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Any words or phrases you always say in a foreign accent?

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A580Hojas · 03/10/2018 20:39

By foreign accent I mean foreign to you, obviously, before anyone gets the arse about accents being foreign.

For example, I always say fillum instead of film because I just love that and it probably harks back to my boyfriend from Northern Ireland who I lived with for a few years. I also always say Norn Iron.

And I also always have to say Stonehenge as they say it in Spinal Tap, eg exaggerated mockney accent "Stunenngge". It does come up surprisingly often in conversation for me as I go up and down the A303 a fair amount.

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stripeszebra · 03/10/2018 20:42

"En route - french for on route" - its a line from TV - young ones?

redexpat · 03/10/2018 20:55

Great job sounds wrong in anytjing other than an American accent.

If I say blimey it always seems to come out a bit brummy. I know its not foreign but it is just that one word in an accent different to mine.

A580Hojas · 03/10/2018 20:59

Whenever it is sunny my dh has to say

"Hello everybody, lovely day's play out there" in an Australian accent in tribute to the legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud.

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Saffzy · 03/10/2018 20:59

My friends always says Glasgow in a Scottish accent but doesn’t realise she’s doing it. Not sure if it’s to do with her only recently learning English and picking up the words how she heard them pronounced.

DollyWilde · 03/10/2018 21:03

I use ‘my lover’ in a thick West Country accent a lot. I did go to Bristol for uni but I am a Londoner and have no excuse!

ContessasGulagSpaDay · 03/10/2018 21:16

DH tells me off for subconsciously imitating people I'm speaking to, if their accent differs to mine. I have to try hard not to do it Blush

He says I say Ireland in a racist way - I.e. the same way Irish people do Confused I've got quite paranoid about it!!

YouWereRight · 03/10/2018 21:19

The one moment later in French from sponge bob.

I talk to fish as though I'm the chef from the little mermaid.

goforkyourself · 03/10/2018 21:36

I say filum too for film. And do you 'ken' even though I'm not Scottish.

TheQueenSnortsAvocados · 03/10/2018 21:39

Dour. Sounds wrong in anything other than a Scots accent.

YourVagesty · 03/10/2018 21:41

'Murder'. Always Scottish.

MURRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRR

AngelSlides · 03/10/2018 21:47

Secateurs is always said in a French accent in our house (or garden, which is where we use them)!

Kokapetl · 03/10/2018 21:48

We had a fish called Meeesterrr Feeesh. I'm not sure what accent that was meant to be exactly but it was never just Mister Fish. MIL said it that way once and was told off by DS.

hellokittymania · 03/10/2018 21:56

Huế In Vietnam, people are always calling it Hugh and I can't stand it. Are used to work there and would hear this all the time. Plus my email also ends with it.

ipswichwitch · 03/10/2018 22:05

DS2 says “walk the plank” in a fabulous French accent - like “walk ze plonck”. He quite likes being a pirate so he does say it a fair bit!

Curlybrunette · 03/10/2018 22:11

We were watching an episode of 'Impractical Jokers' and one of them had to act like he was Dracula.
He was in a shop and someone sneezed so he said "bless you" in a deep voiced Transylvannian accent.
That's it now, I can't say bless you any other way!

Clawdy · 03/10/2018 22:17

President french butter, my favourite, always pronounce it "preseedont " as if I were French!

itchychin · 03/10/2018 22:22

Sausage is always French... soors-arge 🌭

Nogodsnomasters · 03/10/2018 22:54

Yes, "murder" and "the new" (now) in Scottish accent, I'm not Scottish.

FawnDrench · 03/10/2018 22:57

I always say Ee-Venn-chewalleee a la Manuel from Fawlty Towers.

Alas most people under 50 look at me gone out...

SpoonBlender · 03/10/2018 23:07

"Very naaiisse" in a Borat eastern european stylee.
"Sausages" in dog-that-can-speak woof. Where's that even from?
"Murder!" and "dour" in Scottish, of course. How could you not.
"Darling!" in best RP.
"Oh, eck!" in best Yorkshire.

ComtesseDeSpair · 03/10/2018 23:15

Not foreign accents exactly, but I have to say “toilet” in Papa Lazarou’s voice and can only talk about my vagina if I impersonate Borat.

BluebellsareBlue · 03/10/2018 23:37

@ContessasGulagSpaDay 😂😂😂😂😂😂 can only talk about my vagina if I impersonate Borat.

I'm crying here!!! That must be so so romantic!! 😂 I can just imagine you DTD and coming away with that!

I randomly burst into Inspector Cleusau (sp!) have you a leeesenz for your minky??
"Duz yooer doag bite"

Im Scottish and also randomly break into English accents

BluebellsareBlue · 03/10/2018 23:37

Sorry wrong poster!! I swear it was because I was crying with laughter @ComtesseDeSpair

dontblameme · 04/10/2018 00:16

I can only pronounce 11 "uhluhvun" after the funny video about Scottish people in a voice activated lift.

echt · 04/10/2018 05:36

SpoonBlender, here's one for you:

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