Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic I have to make a call in English... Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post MaryLin Posted at 2:47 am on July 10, 2009 I always feel kinda reluctant when it comes to making a call to a person I don't really know, and more over, if the call has to be in a foreign language. You understand what I mean? Now I have to make a call to a flight company and attempt my best British accent because I automatically do that for some reason... I seriously don't know why I am feeling so reluctant. It's weird for me to talk to someone I don't know and not see them... Edit: my accent is not fake. I'm not a native speaker and originally I have been taught to speak British English. I can do both American and British.

Replies MaryLin Posted at 3:39 am on July 11, 2009 Yea, the lady spoke quite a natural accent so I did my regular American. :) handsfree Posted at 10:31 am on July 10, 2009 come on, you're calling to somewhere between the Netherlands and Belgium, I bet they won't care much about a particular accent! ;) MaryLin Posted at 3:00 am on July 10, 2009 Woo! I did it. Scarlet Tears Posted at 2:57 am on July 10, 2009 Quote: from MaryLin at 7:52 pm on July 10, 2009 It's weird that I adopt the whatever accent the person is talking to me. The people at that flight company speak British accent so when I received a call from there I automatically switched to British English too. That's the only reason. I do that all the time, sometimes it gets really awkward too   0h h3ll n0 Posted at 2:52 am on July 10, 2009 Quote: from ElephantStone at 10:48 am on July 10, 2009 what accent are you adopting? cockney? scoucer? geordie? cornish? Glasweigan?   some British accents are pretty fucking hard to understand. I wouldn't worry about it. Probably the typical posh completely fake "British accent" MaryLin Posted at 2:52 am on July 10, 2009 It's weird that I adopt the whatever accent the person is talking to me. The people at that flight company speak British accent so when I received a call from there I automatically switched to British English too. That's the only reason. jsia Posted at 2:51 am on July 10, 2009 Just speak normally, accents just make you sound dumb if they're not your real ones... Neodymie Posted at 2:49 am on July 10, 2009 me too, minus the accent part. I hate talking on the phone. ElephantStone Posted at 2:48 am on July 10, 2009 what accent are you adopting? cockney? scoucer? geordie? cornish? Glasweigan? some British accents are pretty fucking hard to understand. I wouldn't worry about it. 0h h3ll n0 Posted at 2:48 am on July 10, 2009 Don't do a fake accent. It will be obvious and they'll just think you're a weirdo. All 10 previous replies displayed.