Do you like the sound of your own voice...?

hollydolly said:
hahaha... Scottish & Welsh are both British as is Northern Irish and English :D sorry Pinks
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Ah but there are regional differences just as there are regional accents in USA New England very different from NYC, NJ, there's southern, mid western. Some can at least tell there is a difference between them. If not able to point out what. Suspect actors from UK could go in detail about the differences in pronunciation.
 
Lee said:
but Pinks, I think those on the other side of the pond think we have the accents.
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LOL...oh but you dooooo.. and yes you Candians... do say oat ( out ) hose( house) ..aboat ( about) and eh ..a lot :ROFLMAO: ..I have family who are Canadians, and watch Candians on TV.. and you all deny you have an accent..but actually it's really cute...
 

feywon said:
Ah but there are regional differences just as there are regional accents in USA New England very different from NYC, NJ, there's southern, mid western. Some can at least tell there is a difference between them. If not able to point out what. Suspect actors from UK could go in detail about the differences in pronunciation.
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Of course there are regional differences , in fact we're said to be the country with the most regional dialects in the world. You only have to travel 10 miles in any part of this country to hear different Dialects, that's why anyone who says they like or dislike a British accent can't be right.. because it has to be more specific..we have so many.
Add on to that further in that though British, ....Scotland , England and Wales & N Ireland are also separate countries with their own Celtic languages.. and combine that with their own Dialects, it's almost impossible for an outsider to know precisely where a person who is British is actually from...
 
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Mostly yes, i've often gotten compliments on my telephone voice when i worked in offices. Years ago i made meditation tapes for myself and they were soothing and effective.

i mostly talk same as i write--using the words that come to mind, and fairly formal, proper grammar. But when i'm tired my first accent, southern, creeps in--drop the ending 'g' sound, and the y'all can pop up anytime--it is just the word i attach to any group (from 2 to dozens) of people, i'm addressing.

Post menopause i developed multiple intolerances and allergies which impacted the sound of my voice. Living in the country helps a lot, because whenever we go into a city---i come back sounding like i've downed a fifth of whiskey and smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day for decades, deeper than usual and gravelly. Depending on how long i was in the city it can take 24 hours or more for it to smooth out again.

Oh, and like my Mom, i have what she called a 'mimics ear', if i just listen to person or TV show with distinct 'accent' prevalent i start hearing my thoughts in the 'accent' and often unconsciously start speaking with it. DD has same thing, i gave her same caution my Mom gave me--try to curb it when talking to individuals with thick accents--they might think you're mocking them and rarely believe the explanation.
 
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hollydolly said:
LOL...oh but you dooooo.. and yes you Candians... do say oat ( out ) hose( house) ..aboat ( about) and eh ..a lot :ROFLMAO: ..I have family who are Canadians, and watch Candians on TV.. and you all deny you have an accent..but actually it's really cute...
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True, Canucks from West Coast to East Coast do pronounce specific words differently. I love the East Coasters dialect.

I don't pronounce the words you've mentioned that way, but some east-coasters do (they are usually of Gaelic background).
 
Pinky said:
True, Canucks from West Coast to East Coast do pronounce specific words differently. I love the East Coasters dialect.

I don't pronounce the words you've mentioned that way, but some east-coasters do (they are usually of Gaelic background).
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I've often wondered that , because oftentimes I'll hear a Candian use a word/s that I know are deeply entrenched in Scottish... or even Irish
 
Gary O' said:

Do you like the sound of your own voice...?​


It's OK.....I s'pose

I talk too low....not loud enough.....I've been told

Maybe it's because I come from a loud family
Learned to pretty much hate being around boisterous folks

Did a thing with some words awhile back;

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Gary, you sound just like I figured you would. I have an uncle who lived in California's northern mountains all his life...well, he passed away this year, but anyway, I figured you probably sounded a lot like my Uncle Johnny. You do.
 
When I talk on the phone with someone I don't know, to make an appointment, for example, they usually ask "Is this a recording?" Maybe because that's when I'm careful about my grammar and enunciation (not the case when I talk to people I'm familiar with) and also because my voice is very, uh....even, I guess you'd say. It's kind of deep but not gruff. I like it, especially when I sing :p.
 
Gary O' said:

Do you like the sound of your own voice...?​


It's OK.....I s'pose

I talk too low....not loud enough.....I've been told

Maybe it's because I come from a loud family
Learned to pretty much hate being around boisterous folks

Did a thing with some words awhile back;

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I love men that have deep, slow, low bedroom voices!
First you show us a picture of Grizzly Adams with a red beard, and now THIS?
 
Back to the question:
Yes, Mine is soft and low.
It's my opinion one can tell the evolution of the soul through the sound and intonation of the voice.
Some voices can make you tremble.
 
I like mine. Was asked to do radio and TV spots advertising my college as an undergraduate. I've done a fair bit of public speaking throughout the years for work and charitable events and get compliments. Like @Murrmurr, I'm careful about enunciation when speaking publically. Spoke at a celiac disease meeting in Memphis a few years ago and had someone ask me where I was from because she said I had no discernible accent at all and she didn't have much of an accent herself. But when use my regular, everyday voice with a friend from Alaska, he laughs at my drawl.
 
Oh ya, for sure! I love my voice. I talk to myself, laugh, etc. all day long. I used to think that only crazy people talked to themselves. However, a year ago my dear wife passed away and now I am a widower. So, I live alone and talk and laugh with myself. I don't think I'm crazy. You might say I have been "educated."
 
Packerjohn said:
Oh ya, for sure! I love my voice. I talk to myself, laugh, etc. all day long. I used to think that only crazy people talked to themselves. However, a year ago my dear wife passed away and now I am a widower. So, I live alone and talk and laugh with myself. I don't think I'm crazy. You might say I have been "educated."
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Only a year ago...I'm so sorry 🌿🌹🌿

My daughter in her 30's and I just had a discussion about this yesterday. We were in agreement that it's not crazy to talk to yourself when living alone. In fact, we were saying it's actually healthy to hear one's voice. It's healthy to hear that it's working, that your speaking skills are still in tact.n Same with laughter. We all need to hear that.

I sometimes think out loud and often talk to my dogs. If I didn't the silence would drive me crazy. Of course there is music and tv but it's not the same...it's not hearing the sound in person.
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