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Here's a confession that I've never even heard anyone in the UK make, and I doubt very much any of you foreigners (especially the Yanks) will have even thought about:

When I was a kid, playing with action figures and cars, I used to do all their pretend voices in an American accent.

There it is.

What's THAT all about, eh? All my friends were the same, too. OK, so this may just be something that happened in my village, because it's something I've never heard asked of anyone else. Will any Brits confirm or deny that this was true for them, too?

Personally, I blame Dynasty and Star Wars for this.

But now I've told you all my deep dark childhood secret, I'm wondering if you 'Merkans and other assorted deviant foreigners used to put on English voices when you played with toys?

Did you have a Brummie Han Solo, or a Cockney Barbie???

its all big birds fault! i used to say Z like a yank "zzzzeeeeeeee"

ehhh you got that wrong the Americans talk like a childs action man figures lol

i used to rip my mom for a similar thing dont know if you ever got this but when shes talking to you its common (normal) then if the phone rings its hello in a posh voice you always knew if its someone she knew cos it was either ADOOOO... or if it was someone she didnt know the posh voice continued lol

superman wrote:ehhh you got that wrong the Americans talk like a childs action man figures lol

i used to rip my mom for a similar thing dont know if you ever got this but when shes talking to you its common (normal) then if the phone rings its hello in a posh voice you always knew if its someone she knew cos it was either ADOOOO... or if it was someone she didnt know the posh voice continued lol

I have to also confess that when I answer the phone at work I put on a bit of a posher voice to hide my Brummie accent a bit!

Some of the women at one company I deal with have recently told me I 'sound like a very distinguished gentleman'. If only they knew...

lol just send em some of your rants i wonder what they will think then

Jamz wrote: Did you have a Brummie Han Solo, or a Cockney Barbie???

thats cuz you didnt see this......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMjBRCUfKlc

not quite brummie...but along the same lines.

Theres a posher version of a brummie accent. No chance ah im sorry work with 2 brummies in derby, were actually on the lookout for a Brum to english dictionary for his 21st. No luck yet

Jamz wrote:
Some of the women at one company I deal with have recently told me I 'sound like a very distinguished gentleman'. If only they knew...

are you saying you're not??

masterofinsanity wrote:

Jamz wrote:
Some of the women at one company I deal with have recently told me I 'sound like a very distinguished gentleman'. If only they knew...

are you saying you're not??

LOL well I guess we'll see in a few weeks time!!!