Wow Sal, just talking to him and already talking about impaling yourself on his stick? I could almost confuse you with Joe with tits rather than Walky with Tits.
True (it’s the size of Pennsylvania), but most people can get the gist of it when they hear it.
David
As gangler is getting at, she’s asking what KIND of English accent he has. Or, hell, maybe he’s from Australia. They’re pretty similar-sounding to untrained ears. At any rate, it’s always smarter to ask where someone’s from than assume and possibly offend.
Stephen
Indeed.
Let me tell ‘ya, Australians don’t like it when you ask them if they’re from New Zealand.
Sounds like those people may have somewhat fanciful notions about New England. (I’m from Vermont and tend to get pegged as “vaguely northeastern US” now that I live in the midwest.)
For the record, if he speaks “The Queen’s English,” he almost certainly speaks Received English. While it’s technically a regional dialect (South-East/London), it’s mostly considered ‘Standard English’ in England, and such for generations was the dialect that students were trained in when learning to speak ‘properly.’
The American equivalent would probably be the generalized mid-midwestern accent often called “anchorman,” otherwise known as ‘losing my [X] accent.’ It mostly exists on television.
I’m English, and I’ve had my accent guessed as Australian, South African and Dutch when I’ve travelled in North America, coupled with a load of “Where’s that accent from?”/”You’re not from round here, are you?” (oh, and one “Are you from Toronto?”)
He’s too “Genuinely cool”. Smith is more “Dorkishly cool”, which is far more Jason.
Also, Tennant’s accent was phony, he’s actually Scottish.
Mkvenner
You got something agsinst the Scottish.
Wix
I hate to say it, but I agree with Doc onthis one, MK, David Tennant has a ‘I know everything that’s going on and am fascinated.’
Smith, however, has a -very- dorky and almost child-like attitude at times which fits so well with this character. I mean the only thing he’s missing is dark hair and the suspenders.
Interestingly, 9 and 10 were the first two Doctors to actually speak in regional dialects. 9 spoke with the ‘Northern’ Salford dialect Eccleston actually used. 10 spoke with an Estuary accent, which is the actual, proper ‘Southeast’ accent without the refinements of Received English. 1-8 all spoke Received English in part because… well, that’s what the BBC used, and it was meant to denote ‘upper crust/class educated.’ Eccelston’s dialect was briefly controversial because he stopped the tradition.
Matt Smith’s voice is a touch mercurial, but he’s mostly going back to Received.
TARDIS with a Hat
Actually the first was Seven, who had a Scottish accent. Eight TRIED to keep the Received English on in the shitty TV movie, but his Liverpoolian dialect kept slipping in and he basically gave up on trying on the audio dramas (or so I heard, never actually…err, watched the DW audio dramas yet, one of my greatest shames as a massive Whovian)
I hear my own voice. For reasons of being British and having had elocution lessons. Obviously, I hear the version which doesn’t have my various speech impediments.
162 thoughts on “Accent”
Jen Aside
Well, that was short.
Jen Aside
(Tuesday: MAD LOVIN’)
David Herbert
With his penis.
Anon
Or the huge stick up his ass.
Just sayin…
Plasma Mongoose
You’re saying that his penis is short?
Kaci
awesome
Aizat
What? You expecting snuggling?
Kernanator
Not until the second date.
Mkvenner
Wait, What?!
Seerow
Wow Sal, just talking to him and already talking about impaling yourself on his stick? I could almost confuse you with Joe with tits rather than Walky with Tits.
Thor
Joe doesn’t need his own tits, since he can always borrow a pair or three at any given moment.
MM
Cue the Sal/Joe shippers. (Jal? Soe?)
Daeva
JalapenJoe Salad.
-Sentinel-
Sal is waaaaaay too good for Joe.
Aizat
Could this be a start of a relationship? Who knows.
Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
Now I’ve got “The Start of Something New” HSM in my head thanks to this comment
Ridureyu
She is not familiar with an English accent?
Well, it takes all kinds, I guess.
gangler
There are a lot of English accents. It’s a very large country.
Ridureyu
True (it’s the size of Pennsylvania), but most people can get the gist of it when they hear it.
David
As gangler is getting at, she’s asking what KIND of English accent he has. Or, hell, maybe he’s from Australia. They’re pretty similar-sounding to untrained ears. At any rate, it’s always smarter to ask where someone’s from than assume and possibly offend.
Stephen
Indeed.
Let me tell ‘ya, Australians don’t like it when you ask them if they’re from New Zealand.
Plasma Mongoose
A NZer accent sounds something like this:
six = sux
fish and chips = farch en chupps
DarkVeghetta
A kiwi accent sounds mostly like an white American talking gangsta’ somethin’ fierce.
DarkVeghetta
*a
lawzlo
Bret: Did she sound Australian? Australian accent?
Jemaine: Yes, yes.
Bret: What did it sound like?
Jemaine: Kind of like an evil version of our accent.
Plasma Mongoose
When I think of someone speaking the Queen’s English, I think of Roger Moore.
From what I have been told, many Australians sound a lot like people who come from the New England area of the US.
Stephanie
No they don’t I sound nothing like an Australian.
Plasma Mongoose
Just going by what I have heard people say.
hatgirlstargazer
Sounds like those people may have somewhat fanciful notions about New England. (I’m from Vermont and tend to get pegged as “vaguely northeastern US” now that I live in the midwest.)
Plasma Mongoose
In many TV shows I seen, when an ‘Australian’ shows up, they sound more like what a Cockney accent sounds like than anything else.
Eric Burns-White
For the record, if he speaks “The Queen’s English,” he almost certainly speaks Received English. While it’s technically a regional dialect (South-East/London), it’s mostly considered ‘Standard English’ in England, and such for generations was the dialect that students were trained in when learning to speak ‘properly.’
The American equivalent would probably be the generalized mid-midwestern accent often called “anchorman,” otherwise known as ‘losing my [X] accent.’ It mostly exists on television.
Mkvenner
Damn Iowa.
BritNinja
I’m English, and I’ve had my accent guessed as Australian, South African and Dutch when I’ve travelled in North America, coupled with a load of “Where’s that accent from?”/”You’re not from round here, are you?” (oh, and one “Are you from Toronto?”)
lokitsu
…Dutch??
I’m not sure they could be farther off if they said you sounded Japanese,
dralou
Erm… The Netherlands are on the other side of the North Sea. Geographically, it’s just a bit closer than Japan…
Doctor_Who
Between the accent and the bowtie (which is cool), I now definitely hear Matt Smith’s voice in my head when reading Jason’s dialog.
Mkvenner
I hear David Tennant’s.
Doctor_Who
He’s too “Genuinely cool”. Smith is more “Dorkishly cool”, which is far more Jason.
Also, Tennant’s accent was phony, he’s actually Scottish.
Mkvenner
You got something agsinst the Scottish.
Wix
I hate to say it, but I agree with Doc onthis one, MK, David Tennant has a ‘I know everything that’s going on and am fascinated.’
Smith, however, has a -very- dorky and almost child-like attitude at times which fits so well with this character. I mean the only thing he’s missing is dark hair and the suspenders.
Mkvenner
My favourite Doctor was the Tenth.
Plasma Mongoose
I’m old school, I like the 4th one best and surprisingly the 7th one as well.
Jo
The second doesn’t get enough love. And the recent Big Finish Productions audio plays on BBC radio 7 have cemented 8 as another favourite of mine.
Loki
Personally, I prefer William Hartnell (first Doctor). Oldest school. 🙂
Katie
9 doesn’t get enough love either.
Eric Burns-White
Interestingly, 9 and 10 were the first two Doctors to actually speak in regional dialects. 9 spoke with the ‘Northern’ Salford dialect Eccleston actually used. 10 spoke with an Estuary accent, which is the actual, proper ‘Southeast’ accent without the refinements of Received English. 1-8 all spoke Received English in part because… well, that’s what the BBC used, and it was meant to denote ‘upper crust/class educated.’ Eccelston’s dialect was briefly controversial because he stopped the tradition.
Matt Smith’s voice is a touch mercurial, but he’s mostly going back to Received.
TARDIS with a Hat
Actually the first was Seven, who had a Scottish accent. Eight TRIED to keep the Received English on in the shitty TV movie, but his Liverpoolian dialect kept slipping in and he basically gave up on trying on the audio dramas (or so I heard, never actually…err, watched the DW audio dramas yet, one of my greatest shames as a massive Whovian)
Cranberrier
“Trust me, I’m a TA”
Plasma Mongoose
“, who likes the T N A!” 😀
Aizat
No, no TNA. TNA sucks, man. All confusing storylines, the young talents pushed aside for the has beens. It’s like WCW all over again.
Plasma Mongoose
Not that TNA, I mean TnA as in Tits And ASs.
Aizat
Oh that, well I’m more of a T-man than an A-man.
Blob Marley
Can’t it be both? I appreciate all the letters.
T
A
L
B
N
E
The whole works.
Ridureyu
I hear Bob Hoskins.
Aizat
I hear David McCallum.
wynne
Oooh, nice one! 60’s Ilya McCallum or Duckie McCallum?
Aizat
Duckie.
Arkadi
I hear David Niven 😀
anoff
Yet neither speak the Queen’s English… 😛
TomatoClone
He needs a fez if he’s going to be Matt Smith.
Ragnal
I was gonna do a “Lots of places have a North” joke, but…it really doesn’t work here, does it.
Mkvenner
Well it would if I know to spell his name.
Katosen27
Christopher Eccleston 🙂
Mkvenner
Thank you kindly.
MrGBH
I hear my own voice. For reasons of being British and having had elocution lessons. Obviously, I hear the version which doesn’t have my various speech impediments.
Mkvenner
I also hear Tony Robinson (the tiny tit in a beard who played Baldrick)
ALostProphet
Huh, this looks interesting…
Wait, does this mean we’ll have to wait a hundred strips until Tuesday comes around? Damn.
Shade
Kinky.
ALostProphet
YES! STILL BRITISH!
ilvos01
Hey, is that a Tarantugun tattoo?
Mkvenner
Don’t you start!
Anon
Really? I coulda sworn it was some sort of Solifugae (camel spider/ wind scorpion/sun spider)
Anonymous