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Nick's accent -- an English perspective?

posted 16 years ago by DroverChicago
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Just out of sheer curiosity... I'm looking for feedback from anyone in England (or the UK in general I suppose) about Nick's accent. Since 28 Up, he seems to have picked up more and more of an American accent as each 7-year cycle passes. But to me as an American, it's still fairly obvious that he was not born and raised here. I'm curious as to how American he now sounds to your average Englishman. Does he sound more or less completely American to you now, or can you still pick up the remnants of his English accent? Thanks!

[–] heavenli24_9 16 years ago

To me (a Brit living in the US), he still has a Yorkshire accent with the occasional American-sounding word that drops in. To be honest, I don't think his accent has changed all that much since he was a child - you can still tell he's from Northern England when he speaks, it's just that his voice has a slight American twang along with it.

[–] DroverChicago 15 years ago

Thanks for your feedback.

I guess he does still sound mostly English, but his accent definitely becomes more rhotic the longer he lives here, and since most regional accents in England are non-rhotic I wondered if the rhoticism made him sound more American than English. I guess not. :)

[–] brupey-1 14 years ago

since most regional accents in England are non-rhotic I wondered if the rhoticism made him sound more American than English.
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West Country, Geordie, Cumbria, Norfolk, etc are all rhotic!

[–] Rheli 13 years ago

And it's a Wisconsin twang to boot! :)