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[Foxy]

MaxPing, please read forum rules before posting again

double posting isn't allowed

And eric, I think your enviroment can change your accent slightly but I don't think it will completly change it although, I have a relative, she moved to america and now sounds proper american.

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[DRMARIO]

Mate not all of us hate Americans and to be honest i prefer America to the s**t country's they have let in recently , they all come here to the U.K to take all the jobs, i would be out of the EU in a shot if i had my way.

Drmario could you not find a bigger picture to quote & post , do us a favbour and edit it, i hate widescreen in forums!

Whoops, I apologise. I've only just realised how Big Rach's picture was
I'll fix that for you now.

[the_flood502]

so what is the conversion rate?

like how much

is a bottle of coke...
a big mac
a wii?
wiigame
etc

Bottle of Coke £0.55

Big Back £1.99

Wii £179.99

Wii Game £29.99-£39.99

I'm beginning to think that the BNP coming into place would be a good idea.. I know that sounds horrid, but something needs to be done!

=| please don't say something like that... BNP are a bunch of racist bastards ('scuse my language)...

If they came into power i'm moving to Canada.

[MaxPing]

if i move to england..would i pick up an accent> or is this a born thing

My mate move to Australia a few years ago and he now sounds like he was born there.
I don't know if you would pick an accent up but there are also a lot of words that are used in certain areas.

For example - in the North east.

Divvent yee hoy wor lasses tabs. (ignore the spelling but thats how it sounds)

In English would be - Do not throw your mothers cigarettes.

[bonodo]

In English would be - Do not throw your mothers cigarettes.

or as most people i know would say dont throw your mums fags


but peoole can pick up accents given the right amount of time

[the_flood502]

Accents depend on how old you are.

If you're younger than 14-16 and you move to a different place, with a different accent, your accent will change.

But if you're older than 14-16 then it won't change and you will continue having the same accent

[King Wiired]

Some of my family have lived in Australia for about 10 years, and you'd have thought they were Australian.
My half brother also moved to Scotland about 8 years ago, and last time I saw him he sounded pretty Scottish.

[the_flood502]

Those are the figures psychology would argue.

Apparently once the brain goes through puberty and various chemicals (hormones) are release the brain stops language/verbal development. - well not entirely... just the accent part

[ericlewis91]

well im 15now...16 in aug...my dream of an accent is over

[Foxy]

Accents depend on how old you are.

If you're younger than 14-16 and you move to a different place, with a different accent, your accent will change.

But if you're older than 14-16 then it won't change and you will continue having the same accent

I don't beleive that.

My relatives moved while they were older then 20 and they sound completly american.

I do not think age affects it tbh.

Intresting opinion tho.