How do you talk?

[michael]

how do you say water not sounding like a "doofus"

by pronouncing the letters that are actually in the word. no d's and it doesn't end in 'ah.'

 

[THR!]

^^ The above would be acceptable if you're really thirsty though, ...

 

[JeffreyDahmer]

just talk how you naturally talk.

Unless you naturally pronounce water "What-her" in which case "thats doofus"?

 

[day_for_night]

I gues this is for english speakers.........since iaint know shit about the other languages execept some espanol and french.....

i would be hesitant to say you even know english.

 

[Khadijah]

I would be hesitant to say your reply contributes anything worthwhile to the thread, too.

 

[faris]

re: water....

i pronounce it "wah-tur"....my old lady co-worker here pronounces it "wahr-tur".

how bout speaking in general? do y'all talk the way you talk on purpose, or because you don't know any better and can't help yourself?

i guess what i mean is, i've got the lazy girl's way of talking. if i really have to talk to someone somewhat important, or like on a job interview or something like that...i quickly change my tune, so to speak. i can sound literate and intelligent when i want to, but most the time, i just don't want to.

 

[Khadijah]

Its hard to change how you talk...the patterns are there...keepin yourself in check when you gotta be in a situation can be hard. i just be quiet and talk slower than usual. think about what imma say before i say it. otherwise everythign comes thru whether i want it to or not. it took me a year to stop cussin at work =P

 

[Shimmer.Fade]

I'm from the mid-west. I speak like the people on the News.

I speak for the most part like this, but I have a slight southern drawl and use some southern/midwest slang.

 

[TheLoveBandit]

I will admit, most times I can speak without a noticable accent. However, get me around my old south grandparents and my southern drawl is exposed.

What was really funny is my New Jersey jewish wife spent about 8 years in Florida with me. Nowadays, sometimes when she's not looking, she can pull out a sentence with all the accents mixed in. I just stare in amazement...then giggle to myself.

 

[DarthMom]

Does anyone actually pronounce the t clearly in water? I am sitting here saying it repeatedly and can't make it not sound obnoxious with the T being distinct.

 

[Dtergent]

I say it with the T sounding distinct most of the time.

 

[Khadijah]

DarthMom, i really dont know.

I cant say it without sounding like Lil Jon.

WHAAAT!er

it sounds stupid.
Wut-ur. i cant even imagine how it sounds with the T in it if someone was saying it like they would if it came natural to them. cuz anytime i try and say it it just sounds stupid and over emphasized on the T.

Unless theyre british?

 

[posner]

Wut-ur. i cant even imagine how it sounds with the T in it if someone was saying it like they would if it came natural to them.

It's pronounced "wah-tur"

 

[fizzygirl]

My southern accent comes out more when I've been drinking or when I'm tired, but overall it's faded a lot due to the fact that I give a lot of presentations and am just used to clearly enunciating everything. I never made a conscious effort to lose the accent, but a lot of my family seems to think so

 

[faris]

^^ in all actuality, no one can really tell i'm from the south because i grew up in an urban - way urban - area, and i guess i have more of a "city" accent (or none at all), as opposed to a "country" accent. i went with my best friend out to her mom's home in nebraska and everyone kept waiting for my twang to come out. no one thought i was from GA at all....

it's all about regional diction anyways.

 

[Khadijah]

Posner i dont know what you mean i woudl have to hear a recording or some shit. im sittin here tryina say it liek that at it sounds liek WAW-TERR, no matter how i say it doe the T always sounds like its out of place and fucks with the flow. LOL. it sounds stupid like how can you physically not be able to say somethin, but i really cant say it. i guess its like xena and ax.

 

[chrissie]

Wut-ur. i cant even imagine how it sounds with the T in it if someone was saying it like they would if it came natural to them. cuz anytime i try and say it it just sounds stupid and over emphasized on the T.

Unless theyre british?

English people drop the T. buzzy says wa-er.

 

[psrich]

woolt-uh = water
dayn = down
brayn = brown
sayf = south
tayn = town

a few of the easier ones off the top of my head.

im from portsmouth, england btw ;-)

 

[THR!]

I say 'war-ter' - the t is quite profound. But then again, I think New Zealander's are known for their strong pronunciation of certain sounds (and people say the New Zealand way of speaking is the closest to old English).

 

[rm-rf]

I speak softly, but carry a big stick.

im with this guy. guantanamo bay my ass!