The Voices of NEY

loves2shop4shoes

I was just thinking...we type to each other all the time, but we have no idea what each other's voices sound like.  So tell me... do you have an accent from your particular part of the country?  Are you loud or soft spoken?

Tell me all.

skyler1108

I do not have an accent although I have been told that people can tell I am from the Midwest by how I say certain words. I am not soft spoken by any means, I told pretty loud.

heyimbren

I've been told I have a Canadian accent, pfffft. I don't like my voice though, I think it's too deep.

Fun fact: BF has a Southern drawl/twang somehow. He's Canadian, and he was born in Alberta but he only lived there until he was 2 and his family is French... so I don't know where the country accent came from.

bethsmiles

People tell me that I say words funny, like I unknowingly use a blend of accents or something. I tend to be loud and talk a lot.

Elle1036

In northern states, I'm told I have a cute southern accent.  Down here in Texas, I'm accused of "talkin' like a Yankee".  Maybe I should move to Missouri or something?

I like my actual voice, though.  It's feminine but not really high, and I'm pretty articulate.  I talk very fast, but I'm working on it.

peekaboo2011

I have a slight German accent when drunk.  Otherwise, it's slightly (very slightly) southern.  We moved too much growing up for me to pick any one up.  And the slight German accent when drunk is from living there for a year and being able to speak it without an American accent.

I tend to be pretty loud..although it depends on the day.

sapphirebaby926

I'm pretty soft spoken on a regular basis but have been known to raise my voice on a number of occasions. As far as an accent I don't really have one that I can tell and most people I've talked to about it say I don't have one.

oceana919

I'm native to the Midwest, so I've got a lot of the Midwest dialect. I also pick up accents in a heartbeat, unintentionally. I tend to be loud, talk fast, and am pretty quick/deadpan with the comebacks. I also talk with my hands A LOT.

Funny fact about Oceana - I lived in SC for two years and picked up a southern drawl that took me almost a year to get rid of - if you get me drunk or I hear someone else speaking with a drawl, it kicks back in and will take me a good 2-3 days to lose it. My mom has told one of my BMs (who I went to school with in SC) that she's not allowed to talk to me until after I say my vows so I don't drawl through the whole thing. (lol)

Edit - not to threadjack, but I just caught sight of my ticker and actually said "holy sh*t" really loud in the middle of my office. Thank god spring break started today and no one's here. LOL

Beads921

I'm pretty soft spoken, but I do get loud and chatty when I'm drinking. 

I have a 'Canadian' accent, and apparently I have an accent distinctive of my hometown as well (I think this is wearing off...I haven't lived there for 3 years, and it was never that bad). 

I don't like my voice. I think it sounds kind of nasal and whiney (when recorded), but it's probably not that bad (when I'm talking it doesn't sound too bad). 

skyler1108

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_voices-of-ney?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:8fbe9a1a-e719-4b79-a469-b585df9173e9Post:41901489-07bd-4472-9a4d-a5d4d2c964d1">Re: The Voices of NEY</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm native to the Midwest, so I've got a lot of the Midwest dialect. I also pick up accents in a heartbeat, unintentionally. I tend to be loud, talk fast, and am pretty quick/deadpan with the comebacks. <strong>I also talk with my hands A LOT</strong>. Funny fact about Oceana - I lived in SC for two years and picked up a southern drawl that took me almost a year to get rid of - if you get me drunk or I hear someone else speaking with a drawl, it kicks back in and will take me a good 2-3 days to lose it. My mom has told one of my BMs (who I went to school with in SC) that she's not allowed to talk to me until after I say my vows so I don't drawl through the whole thing. (lol)
Posted by oceana919[/QUOTE]

Same here. I have been told it's an Italian thing. Not sure if that is true but my entire family does it. FI makes fun of me for it.

Elle1036

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_voices-of-ney?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:8fbe9a1a-e719-4b79-a469-b585df9173e9Post:41901489-07bd-4472-9a4d-a5d4d2c964d1">Re: The Voices of NEY</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm native to the Midwest, so I've got a lot of the Midwest dialect. I also pick up accents in a heartbeat, unintentionally. I tend to be loud, talk fast, and am pretty quick/deadpan with the comebacks. <strong>I also talk with my hands A LOT</strong>. Funny fact about Oceana - I lived in SC for two years and picked up a southern drawl that took me almost a year to get rid of - if you get me drunk or I hear someone else speaking with a drawl, it kicks back in and will take me a good 2-3 days to lose it. My mom has told one of my BMs (who I went to school with in SC) that she's not allowed to talk to me until after I say my vows so I don't drawl through the whole thing. (lol)
Posted by oceana919[/QUOTE]

Ditto.  It's actually pretty dangerous to stand too close to me while I'm talking about something I'm excited about.

AudgiePodge

I've had a few people, FI included, tell me that I could work for a phone sex hotline.  That's as best as I could describe it.

alanna91

Well, my accent isn't nearly as thick as my parents (especially my mother who grew up in Dorchester), but people can always detect a  "Boston" accent. I never realized it.

Just a little tidbit: When I was younger, I thought it was the "Chahlz River" because of the way my mother pronounced it. And I thought our kitten's name was "Chahlie".

Elle1036

Haha.  Skyler and I commented on the same thing at almost the same time.

bethsmiles

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_voices-of-ney?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:8fbe9a1a-e719-4b79-a469-b585df9173e9Post:05eebb19-0f7a-49f0-b1d9-07d830f9ccab">Re: The Voices of NEY</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: The Voices of NEY : Same here. I have been told it's an Italian thing. Not sure if that is true but my entire family does it. FI makes fun of me for it.
Posted by skyler1108[/QUOTE]

Really? because my BF's family is Italian and none of them talk with their hands very much. I talk with my hands all the time though, my friends tease me about some the hand gestures I come up with while I'm talking.

skyler1108

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_voices-of-ney?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:8fbe9a1a-e719-4b79-a469-b585df9173e9Post:a85a735c-68f8-4a69-bb49-d9b0906152c7">Re: The Voices of NEY</a>:
[QUOTE]Haha.  Skyler and I commented on the same thing at almost the same time.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

Haha I guess great minds think alike!

heyimbren

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_voices-of-ney?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:8fbe9a1a-e719-4b79-a469-b585df9173e9Post:f543c8c2-925d-4610-842d-e93c093f8e71">Re: The Voices of NEY</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm pretty soft spoken, but I do get loud and chatty when I'm drinking.  I have a 'Canadian' accent, and apparently <strong>I have an accent distinctive of my hometown as well (I think this is wearing off...I haven't lived there for 3 years</strong>, and it was never that bad).  I don't like my voice. I think it sounds kind of nasal and whiney (when recorded), but it's probably not that bad (when I'm talking it doesn't sound too bad). 
Posted by Beads921[/QUOTE]

Beads, is your hometown really far from where you are now?

Beads921

Oh ya, and I'm a hand talker. Bad. 

BF used to harass me for my hand talking and a few odd words I say. 3.5 years later, he is now a hand talker, and has picked up all my odd words. Karma is a major b!tch.

Elle1036

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: The Voices of NEY : Haha I guess great minds think alike!
Posted by skyler1108[/QUOTE]

True story.  We also both have cushion cut moissanites with halos.

skyler1108

Beth- I can't remember who told me that but it was someone in my family. I don't it really has to do with my family being Italian as much as they are just loud lol.

calindi

I don't have much of an accent at all - I'm always told that I completely lack any accent (well, obviously American rather than British or Australian, but no regional accents).

My voice is somewhat low, I've been told I sound like Julia Stiles, and I think that's probably pretty accurate.

meamolly

I defiantly have an easy time picking up accents. I think that is how I have always managed to be a soothing voice. I talk to people all the time and they always thank me for calming them down after a stressful beginning (I take claims for auto and homes). It has been pointed out that I truly do show I am from the mid-west by the way I say some words (sounds like fur when I saw for, like a woof when I was roof). I am very soft spoken on the phone and can get very loud when needed.

As for how I think of all of you talking, a few of you have the southern draw in my head, some sound like your from the bronx. Jenna I heard with a southern belle voice if you know what I mean lol

heyimbren

Oh wait, when I'm speaking French I can also mimic the French accent. It isn't my natural voice, but it's what I default to in a French setting.

calindi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_voices-of-ney?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:8fbe9a1a-e719-4b79-a469-b585df9173e9Post:a0b1f0e2-3d8e-4d2f-8a04-12399452e885">Re: The Voices of NEY</a>:
[QUOTE]Oh wait, when I'm speaking French I can also mimic the French accent. It isn't my natural voice, but it's what I default to in a French setting.
Posted by heyimbren[/QUOTE]

My voice sounds totally different when I'm speaking Spanish.  I'd venture to bet it's something to do with how our brains process new languages, but I'll leave that to those who have more scientific knowledge of how our brains actually work.  But I do know that several of my colleagues sound totally different when speaking in a different language, especially if they're not natively bi-lingual.

Elle1036

I've been told that I sound like Chip (of Chip and Dale) when I speak Spanish.  Apparently I get pretty high-pitched.

niknik15

I'm pretty soft spoken. I do talk with my hands, especially when I am nervous. I'd say I have a pretty normal tone, except for when I get anxious it goes up. I do get made fun of for my accent by people from other countries, but never really from people who live around here. So I guess it is a noticable southern accent, but not Tennessee style accent.

cu97tiger

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_voices-of-ney?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:8fbe9a1a-e719-4b79-a469-b585df9173e9Post:41901489-07bd-4472-9a4d-a5d4d2c964d1">Re: The Voices of NEY</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm native to the Midwest, so I've got a lot of the Midwest dialect. I also pick up accents in a heartbeat, unintentionally. I tend to be loud, talk fast, and am pretty quick/deadpan with the comebacks. <strong>I also talk with my hands A LOT. Funny fact about Oceana - I lived in SC for two years and picked up a southern drawl that took me almost a year to get rid of - if you get me drunk or I hear someone else speaking with a drawl, it kicks back in and will take me a good 2-3 days to lose it.</strong> My mom has told one of my BMs (who I went to school with in SC) that she's not allowed to talk to me until after I say my vows so I don't drawl through the whole thing. (lol) Edit - not to threadjack, but I just caught sight of my ticker and actually said "holy sh*t" really loud in the middle of my office. Thank god spring break started today and no one's here. LOL
Posted by oceana919[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Me too on both of these Oceana! I'm from upstate NY and went to HS with a lot of italians, so I talk with my hands. Then I went to college in SC, so whenever I talk to one of my friends there, the old accent kicks back in. </div><div>
</div><div>In general though, I don't have much of an accent, though I do pronounce elementary so that it rhymes with Carrie and have a bit of a nasally 'a' sound (Allen turns into Aillen). I also tend to talk really fast, unless I'm doing a radio or TV broadcast, when I have to conciously slow myself down.

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ravenray

I have a California accent.  No Idea I did till I went to Germany and they told me that I did.  lol  I talk with my hands a lot.  But unlike the rest of you no one has ever made fun of me... I talk really quite in groups but with my friends I am really loud...lol

Beads921

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: The Voices of NEY : Beads, is your hometown really far from where you are now?
Posted by heyimbren[/QUOTE]

<div>The difference isn't so much location, but rather small town vs city. Here in the city, there are a lot of multicultural accents, and people tend to move around more. My hometown is small and contained (as in, people just live there forever, not much moving in and out of town), and people do actually talk slightly differently there (actually, they do everything slightly differently there). I can't really hear it in myself, but I definitely can in some of the people who've lived there their whole lives.</div>

heyimbren

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_voices-of-ney?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:8fbe9a1a-e719-4b79-a469-b585df9173e9Post:df931574-d048-4ade-b31c-ce14b91fc0d7">Re: The Voices of NEY</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: The Voices of NEY : The difference isn't so much location, but rather small town vs city. Here in the city, there are a lot of multicultural accents, and people tend to move around more. My hometown is small and contained, and people do actually talk slightly differently there (actually, they do everything slightly differently there). I can't really hear it in myself, but I definitely can in some of the people who've lived there their whole lives.
Posted by Beads921[/QUOTE]

Interesting. I really like that area at least. Hey I don't think I told you this, but BF actually lives in K.

Beads921

Bren, YGPM.