tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post6353726623367294716..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: I want to play too!StyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-28679487949035367262007-02-22T16:12:00.000+11:002007-02-22T16:12:00.000+11:00speaking of snapvine and aussie accents...i notice...speaking of snapvine and aussie accents...i noticed they have australia local phone numbers so now i guess we'll hear more aussie accents on those snapvine players !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-49646614811541524432006-12-17T07:03:00.000+11:002006-12-17T07:03:00.000+11:00That's really fun. I made Chris listen to part of...That's really fun. I made Chris listen to part of your recording, and he instantly said, "Hey! That's a New Zealand accent!" Because his aunt is also from NZ and you sound exactly like her. (It helps that both of you have lived extensively outside of NZ, and therefore have made modifications.)Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-69370496771536980432006-12-16T08:54:00.000+11:002006-12-16T08:54:00.000+11:00That was really fun; thanks for sharing!
-sheepish...That was really fun; thanks for sharing!<br />-sheepishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-92191852592209962212006-12-15T07:27:00.000+11:002006-12-15T07:27:00.000+11:00Ha, I went to a talk at a linguistics conference l...Ha, I went to a talk at a linguistics conference last year where the speaker was presenting uptalk as a feature characteristic of Australian English. I've also heard NZers claim that it's a terrible thing that only NZers do. It appears to be one of these things that everyone does, but each country things 'belongs' to them. <br /><br />(I tried to tell the speaker at the conf this, but he wasn't having any of it).<br /><br />And thanks, Mrs Mac, for dropping by!StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-66754405576628227092006-12-15T05:00:00.000+11:002006-12-15T05:00:00.000+11:00Awesome! New Zealand and Australian accents are su...Awesome! New Zealand and Australian accents are such a mystery to me. I can't really keep them straight, although I can hear the differences if a New Zealander and Australian are talking to each other. <br /><br />Mostly I think it's funny to hear all of the uptalk on these snapvine recordings. I think of it as a feature of American college-aged speak, but apparently 30-something American women do it too.Ianquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268223727887685830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-13599252464289777922006-12-15T02:16:00.000+11:002006-12-15T02:16:00.000+11:00Surprisingly educational, for a meme! I now feel p...Surprisingly educational, for a meme! I now feel prepared to distinguish all the Aussie and NZ accents I come across. Which approaches zero, alas. But it was quite fun to listen to, in any case.kermitthefroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742856153167362749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-59084501215336282872006-12-15T01:03:00.000+11:002006-12-15T01:03:00.000+11:00Thanks for picking this one up and running with it...Thanks for picking this one up and running with it! Funnily enough, when I heard <a href="http://lezzles.blogspot.com">Lesley</a>'s, my first thought was, "Oooh, I wanna play too!"<br /><br />I can remember hearing an NZ accent for the first time. I remember thinking that the person sounded Australian but, not. Aussies so totally say "feesh" by the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-73299651122205124322006-12-14T23:58:00.000+11:002006-12-14T23:58:00.000+11:00This is a fabulous recording! Your voice is lovel...This is a fabulous recording! Your voice is lovely. I enjoyed hearing about the different accents, too. And the recording is so clear!BrightStar (B*)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11167685794935402108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-35586025059612425342006-12-14T23:09:00.000+11:002006-12-14T23:09:00.000+11:00Wow, if you sing even better in real life then you...Wow, if you sing even better in real life then you totally deserve an album contract. Your singing is amazing.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-67068507330292352082006-12-14T22:39:00.000+11:002006-12-14T22:39:00.000+11:00Ohmygod I love your voice and your accent.
But y...Ohmygod I love your voice and your accent. <br /><br />But yeah, it's always weird to hear yourself. I totally sounded better in real life than I did on any of those snapvine recordings. I'll never get an album contract this way.Dr. Brazen Hussyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028147348339764737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-62335890004532013142006-12-14T17:29:00.000+11:002006-12-14T17:29:00.000+11:00Yeah, I read in my own accent in my head too, so i...Yeah, I read in my own accent in my head too, so it has been incredibly freaky to hear all the American bloggers leaving messages to each other on those Snapvine players. No one sounds like I expect them to.<br /><br />On the other hand, it's pretty freaky hearing my own voice too. I don't sound like I expect me to, either. I think my 'inside my head voice' is different entirely.<br /><br />Lucy, I know what you mean. When we was living in Denmark, Geekman and I ran into a couple in the supermarket who were from NZ, and we were all so excited to hear each others' accents that we pooled the contents of our shopping basket and went back to their place to cook dinner together. They ended up becoming close friends and the woman's sister even boarded with us for a while in Denmark, and then visited us in Australia. And Geekman's parents visited them in Denmark when they were passing through.<br /><br />And all because of sharing an accent. So bizarre.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-79788084280641790602006-12-14T17:20:00.000+11:002006-12-14T17:20:00.000+11:00Awesome! Even though I knew you should sound a lo...Awesome! Even though I knew you should sound a lot more familiar, it's always a pleasant surprise now to hear a non-American voice, even if you do have some funny vowels :)<br /><br />-Lucy<br />(blogger beta won't accept my password, today)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-52610291811805341152006-12-14T17:19:00.000+11:002006-12-14T17:19:00.000+11:00that was fun to hear you after reading your writte...that was fun to hear you after reading your written words for a while. i "read" in my own accent (in my head), so it sounded quite different from what i imagine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com