OK, OK, I've been getting public and private pressure about putting up my voice. Well, I've been avoiding it, because I hate it. Eeesh! My voice, and accent, change a lot, depending on who's near. If I hear a strong accent, I'll start picking up bits of it. Not mocking, just more absorbing. Also, when I speak another language, a friend told me that I change voices with each one. I don't notice it, but he swears, it goes up, or down, depending on the language.
English - Mainly mid-western, but some Canadian thrown in (mainly "washroom" and "eh"), due to proximity to the border, and my dad being from there, although he has a strange accent that other Canadians don't recognize. Within my own family, the accents vary wildly, and most of us are from the same county.
French - It used to be a mix, but now, it just SUCKS, and sounds totally American! My Grandmother was from "northern" France, my instructors in school were either Parisian, or educated there, and on top of it all, I also studied in Québec (Université Laval) for a while. My "standard" accent sucks so bad now, that when I listened to the recording, I stopped it about 2 seconds into it, and almost puked
Russian - "Are you from one of the Baltic states, or maybe East Germany?" Yes, that's a quote that I got regarding my accent. Translated, but still a quote.
Swedish - "Most of your accent is pretty good, but some words you sound like a Czech immigrant." (???) Yup, another quote.
Greek - "You sound good for an American. Sometimes almost Greek-sounding, but not from Athens." Still another "rave" review
I've put in a sample of each. I think they all just sound generically American.
[/quote I like your voice. It sounds great.!:smile: ]
