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Mark1974Mark1974 Posts: 4,162
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They have to be the most annoying in the world.

Why? It's the way that everything goes up at the end of a SENTENCE. Like they're telling you something and want to make sure you're LISTENING. Or maybe they think you're thick and might not get what they're SAYING. Actually, it's really IRRITATING.
Anyone else AGREE?

The words in capitals indicate the words that go UP, just so you Pommies get IT.

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    swingalegswingaleg Posts: 103,120
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    I've been watching the Aussie-US sci-fi series Farscape which is being shown on the Pick channel

    For some reason it's hilarious to see weird alien creatures with Aussie accents......:D
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    TheTruth1983TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462
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    Nah, scouse accents are the worst
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    Mark1974Mark1974 Posts: 4,162
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    TheTruth1983 wrote: »
    Nah, scouse accents are the worst

    They're up there! Awful accents.
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    dearmrmandearmrman Posts: 21,517
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    I must be strange then, because I find both Aussie & Liverpool accents very sexy on women.
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    PictoPicto Posts: 24,270
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    Mark1974 wrote: »
    They have to be the most annoying in the world.

    Why? It's the way that everything goes up at the end of a SENTENCE. Like they're telling you something and want to make sure you're LISTENING. Or maybe they think you're thick and might not get what they're SAYING. Actually, it's really IRRITATING.
    Anyone else AGREE?

    The words in capitals indicate the words that go UP, just so you Pommies get IT.

    Adam Hills does a routine about this very subject.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpBYnL5fAXE
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    Mark1974Mark1974 Posts: 4,162
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    Picto wrote: »
    Adam Hills does a routine about this very subject.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpBYnL5fAXE

    Ha ha Pure class!
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    PictoPicto Posts: 24,270
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    Mark1974 wrote: »
    Ha ha Pure class!

    It's quite funny isn't it. I like Adam Hills.
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    dee123dee123 Posts: 46,274
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    Mark1974 wrote: »
    They have to be the most annoying in the world.

    Why? It's the way that everything goes up at the end of a SENTENCE. Like they're telling you something and want to make sure you're LISTENING. Or maybe they think you're thick and might not get what they're SAYING. Actually, it's really IRRITATING.
    Anyone else AGREE?

    The words in capitals indicate the words that go UP, just so you Pommies get IT.

    ? But Australian accents aren't all the same.
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    Mark1974Mark1974 Posts: 4,162
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    dee123 wrote: »
    ? But Australian accents aren't all the same.

    Probably true, although to me they all sound the same, unlike, say, Americans, Irish, and Scots.

    The going up at the end bit seems nationwide though.
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    birdonawirebirdonawire Posts: 1,028
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    Mark1974 wrote: »
    They have to be the most annoying in the world.

    Why? It's the way that everything goes up at the end of a SENTENCE. Like they're telling you something and want to make sure you're LISTENING. Or maybe they think you're thick and might not get what they're SAYING. Actually, it's really IRRITATING.
    Anyone else AGREE?

    The words in capitals indicate the words that go UP, just so you Pommies get IT.

    It's called the Australian Question Intonation, I don't mind the accent but this is so irritating.

    This by Stephen Fry explains it :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OluCvL0lRnI&feature=kp
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    dee123dee123 Posts: 46,274
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    Mark1974 wrote: »
    Probably true, although to me they all sound the same, unlike, say, Americans, Irish, and Scots.

    The going up at the end bit seems nationwide though.

    Probably? Charming. Didn't know your hearing was the definitive answer.
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    RadiomaniacRadiomaniac Posts: 43,510
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    I agree, very annoyING.
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    Hugh JboobsHugh Jboobs Posts: 15,316
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    TheTruth1983 wrote: »
    Nah, scouse accents are the worst
    dearmrman wrote: »
    I must be strange then, because I find both Aussie & Liverpool accents very sexy on women.

    I was chatting to a Scouse woman once and she said "Do you like avocado?"

    I replied "No, I don't drive."
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    CherumanCheruman Posts: 754
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    Hugh Jboobs wrote: »
    I was chatting to a Scouse woman once and she said "Do you like avocado?"

    I replied "No, I don't drive."

    Genuine LOL :D
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    epicurianepicurian Posts: 19,291
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    It's called a high rising terminal and it's extremely contagious! I've heard it in the UK, I have cousins from California who do it and I've been hearing it more and more when I go home to Seattle. It is very annoying. :D

    But then my accent do doubt grates to many many people, so...
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    Hugh Jboobs wrote: »
    I was chatting to a Scouse woman once and she said "Do you like avocado?"

    I replied "No, I don't drive."

    Very good :D
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    NightFox_DancerNightFox_Dancer Posts: 14,740
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    I quite like the Aussie accent. :)

    One of my least favourite accents would be Canadian, to me it just sounds like an American doing a bad impression of an Irishman and it sounds silly. No offence to any DS Canadians out there! :blush:
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    Mark1974Mark1974 Posts: 4,162
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    dee123 wrote: »
    Probably? Charming. Didn't know your hearing was the definitive answer.

    I say what I hear. In my experience it doesn't matter if they're from Perth or Parramatta, most of them do it.
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    Mark1974Mark1974 Posts: 4,162
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    Hugh Jboobs wrote: »
    I was chatting to a Scouse woman once and she said "Do you like avocado?"

    I replied "No, I don't drive."

    Haha, nice one.

    One question though. Do you avacado don't dey do hey?
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    Susie_WilcoxSusie_Wilcox Posts: 1,014
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    I'm Australian and I agree that inflection is very annoying. The people here in Northern Ireland have a similar habit, an inflection that goes 'up' and then trails off...my in-laws all do it. As for the Aussie thing...I first noticed it in the show Neighbours years ago and the way the actors spoke. I don't remember it being so noticeable up to then.

    The Liverpool accent is like fingernails down a board to me - that EasyJet girl from the Airline show some years back - Leeann Chung - worst voice I have ever heard in my entire life. Second to her is Nadine Coyle's very odd Derry accent. Nobody in Derry speaks like that.
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    PuckyPucky Posts: 4,521
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    NightFox_Dancer wrote: »
    I quite like the Aussie accent. :)

    One of my least favourite accents would be Canadian, to me it just sounds like an American doing a bad impression of an Irishman and it sounds silly. No offence to any DS Canadians out there! :blush:

    Here I disagree, the Canadian accent can be very sexy indeed.
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    Smiley433Smiley433 Posts: 7,900
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    Susie_Wilcox wrote: »
    I'm Australian and I agree that inflection is very annoying. The people here in Northern Ireland have a similar habit, an inflection that goes 'up' and then trails off.

    That's what I was going to post - I'd not noticed the Aussie accent inflection but I was going to say that I had heard some Northern Irish people speak like that.

    It doesn't bother me at all, I've heard far worse accents.
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    CaxtonCaxton Posts: 28,881
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    I do not mind the Australian accent, the ones I dislike are the American accents from just about every state.

    The other accent I dislike is the hard aggressive Glaswegian ones. Some Scottish accents are fine but the Glaswegian one sounds like they want to pick an argument with everyone.
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    Paradise_LostParadise_Lost Posts: 6,454
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    Picto wrote: »
    Adam Hills does a routine about this very subject.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpBYnL5fAXE

    He's great but his Dutch accent imitation sounds like Connery.
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    highking1014highking1014 Posts: 1,189
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    they are my favourite accents, a relative of mine has a half northern ireland/australian accent due to living there a few decades
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