by EdShnee June 20, 2015
When speaking to someone who doesn't understand very much English, speaking with an accent corresponding to that of the other person's is speaking with a conversational accent, an attempt to help them understand.
Dave: Hey, why is Eric talking with a Chinese accent?
Sam: Oh, his grandma isn't very good at English I think...
Dave: Geez, he's got a pretty good conversational accent.
Sam: Oh, his grandma isn't very good at English I think...
Dave: Geez, he's got a pretty good conversational accent.
by b-b-boy January 10, 2010
A phenomenon characterized by a subject involuntarily/subconsciously adopting a foreign accent by mere exposure to a speaker. Symptoms persist during exposure but quickly fade after exposure is terminated. Conscious over-ride is possible, but can also cause the accent to become hyperaccessible in the subject, leading to a mixture of the subject's native accent and the foreign one. Further research needs to be conducted in order to isolate a causal factor for the phenomenon.
by CoffeyHaus134 September 28, 2010
a viral trend mostly showcased on Youtube, Tumblr, or other popular social media sites demonstrating the accent or the slang used in the video of the maker's origin. This is usually done by reading off commonly known "mispronounced" words from a list to the audience or the video viewer.
"Hi my name is _______ I am from _______ and this is my accent video"
PRONOUNCE THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
Aunt, Roof, Route, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water
etc...
QUESTIONS:
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is a bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
etc...
PRONOUNCE THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
Aunt, Roof, Route, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water
etc...
QUESTIONS:
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is a bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
etc...
by XxSLauGhTeRKiTtEn July 3, 2011
by neigan February 11, 2018
A military accent is the accent of one who is raised in a family that has been redeployed often. The fact that one has gone to school from a very young age with others from various regions (i.e. New York, Texas, Minnesota, California), causes all those accents to merge into one that is not easily identified, but noticeably different to one who has lived in a single region their whole life.
Kalina couldn't quite identify why Mike sounded different, until she realized it was the military accent he picked up in Germany and Italy.
by KalinaB November 9, 2017
If you live in Esquimalt (Victoria BC), you will more than likely develop an accent that makes everything you say sound agressive.
A simple statement, in an "Esquimalt Accent", such as, "the weather is nice," may sound sarcastic or anrgy even though the person may be in a good mood.
by Sussex St June 3, 2013