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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2012 10:22:13 GMT -5
RE Kellie Pickler's accent: I was taught BrE in school, to be more precise RP BrE. RP stands for received pronunciation. In Serbian as well, only RP is allowed in schools. So, as soon someone opens their mouth, you can tell the level of their education. Detecting regional accents in one's speech is generally frowned upon. Having said that, I want to add that I know nothing about AmE accent policy and I am deeply sorry if I have offended anyone by my careless comment. No worries -- there are many cultural differences between countries, and it would be difficult for us to know all of them!  The U.S. is a very large country with a large number of regional accents. You can find different accents even within the same state. In addition, we have a large immigrant population, which means many people speaking English accented with their own native inflections. So, in the U.S., regional accents are not frowned upon, and there is no attempt to remove them or to teach one uniform English pronunciation. Hopes this helps! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2012 10:25:55 GMT -5
Thank you for saying this! I was going to comment last night, but then thought maybe I was wrong. You are brave for speaking up. Thank you and you're welcome |
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Post by theosgma on Jul 25, 2012 10:26:51 GMT -5
Tackling the house cleaning chores, I threw Trespassing UK version on the stereo. Recently I have been so busy listening to Queenbert and live TP I haven't heard the album in a while. DAMN! IT IS GREAT! I love every track. If this doesn't get a Grammy for album of the year, it will be criminal. Ahh. A perfect time to ask my question. Is it necessary for an album to have a hit single to get a grammy nomination? I know it is more likely but is there precedent the other way. Is there "grammy" for every country or is the Grammy awards an international event where international members also have input in the final voting? |
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Post by Jablea on Jul 25, 2012 10:27:26 GMT -5
All these people in the line-up for possible judgeships are entertainers, not babysitters.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2012 10:28:58 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2012 10:31:56 GMT -5
are they playing NCOE on any of the stations we're requesting on? Not that I won't request, just curious if it's doing any good?
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Post by csharpminor on Jul 25, 2012 10:32:42 GMT -5
has this been posted?
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Post by murly on Jul 25, 2012 10:36:23 GMT -5
Thank you for saying this! I was going to comment last night, but then thought maybe I was wrong. You are brave for speaking up.
I don't think it matters whether or not Adam is considered effeminate (and judging from the comments after any online article, there are many who think of him that way even if we don't); what matters is that there are effeminate men who shouldn't be ridiculed in songs like the one Brad Paisley sings. I am in agreement with swarm's post from last night. I found the lyrics to that song extremely offensive and hurtful.
There's a line in Brad Bell's webseries Husbands where Brady, the baseball player who married Cheeks, says "Do you know the hell I went through to come out?" and Cheeks retorts, "You mean people said some not-nice things about you for a year? Try every day since I was twelve years old!" That's what people face when they don't fit society's idea of normal, and songs like the one Brad Paisley sings just give permission for that kind of cruelty to continue. Cheeks is quite effeminate, but he's not "neutered" and he's "still got a pair" despite what Brad Paisley may think. Furthermore, he's kind, which in my book makes him a better man--a better human being--than someone who would write a song that ridicules other people for just being who they are. |
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Post by 4Ms on Jul 25, 2012 10:39:39 GMT -5
RE Kellie Pickler's accent: I was taught BrE in school, to be more precise RP BrE. RP stands for received pronunciation. In Serbian as well, only RP is allowed in schools. So, as soon someone opens their mouth, you can tell the level of their education. Detecting regional accents in one's speech is generally frowned upon. Having said that, I want to add that I know nothing about AmE accent policy and I am deeply sorry if I have offended anyone by my careless comment. No worries -- there are many cultural differences between countries, and it would be difficult for us to know all of them! The U.S. is a very large country with a large number of regional accents. You can find different accents even within the same state. In addition, we have a large immigrant population, which means many people speaking English accented with their own native inflections. So, in the U.S., regional accents are not frowned upon, and there is no attempt to remove them or to teach one uniform English pronunciation. Hopes this helps! There is, however, a supposedly neutral "newscaster's accent."
American Accent Influences
It's not a "turnamint", it's a tournament — toor-na-ment. What the hell is this? I mean, Springsteen doesn't go on "turr." No, he goes on tour. "All right, guys, we're going on turr... One, two, three, furr!"
—Pittsburgh native Craig Shoemaker on the differences between inland-New-England and Texas accents
About the technical details of American Accents.
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmericanAccentInfluences
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 25, 2012 10:44:40 GMT -5
I would love a translation of what the narrator is saying here. I find the ending with using Adam singing and having pictures of Freddie performing intriguing. |
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