Why do the Mannings sound like they have a Different accent ?? (5 Viewers)

[CHI-TOWNSAINT]

People raised in the Uptown areas have distinctly different accents as the rest of NO. I married into a family that is almost entirerly from uptown and they all have the same accent and it is exactly like the Mannings. I have my theory on why their(people uptown) accent is different, but I'll keep that to myself.

 

[msusaintsfan]

speaking of accents, what about the mackel brothers at wdsu? they were nola born and raised, and i cannot for the life of me place that accent they both have. giants. not ji-unts, but jints. does anyone know?

Well I was a communication major in college and I had a heavy New Orleans accent. In one of my classes the professor explained that the "norm" in broadcasting is to have a midwestern accent or no accent at all. She told me I had to lose the accent if I had a chance at getting on the air anywhere other than LA or South MS. I showed her, I'm not even in broadcasting, I design houses...lol

I did lose the accent, but after being home for ten minutes around my parents it comes right back, my wife gets a real kick out of it.

 

[PanicFootball]

Sorry to tangent this, but why don't Americans sound more British? Why do the Australians, Indians, and all of their other colonies have that accent? Even the Canadians have a different sound then we do?

is it the "melting pot" effect?

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As for Peyton and Eli, I think the family influence cannot be given a lot of credit, but then add Ole Miss and Tennessee and you get what you hear now.


Another example is US goalkeeper Brad Friedel - he's been living in Blackburn, England for some time and to hear him speak its just painful to the ears. Its not a British accent, its not American, its a make your ear's bleed sound.

Okay just had to ask and add.

Carry on.

 

[Broadmoor74]

Sorry to tangent this, but why don't Americans sound more British? Why do the Australians, Indians, and all of their other colonies have that accent? Even the Canadians have a different sound then we do?

is it the "melting pot" effect?

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As for Peyton and Eli, I think the family influence cannot be given a lot of credit, but then add Ole Miss and Tennessee and you get what you hear now.


Another example is US goalkeeper Brad Friedel - he's been living in Blackburn, England for some time and to hear him speak its just painful to the ears. Its not a British accent, its not American, its a make your ear's bleed sound.

Okay just had to ask and add.

Carry on.

Probably for the same reason Cajuns, French Canadians, Belgians, and the French all sound different. If you separate long enough, and have constant contact with other languages and dialects, your own language in time, will change. The Australians still to this day speak with an overdone Hackney accent because they've had minimal exposure to other languages and dialects since the country's inception.

As for Uptown, old-money residents of Uptown don't talk yatty because 1) they're educated in institutions where the teachers speak proper English and 2) Uptown was originally settled by Protestant Americans, mostly of wealth. The richer parts of Uptown have not had the influx of the Germans, Italians, or Irish that other parts of the city had. However, generally speaking, the further away from the river you go (the less afluent the neighborhood), the thicker the N.O. accent. So if you head more towards Broadmoor and Mid-City, you'll find the N.O. accent, even though you'll still be Uptown.

 

[wbbigtymer]

If you separate long enough, and have constant contact with other languages and dialects, your own language in time, will change.

This is very true. Aside from accents, there are some dialects found in New Orleans that I guarantee many people would could hardly understand. A lot of New Orleanians may not speak much differently than people from other parts of the country, but we have a MUCH easier time understanding a lot of the dialects found here than someone else would. To be honest, I wouldn't rule out "new" New Orleans dialects/accents (not really new, but unique and different from what you would have found previously) being formed during our lifetime.

 

[Broadmoor74]

This is very true. Aside from accents, there are some dialects found in New Orleans that I guarantee many people would could hardly understand. A lot of New Orleanians may not speak much differently than people from other parts of the country, but we have a MUCH easier time understanding a lot of the dialects found here than someone else would. To be honest, I wouldn't rule out "new" New Orleans dialects/accents (not really new, but unique and different from what you would have found previously) being formed during our lifetime.

In other words, "Where y'at, bra?" will turn into "Que pasa, homes?"

 

[NO_born_texan]

We had a thread about how you pronounce New Orleans several years back. Anyone want to dig that one up? It's probably on the old board several archives ago. That was a hoot!
That's the only word that when I say it, you know I'm from there!
That and the fact that I know when you ask me "Where y'at?" I know you asking me how I'm doing, not my general location.