Gemma's accent

Post by **Broken Kid** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:58 pm

kwicherbichen wrote: AMERICANS TRYING TO FAKE AN ENGLISH ACCENT DO NOT SOUND LIKE THAT.

What difference does it make? Don't get upset about an accent, of all things!

Languorous Lass · Post by **Languorous Lass** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:35 pm

Yeah, I seriously do not understand all the angst over the accent. So Jackie's not the best at doing accents. Big deal. Plenty of other actors who are far, far more well-known (and undoubtedly make far more moolah for their work) are lousy at imitating accents. Let's move on to something that's relevant to the storyline.

GoodGollyItsHolly · Post by **GoodGollyItsHolly** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:44 pm

its an easy thing to pick up on, while some of the other things we analyze are more complex...

spaciegirlreturn · Post by **spaciegirlreturn** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:25 pm

Broken Kid wrote:
kwicherbichen wrote: AMERICANS TRYING TO FAKE AN ENGLISH ACCENT DO NOT SOUND LIKE THAT.
What difference does it make? Don't get upset about an accent, of all things!

I know..god! Who cares?!

absolution · Post by **absolution** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:47 am

Here's yet another "Who gives a shit!".
I shall only give one SINGLE shit if it has anything to do with her character other than the fact that she lives in London.
Remember: the actress might have been picked because of her accent, assuming it's natural and no put on.

IMHO, her accent is a lot like mine. International. South London with an Australian/NZ twang (listen to the way she says "hope" and a bit of American the actress probably picked up from living there.

OR the actress is American and just doesn't know what a thick English accent sounds like. If so, here's a tip: LISTEN TO ACTUAL PEOPLE WITH A LONDON ACCENT. But she's not doing a really bad job of it.

........But yeah.. I don't give a shit

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cassieisabeyotch · Post by **cassieisabeyotch** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:45 am

It sound to me like a struggling English accent, she really has trouble with the to's and the you's. Who ever said she was South African? I'm an actress myself, and I have to say that Australian and South African accents are by FAR the hardest to duplicate.

cassieisabeyotch · Post by **cassieisabeyotch** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:59 am

It's not South African. The a's in South African are very distinct. She may, however, be attempting a S.A. accent. The hardest accent for an American to imitate is South African, and the next hardest is Australian.

I know some of you don't care, but I find it interesting since I am an actress. Also, it may help us learn about her character's background. Maybe she is supposed to sound like she has a terrible SA accent because she lied about ever living there? Lighten up, and let people have a discussion.

Kasdeja · Post by **Kasdeja** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:01 am

I'm an actress and I just find these discussions humorous.

And...dammit, spaciegirl...stop saying things I agree with!

Kasdeja · Post by **Kasdeja** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:05 am

Whoa...deja vu...

Post by **Broken Kid** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:13 am

Moving this to the Gemmers19 forum and combining it with the other thread that's there...

Edit: Sorry, it was temporarily locked. Feel free to post about accents again, if you're so inclined.

Emmy · Post by **Emmy** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:29 pm

Skunkwaffle wrote:No really though, it almost sounds fake. It reminds me of people I know (Americans) trying to sound Brittish.

I'm pure british, but when I've released recordings of myself onto the internet I've been told I sound pretty Australian at times.

Kasdeja · Post by **Kasdeja** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:31 pm

Yes, it sounds nothing like when I...a lowly american...attempt an English accent. If it did...well, that would be truly horrible. My attempt is really bad, of course.

Emmy · Post by **Emmy** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:43 pm

Kasdeja wrote:Yes, it sounds nothing like when I...a lowly american...attempt an English accent. If it did...well, that would be truly horrible. My attempt is really bad, of course.

lowly american?

I'd rather have an American accent, it's much more interesting.

Wanna swap?

saralynn · Post by **saralynn** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:24 pm

Well since we all know she's an actress, since she plays Gemma, we can assume she might've taken acting classes. There's a lot of speech therapists that will either try to get rid of your accent (usually southern drawls for commercial work) or teach you a new one.

Personally, I never knew Hugh Laurie (Dr. House) was british. He totally fooled me with his American accent!

Inigo · Post by **Inigo** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:42 pm

Just drop the .... subject already!