Survey: Kiwi top English accent not in UK
The kiwi accent has been rated the most attractive and prestigious form of English outside the UK in a BBC survey.
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The kiwi “fush and chups” came seven places ahead of Australia’s “sex and Seedney” – and nine ahead of the American accent in terms of attractiveness.
Well you can’t argue with an online survey, now can you?
I’d better keep practicing.
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Juli Ryan said
I like telling Kiwis I like the Aussie accent better. Always a good time.
fushnchupsblog said
Hey Juli,
Yeah I can see how that’d be an idea if you were bored and/or had a death-wish :-)
Ashley said
Not only do we have sexy accents, we know when practising has an “s” in it
http://bit.ly/p5QV6
Happy to have been of service :-)
fushnchupsblog said
How embarrassment, thanks Ashley.
While you’re at it, you couldn’t clear up the issue of “affect” vs “effect” could you? Seriously that one always stumps me ;-)
Ashley said
With pleasure, fushunchupsblog. When you affect someone or something, you have an effect on them/it. You affected how I felt about this blog by asking for my infinite wisdom, and the effect of that was that I shared my infinite wisdom with you. Affect is a verb, effect is (mostly, but see below) a noun.
But effect can be a verb, although this is not a particularly common use. As a verb effect means to bring in to being, or to make happen. So if you effect someone, you are their other parent.
Happy to be of service ;-)
fushnchupsblog said
Well there you go. I must have been sick from school that day or something. Affect = verb, effect = noun (usually). Simple. Thank you.
Megan said
Interesting! Fush n Chups is sexier than seex n Sudney.
I’d bet that should be a good feather in your cap, admin! :)
Robert said
Wonder if the respondents heard samples of the accents when answering?
I didn’t know people in the UK could tell the difference between Aust and NZ accents.
fushnchupsblog said
Yep, seems like most non-Antipodeans can’t distinguish Aus and NZ accents. Don’t think it’s that subtle myself, but there you go.
Brett said
The Australian accent has been descibed as more refined, distinguished. The NZ lingo is like a lazy Cockney version…
O. Nohs said
I kent tullerate the Kiwi accent. I thut it was quaint inushally. But enstid of becoming more tullerant of it, I became less tullerant.
Now, after over 4 years here, my auditory soles are worn through and my bare feet are scraping the pavement. I scream inside when I hear it without first preparing my ears for the blow. I can’t listen to them on TV, so I don’t watch it, and after a few hours of straining to understand them and grinding my molars at the vowels in public interactions, I run home and lie on the couch taking deep breaths. And that’s only the voices. Do not get me started on the behaviour. Yes, I have been trying to leave.