{"id":39,"date":"2009-02-15T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T15:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=39"},"modified":"2009-02-15T11:57:19","modified_gmt":"2009-02-15T15:57:19","slug":"accents-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/accents-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Accents again"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all, thank you readers for your comments\u2026 haha, as you noticed my English isn\u2019t exactly flawless, but I will try to keep the mistakes at a minimum! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The one big problem I seem to be having writing the blog, is to come up with potentially interesting stories\u2026 because I\u2019m native Dutch, I find it hard to calculate what would interest you, what you would like to have explained in further detail, what you might be having difficulties with. So any suggestion would be really welcome!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What I did find kind of funny, was a conversation I had with someone the other day\u2026 it was about accents and dialects. Because I was raised in a small village pretty up north (not Frysian up north) I do speak with a slight accent. It\u2019s not as pronounced as other people from Urk, at least those who do not speak Dutch on a regular base) but it\u2019s there\u2026 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, someone was really curious about my voice, whether I speak \u2018flat\u2019 or not, if the accent was very audible or not. And you know, it was the first time I actually had to stop and wonder about my voice. I know I\u2019ve touched the subject earlier\u2026 but \u2026 do you know what your voice sounds like? Do you know if you have a certain accent and if it\u2019s a strong accent or not? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It was the first time I wondered about how other people perceive my voice, because really, it\u2019s not something you think about everyday right?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I do remember that when I was a receptionist at an accountancy office, people sometimes told me I had a nice phone voice, but they also asked me where I was from, because they could hear the accent\u2026 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, I wonder\u2026 if you have had the pleasure to speak with different Dutch people\u2026 did you notice accents, difference in speech, were they difficult to understand and are there accents you liked or disliked? Just something to think about because, no matter where you are from, no person talks the same! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First of all, thank you readers for your comments\u2026 haha, as you noticed my English isn\u2019t exactly flawless, but I will try to keep the mistakes at a minimum! The one big problem I seem to be having writing the blog, is to come up with potentially interesting stories\u2026 because I\u2019m native Dutch, I find…<\/p>\n

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