Let's examine Daryl Halligans voice.

[newman]

I know it's been mentioned once, but I'm just going to chime in.

The South African accent makes all other accents sounds amazing.

District 9. Greatest movie of all time.

 

[thorson1987]

District 9. Greatest movie of all time.

Invictus tops it for Saffa accents

 

[1stNov2000]

I know it's been mentioned once, but I'm just going to chime in.

The South African accent makes all other accents sounds amazing.

ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner

 

[1stNov2000]

I remember once during a Four Nations match in England when Cooper Cronk was interviewed on the sidelines. Cronk had a "where's the interpreter" look on his face.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

I remember once during a Four Nations match in England when Cooper Cronk was interviewed on the sidelines. Cronk had a "where's the interpreter" look on his face.

Did he put his hands on his hips and speak with his right hand like he annoyingly does after every game?

 

[Armageddon.]

Northern England accents might as well not be English at all.

 

[God-King Dean]

Invictus tops it for Saffa accents

The funniest part about that movie was the WC match at the end, the big finale. It was so dramatic...... And not a single try was scored........

 

[Masoe_eats_babies]

Northern England accents might as well not be English at all.

Northern England accents aren't difficult to understand, unless you have the language skills of a small child.

 

[newman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtMEDz7CvyY

 

[1stNov2000]

Did he put his hands on his hips and speak with his right hand like he annoyingly does after every game?

:lol:

 

[deluded pom?]

Northern England accents might as well not be English at all.

What's tha' talking about lad? I've been to the States and Australia and the Yanks had no problem with my accent but Aussies did for some strange reason. I bet if I'd put a Cockney accent on I'd have been fine. Maybe the Yanks are a bit more tuned in to dealing with accents other than their own.

 

[coldhardbitch]

Living in England at the moment, I find the only accents I have any slight issue with are scouse accents. Everyone else sounds pretty normal.

I must admit though, there are allot of people on the terraces at the likes of Cas and Wigan who simply can't talk properly. I'm not sure if it is alcohol, or they simply struggle to talk very well, but it doesn't paint the most glamorous picture of British RL fans.

Then again, I cringe whenever I hear bogan Aussies yelling stuff at Australian NRL games. And simply detest the use of the word 'Pom' or 'Pommie'. I think thats a term only Bogan Aussies use to describe the English.

 

[newman]

Living in England at the moment, I find the only accents I have any slight issue with are scouse accents. Everyone else sounds pretty normal.

I must admit though, there are allot of people on the terraces at the likes of Cas and Wigan who simply can't talk properly. I'm not sure if it is alcohol, or they simply struggle to talk very well, but it doesn't paint the most glamorous picture of British RL fans.

Then again, I cringe whenever I hear bogan Aussies yelling stuff at Australian NRL games. And simply detest the use of the word 'Pom' or 'Pommie'. I think thats a term only Bogan Aussies use to describe the English.

Aussies have referred to the English as POMS since convict times. Convicts were referred to as Prisoners of Her Majesty (POHMS) by English guards and the bread stealers thought it would be funny to turn the tables...

 

[Ernest the Sheep]

What's tha' talking about lad? I've been to the States and Australia and the Yanks had no problem with my accent but Aussies did for some strange reason. I bet if I'd put a Cockney accent on I'd have been fine. Maybe the Yanks are a bit more tuned in to dealing with accents other than their own.

then why do the yanks always put up the subtitles whenever a cockney is speaking on the telly? I've never seen them put up the subtitles for forensic scientist Henry Lee, and I can't understand a word he says.

 

[Ernest the Sheep]

say what you will about Rabs, but there is one thing you cannot say. Namely, that he doesn't have a deep and MANLY voice for doing the commentating. Which is more than can be said for those whiney kiwi and pommy twinkiehs.

 

[WireMan]

Living in England at the moment, I find the only accents I have any slight issue with are scouse accents. Everyone else sounds pretty normal.

:lol:

Slight issue? I grew up 20 miles from Liverpool and I can't understand a word they say sometimes!!


Normally I don't think it is accents people have a problem with, it is the words used, coupled with the accent.

Most peoples' exposure to the English language is London or the Queens English. Which is quite different from the way us Northerners talk (which is good as you don't want to be confused for a Southerner).

 

[deluded pom?]

Unfortunately the English (or is it ingerlish?) language is being mangled in the UK. Expressions like "could of" when the speaker means could have or using the word are when they mean our. Then there's the slow but sure Americanisation. We no longer watch films we watch movies. The use of 'z' when it should be an 's' is the one I hate the most.

 

[WireMan]

Unfortunately the English (or is it ingerlish?) language is being mangled in the UK. Expressions like "could of" when the speaker means could have or using the word are when they mean our. Then there's the slow but sure Americanisation. We no longer watch films we watch movies. The use of 'z' when it should be an 's' is the one I hate the most.

If spoken could of and could've are the same. This leads to grammar errors in the written language which i am often guilty as like most i type how i speak.

I have not seen a 'z' in place of 's' though.
I also don't think I know anyone who goes to the movies. Round my way we say we are "going cinema". The main gripe around here though is the butchering of the language by the scousers, the mancs refusal to say the letter T and people from Lancashire sounding a bit slow. From Warrington of course i have a healthy mix of all of them!!!

 

[Armageddon.]

"Us Kiwis love our lamb"
- Daryl Halligan