17 Aug 2004
Huh? Wat was that?
Does it actually have a bearing what kinds of accent u have especially when you are speaking English?? Perhaps it does…
My cousin, who I should say has a fair command over the language, was hunting for a guy who could be on a par with her verbal skills…
She told me she went virtual hunting one day… and after having spent 4 hrs and Rs.60, she finally decided that this one guy was 'the one'… the basis of her verdict- he was from one of those classy metropolis, working in a reputed call center and seemingly befitted the post!
That is until he told her… 'I yam a Gheralide...."
'Huh? Wat was that?',
No offence meant though…
Well… not that she is critical of someone speaking with a lingo that suggests their mother tongue, and not that she is shallow… she is still friends with him! But it made me think, does accent really carry some weight?
When it comes to me, as much I would deny that I single out people on the basis of their jargon, it would still be bewitching to hear someone speak like Will from 'Will and Grace'!
It's true that it is important to put across the thought, but does 'slanguage' play a role in attracting one's attention?
Does it??
I think it does….
Current Mood: Thoughtful
Current Music: Yo, ya...huh ha..
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By rainmaker
17 Aug 2004, 9:02pm [ Reply ]
:D ur cousins hunt Yended abruptly huh!?
people with strong native accents - indians, spanish, chinese, etc - sound funny when they speak english!
however its wrong to Judge a person based on his/her accent. we should remember that a person with a native accent can speak well in his own language, which we cant...
By dawn
17 Aug 2004, 9:31pm [ Reply ]
sadly abruptly i should say..:D
i agree with u on the aspect that we probably cant speak their native language, but they shudn't mutilate english now shud they?
By rainmaker
17 Aug 2004, 10:12pm [ Reply ]
i suppose they dont mutilate english on purpose. have you heard englishmen speak hindi? they mess up the words! why, even americans from texas speak english with a funny accent :)
its difficult for anyone to speak in a language other than their own. you and i dont have accents only because we have had access to proper english medium schools.
By dawn
17 Aug 2004, 10:36pm [ Reply ]
really??...n how do u know i dont have an accent??:D
nyways, as much as i agree wid yer point of view, have u ever heard our very own 'desis' who have stayed abroad for a couple of years with their funny accent, have u?
not of all of them... but they r a few...
By rainmaker
17 Aug 2004, 10:40pm [ Reply ]
hmmmm usually people who have accents dont realize it.. so maybe u do have one ;)
as for desis abroad, i hate those who put on an american accent to be "cool"!
By dawn
17 Aug 2004, 10:41pm [ Reply ]
and i forgot to mention.... we'r talking about 'english'... the universal language as they say...
im not talkin about some american trying to speak hindi or an egyptian speaking french,... it is about 'us', it doesnt have to be americanised to sound english, but certainly the native twang is sometimes detestable... i repeat, only sometimes...
By dawn
17 Aug 2004, 10:43pm [ Reply ]
aaahh..maybe i do have one..maybe u need to tell me on that one :P
nyways...that is point...why do they try to 'cool' with that accent.... it is infact so uncool!
By rainmaker
17 Aug 2004, 10:57pm [ Reply ]
oh, i used the hindi and french examples to point out that indians don't deserve to be ridiculed for having accents. english isnt OUR language.
its a different thing, though, that BBC London prefers Indian newsreaders cuz we speak correct english :)
By tabrez
17 Aug 2004, 11:06pm [ Reply ]
some people cuz of the peculiar and uncompatible sematics of their own native languages are truly unable to pronounce english without an accent. as for people living within a particular community they will eventually pick up the local twang...be it indians in durban, the bronx, southhall,belfast, fiji or trinidad. and what if slanguage does attract attension if someone wants to, they should be allowed to...cuz they can.
By dawn
18 Aug 2004, 7:11am [ Reply ]
rite...rite..so u guys trying to tell me its okay the way people here speak the language? if u think so...but i still stick to the point...that they shudnt use their native twnag while speakin it!
By rainmaker
18 Aug 2004, 10:26am [ Reply ]
heheh.. it sounds funny when they do, but i dont blame them for it. if i was born in a village, i'd have that twang too! :D
By dawn
18 Aug 2004, 3:13pm [ Reply ]
yeah well, its true... finally agree with u :)
By rainmaker
18 Aug 2004, 8:37pm [ Reply ]
:)
By john
18 Aug 2004, 8:48pm [ Reply ]
jerry, its nice to see that finally we have a post thats not dwelling upon the sadder moments. this is actually something to smile at :-) .. and guys, english is no longer a foreign or a second language for us. we'v bin having it for over 250 years now.. right from the battle with the nawab of bla bla bla i guess.. and there is no reason why we cant spell it.. and pronounce it.. the way we want. for all practical purposes.. there shud be indian english.. and purely indian english words such as 'prepone'. india has more english speaking guys than britain has for sure.. so hurray to indian english
By dawn
18 Aug 2004, 8:59pm [ Reply ]
oooopppppsssss....
johnny boy!.. u make some sense!
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errr.... whos jerry?
By john
18 Aug 2004, 9:06pm [ Reply ]
er... isnt tabrez jerry??? sorry... wrong i guess... :D
By dawn
18 Aug 2004, 9:15pm [ Reply ]
:0 wat???...
hmmmm.... didnt know tabrez has so many names...:P
By d'wn
18 Aug 2004, 9:34pm [ Reply ]
n btw... this is my blog, my post n not tabrez's!
By johnny
18 Aug 2004, 10:24pm [ Reply ]
:)
By d'wn
18 Aug 2004, 10:51pm [ Reply ]
johnny = john?