Has anyone else noticed that significant numbers of young people (have to say its especially girls) talk with a mid-Atlantic accent (and say ‘like’ a lot in a 90210 style)? It’s really bizarre. These aren’t people who’ve ever lived in the US or have American parents. Probably mostly middle-class kids, often emo types. 🙂

How many generations of American cultural dominance before everyone in the country sounds American?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLZp3PshKM8[/video]

You ride a mountain bike and are concerned about USA culture. Are a fan of Hollywood fils or do you just like Ealing comedies? 🙂

whats an ’emo type’?

Sounds like every other conversation on Uni of Nottingham campus, like, literally.

As a kid I always wanted to talk like Steve Austin !

I reckon the increase in the use of the rising inflection is mostly from American teen sitcoms, yeah?

I think that’s you officially old now Grum.

Can’t say it’s something that especially bothers me, but it is pretty weird. I can understand there being a bit of in influence but some people do really have the accent too.

whats an ’emo type’?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xilOgjeEwPg[/video]

grumz bare old blud!

sweepy – Member
I think that’s you officially old now Grum

Yup that’s what I suspected. 🙁

My fifteen-year-old son speaks excellent RP with just a slightly sexy accent, thanks to never living in an English-speaking country.

grumz bare old blud!

We had a lad who spoke like that at work. Took a LOT of drugs. Doesn’t work for us anymore.

philconsequence – Member
whats an ’emo type’?

Emo used to be goths who were scsred of their mum to get pierced all over the place

emo?

“When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.”

My fifteen-year-old son speaks excellent RP with just a slightly sexy accent,

😯

glad you posted that drac, was afraid i’d suffer the wrath of the mods if i did.

I made my niece listen to this. Did the trick.
[video]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p-LArv-sEQU[/video]

“When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.”

Quote of the day- love it. Facebook thumbs up like type thing 😆

Kids speaking English in an American accent cultural domination irony.

It’s not phoney American accents that annoy me, it’s people who pronounce the -er ending as -ah, as in bruvvah, muvvah, farvah, bovvah and so on.

I prefer a slightly mid-Atlantic accent to an affected cod-cock-er-ney gang-banger accent. Innit, blood… 🙄

*waits for an Atherton vid*

or, Edinburgh.

Seriously though, ken, I literally walked in an’ he wiz like, ken wit, nah, dinnae bother, like.

Y’Ken?

Edit: Come ‘fam, welcum’ma’ends meeeeh.

Is this ‘can I get?’ that everyone uses instead of ‘can I have’ and Americanism (if thats a word?)

I hate it, kids saying at a counter, ‘can I get a Coffee?’ NO, you can’t get a coffee, You can have one!

I want to smash one in the face now!

Lewis Hamilton makes me laugh. He’s from Stevenage!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUnWvCocKR4[/video]

A woman at work tries to be all americanised with her language and fair miserably, keeps writing “yah” when she means “yay”

Worst of all, she’s in her 30’s

Bring back “Grumpy Old Men”.

“YOLO.”

YOU WHAT!?

Edit: Thanks for that Quartz. 😆

Does this mean that Jafaican accents are over?

My wife’s American and sounds almost English, and did even before she arrived here. Weird.

cod-cock-er-ney gang-banger accent. Innit, blood…

Don’t think it’s cockerney, it’s more Caribbean patter type thing.

And with the American accent? Comes this intonation? That makes everything sound like a question? So you want to punch someone?

funniest thing, and saddest too, i’ve seen/heard was a bunch of local kids with fairly broad cornish accents trying to be all cool with an aliG type accent.

like!

Young people make the language fresh and ever-changing.

Some old people object.

Young people make the language fresh and ever-changing.
Some old people object.

Hmmm…. It’s not really the language I have an issue with, it’s the American accent and the rising intonation yeah?

For some reason the fake cockney gangsta thing bothers me less. 🙂

Tbf, I hear the upward inflection but I’ve never really heard the American accent that strongly. I also think that kids grow out of the fake cockney gangsta patua type thing after a while too. I find it quite funny listening to my two nephews in London – they couldn’t be more middle class but listening to them talking with their mates is hilarious. 🙂

Spending too much time evesdropping on teenage girls. I hope op is a teacher!

Yes, upward inflection 🙂
Is that a reflection of wanting to be accepted or trying to say that one is more trendy and up-to-date?

I think it is a lack of confidence? By making every statement a question? The speaker is looking for agreement/affirmation? From the group? Yeah?

Spending too much time evesdropping on teenage girls. I hope op is a teacher!

I’m a ‘music leader’ for a community music charity which involves running workshops etc with young people (amongst other things) – I’ve got a clean enhanced CRB check and everything! 🙂

Is this in the same way as 30somethings all embraced cafe culture a while back when that american show Friends was on the go?

That question mark at the end of every sentence is called a high rising terminal, and it originated in New Zealand, spread to Australia and I imagine got over here via Neighbours and Home & Away. It’s quite infectious. Just FYI.