesn't mean they dislike their own. That's effin' nonsense.
<<Americans themselves, generally speaking, do not like their accents.>>
I can't top Lazar's message on that one ;) As with him, I also did not receive the memo.
<<In fact, research as shown that products sell better in America when the announcer has a British accent>>
Then why do only a very small percentage of ads in America have British announcers? Let's think before we post, Brennus.
<<Oh, research! Psychologists! Excuse me, waiter, could I have some grains of salt with these uncited assertions? >>
I'd personally love a salt mine full of it, myself. If we collected Brennus' uncited claims we could stock libraries chock-full of thick tomes of outlandish statements. Some of the potential titles to categorize some of the many comments:
"Who Needs Real Evidence?---The 2005 Brennus Guide to Citations"
"Debate not going so well? Non-sequitur reponses should do the trick!"
"Folk Linguistics and You--linguists discover a dazzling new way to look at language!"
"Linguistical Hearsay and You!"
I can't top Lazar's message on that one ;) As with him, I also did not receive the memo.
<<In fact, research as shown that products sell better in America when the announcer has a British accent>>
Then why do only a very small percentage of ads in America have British announcers? Let's think before we post, Brennus.
<<Oh, research! Psychologists! Excuse me, waiter, could I have some grains of salt with these uncited assertions? >>
I'd personally love a salt mine full of it, myself. If we collected Brennus' uncited claims we could stock libraries chock-full of thick tomes of outlandish statements. Some of the potential titles to categorize some of the many comments:
"Who Needs Real Evidence?---The 2005 Brennus Guide to Citations"
"Debate not going so well? Non-sequitur reponses should do the trick!"
"Folk Linguistics and You--linguists discover a dazzling new way to look at language!"
"Linguistical Hearsay and You!"
<<Then why do only a very small percentage of ads in America have British announcers? Let's think before we post, Brennus.>>
I think Brennus is actually correct about products selling better when presented by a person speaking with a British accent. However, I think it has more to do with the fact that a British accent is more likely to attract the attention of the listener than an American accent, because it is different from what we're used to hearing. Makes sense, doesn't it?
I think Brennus is actually correct about products selling better when presented by a person speaking with a British accent. However, I think it has more to do with the fact that a British accent is more likely to attract the attention of the listener than an American accent, because it is different from what we're used to hearing. Makes sense, doesn't it?