#new Zealand accent

[chiegetseven]

Amy Walker - 21 Accents

This video is over a decade old and I can't testify to the quality of her non-English speaking accents, but the differentiation of the UK ones, American ones, and the Australian vs. New Zealand ones is great. The little riff she does about the trans-Atlantic accent always gets me:

"Oh hello, my name is Amy Walker and I'm an actress and a writer and a singer and a dancer and I was asked here today to give you an example of the trans-Atlantic accent I was trained in in 1945."

#amy walker #21 accents #british accent #irish accent #scotish accent #italian accent #german accent #Czech republic accent #russian accent #french accent #Australian accent #new Zealand accent #american accent #Seattle accent #Canadian accent #transatlantic accent #this video is how i first found out about the term for the transatlantic accent which they used to do on old radio programs and talkies #Youtube

[exitwound]

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i think it might be “we are the nut” but i like it both ways

#New zealand accent #loveeeeee this one <3 #ask games

[cheers-mdears]

Kiwi picking questions for fanfic purposes:

Spelled ass or arse?

What filler sounds are the go-to for the accent? (i.e. Americans say "uh/um", English people say "er")

Anything else that pops up a lot?

#new zealand #linguistics #new zealand accent #writing #kiwi picking #indrid talks

[thetisming]

sure the diversity in ofmd is pretty cool but i love it for Rhys Darby's stupid fucking kiwi accent. saying this as a kiwi

#ofmd #our flag means death #our flag means kiwi #<- you guys tag it with gay #this is about the kiwiness #new zealand #kiwi #accents #rhys darby

[gideonisms]

Just re-remembered most of the lyctors are from new zealand therefore mercy probably has a kiwi accent

#i could not be more obsessed with her #i have no real reference for new Zealand accents other than tazmuir but i gotta support the girls with strong regional accents #we're in this together

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Is. Is this rabbit Australian?

#dimension20 #neverafter #if that's meant to be an Australian accent then it's a bad one but it's not the worst I've ever heard #might be going for New Zealander?

[phoenixyfriend]

So I know that current best practice is to refer to New Zealand as Aotearoa whenever possible, but:

When speaking about English and accents-for-English, it does feel a bit odd to say 'Aotearoan English' instead of 'New Zealand English/New Zealander accent,' since the English language and the English name are a result of the same colonization. Like, 'this is the accent of the language, in that language' or whatever. Should I refer to it as an Aotearoan accent, or does that suggest a slightly different accent, like which word you use to describe the accent indicates which language you learned first or which region you live in?

IDK, what do you guys think? I don't expect it to cause much fuss, whichever I use in this footnote, but I want to know if there's already a standard, and I couldn't figure out how to phrase the search for a search engine to help.

(I tend to overthink accent stuff due to my own background in terms of language; my first language was Serbian, but I speak Serbian with a noticeable American accent, and my parents speak English with a noticeable Serbian accent; despite that, people can still notice that my Serbian is of a Belgrade-and-rural-Croatia variety, because that's where my parents are from, so I arguably also have a Belgrade accent, which... yeah. Overthinking, and assuming other people/languages have the same kind of overthinking..)

#words #phrasing #accents #new zealand #nze #aotearoa #phoenix babbles

[timetodiverge]

Consider: a Bad Batch Christmas Special, but it's just Omega saying the boys' names in her kiwi accent for an hour

(HunTAH, Wreekah, Eekoh, Tiek, Crus-heiyah, Rix)

#i would watch the hell out of this and would love every second #as an aussie with a kiwi best friend with a V STRONG accent I just laugh every time omega is especially kiwi #tv shows just inserting random accents with no thought to logic has been the BEST development of the past decade #always makes me think of dr who “why do you have a northern accent youre not from earth” “LOTS of planets have a north!” #lots of planets have a new zealand #the bad batch #tbb #tbb omega #clone force 99 #star wars

[voidartisan]

So I got to thinking about how British accents are typically interpreted as Coruscanti or Core accents, which are in turn associated with privilege and high standing. and like. there is so much worldbuilding in that concept alone, particularly when you think about different characters' accents.

I should note here that I'm considering this only as the characters' accents in Galactic Basic, not applying to any other languages. That probably doesn't make much sense, but I'm going with it anyway. Also, disclaimer: I am not a linguist and have never claimed to be.

I figure with Jedi, accents in Basic don't actually mean much. You just pick up the accent of whoever's teaching it to you (if it wasn't already your first language) as the accent of your homeworld fades away. Unless, of course, there are other Jedi who speak your native language and help you keep the language and the accent. (Which has interesting implications for, say, the difference in Shaak Ti and Ahsoka's accents.)

But then you look at characters like Padme and Palpatine. They're from the same planet, but Palpatine speaks with that Core/Coruscanti accent, while Padme does not. I think the most likely answer is that Palpatine faked it until it became natural, to help him mingle with the Galactic elite, while Padme only used the accent specific to the Queen, and only when necessary.

It gets really fascinating when you get to the Mandalorians. Korkie, Almec, Satine, Fenn Rau, and Satine's guard, Aramis, also have the Core/Coruscanti accent. Bo-Katan, Sabine, and Pre Vizsla do not. That lends itself to a whole slew of implications, but I think the most interesting one is that the New Mandalorians were either taught or deliberately cultivated that accent in order to fit in with Republic elite and appear cultured or civilized, combating the stereotype of the brutish, war-like Mandalorian, while Death Watch embraced a more Outer-Rim accent as a rejection of that diplomacy and to show loyalty to the old ways. Sabine and Korkie would have picked theirs up from the people who raised them. Mandalorian Protectors (Satine's bodyguards) may have also been taught Basic with that accent to help them maintain their image while interacting with the Republic's elite.

#i have no idea what to do with other accents that you see from multiple planets #like australian or new zealand #bc it's like #riyo chuchi and jango fett (plus the clones) #and i have zero idea what they have in common #if they have different accents someone please tell me so that that quandary may be lifted from my mind #sw #star wars #sheev palpatine #padme amidala #satine kryze #fenn rau #bo katan kryze #korkie kryze #almec #pre vizsla #sabine wren

[wuntrum]

love hearing actors try to do thick boston accents in things. especially if theyre bad

#personal #watching eileen (2023). great film so far but. not all their accents are created equal LOL #the main actors from new zealand i think so. interesting combo djfkgk

[oysters-aint-for-me]

there is a book about fungi by a man name Merlin Sheldrake. Merlin. Sheldrake. not in a million years could i have come up with a better name for a fungi enthusiast myself. say it out loud—Merlin Sheldrake—and just try to tell me that’s not man who knows how to love a fungus. A+ no notes

#fungi #btw i love the way british ppl say fungi #like fung-ee #new zealanders do that too #and probably other accents do as well idk #but i love it #fungee #but i guess then you can’t do the ‘why are mushrooms great at parties’ joke #still #fungee!

[murdernot]

Given:

John is Maori and from New Zealand

He only resurrected a few million people

Tamsyn Muir apparently said something about how she writes "Kiwis in Space"

I have a theory:

John only resurrected the population of New Zealand

#the locked tomb #i loved the audiobook but everyone really should have new zealand accents

[spearxwind]

playing so much baldurs gate got me speaking in accents that arent mine and saying "gods" out loud

#its terminal your honor #thunderclap #the other day i dreamt i had a new zealand accent?? ok!!!!

[hang-on-lil-tomato]

#ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #rhys darby #sexiest man alive #rhysbian #Kia Ora #it does something to me #sexiest accent #new zealand #Youtube

[stardust-ti]

Taika acts with his eyes doesn't he?

And I love that.

#ofmd #edward teach #our flag means death #blackbeard #ed teach #ofmd season 2 #ofmd season one #edit #kiwi #new zealand #accent #taika waititi

[a-solitary-sea-rover-backup]

#humor #australia #new zealand #accents