What's your accent? - Page 9

MaryV · ‎03-14-2010

On 7/16/2014 PurpleBunny said: Bawsten.

Howaryah PB. Me too I guess. I am laughing cuz today when I called fdx for a pick up, I got forwarded to the operator, those automated people can't understand me,

Clover29 · ‎03-09-2010

On 7/16/2014 MaryV said:
On 7/16/2014 PurpleBunny said: Bawsten.
Howaryah PB. Me too I guess. I am laughing cuz today when I called fdx for a pick up, I got forwarded to the operator, those automated people can't understand me,

I once had to phone an automated line to get a credit card cancelled. The electronic brain on the other end of the phone kept saying, "I'm sorry I can't understand what you're saying". In the end, I put on a stupid, fake, really broad Texas accent and then the bot understood me perfectly. Who programs bots to only understand strong accents and not normal ones?

(I don't mean that Texas accents are stupid, I mean that it sounded stupid because it was so fake.)

PurpleBunny · ‎03-09-2010

Hi Mary! I tend to lose my accent on the phone. Probably from my years of being an executive secretary and enunciating in order to sound professional!!

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PurpleBunny · ‎03-09-2010

My iphone has a problem with me though, voice texting is always risky business!!

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Catitude · ‎01-09-2014

On 7/16/2014 Feline Fine said:
On 7/16/2014 Opurrra said:
Long Island Lock Jaw.

That would be Longeyeland - one word - right? ;-)

Absolutely lol

MaryV · ‎03-14-2010

On 7/16/2014 PurpleBunny said: Hi Mary! I tend to lose my accent on the phone. Probably from my years of being an executive secretary and enunciating in order to sound professional!!

< Don't ask me to say, " car charger" . Other than that I am ok..

ive been framed · ‎06-08-2012

On 7/16/2014 nunya said:
On 7/16/2014 ive been framed said:
On 7/16/2014 TammySu said:
Pittsburghese ${#emotions_dlg.biggrin}$

translation: Picksburgese

Goin' ta Giant Eagle to get some jumbo and gumbands ${#emotions_dlg.laugh}$

${#emotions_dlg.lol}$ ACK! Forgot about the gumbands!!

When our Giant Eagle had the "Iggle Video" department, I swear I was the only person around here who 'figgered aut' why it was called that! LOL

PurpleBunny · ‎03-09-2010

On 7/16/2014 MaryV said:
On 7/16/2014 PurpleBunny said: Hi Mary! I tend to lose my accent on the phone. Probably from my years of being an executive secretary and enunciating in order to sound professional!!

< Don't ask me to say, " car charger" . Other than that I am ok..

Eeek. Me either.

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ive been framed · ‎06-08-2012

On 7/16/2014 PurpleBunny said:
On 7/16/2014 MaryV said:
On 7/16/2014 PurpleBunny said: Hi Mary! I tend to lose my accent on the phone. Probably from my years of being an executive secretary and enunciating in order to sound professional!!

< Don't ask me to say, " car charger" . Other than that I am ok..

Eeek. Me either.

I'm thinking Thurston Howell. Is that the 'LockJaw' accent? And Norm from 'This Old House' has the Boston?

Lindsays Grandma · ‎03-10-2010

Half NYC and half Western, Los Angeles, CA.

The moving finger writes; And having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line Nor all your Tears Wash out a Word of it. Omar Khayam