Okay, informal poll…
What is the world’s Absolute Best Accent?
I contend, and will till the day I die, it must be Irish.
A hush fell over the courtroom, killing six.
Italian, because they sound like they’re signing.
Northern Irish. County Down, to be specific. I don’t know what it is about the way they talk, and sometimes I don’t understand what they say, but I’m hopelessly in love with it. Maybe I long for the days of my youth, sitting around and talking for hours on end with granny.
I wouldn’t know. I’m Dutch, therefore I do not speak with an accent 
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Agree, Breck.
New Zealander’s have the best accents. Followed closely by Australians.
And Scotsmen.
And the Irish.
I have a lot of favorites 
Woohoo! I can do all those accents!
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Weirdo of the Night
British.
No, wait. Irish.
I mean, Russian.
Hold on, Rasta…
Depends on my mood, I guess.
No, it’s gotta be British.
You say “cheesy” like that’s a BAD thing.
I have to go with Jeannie on this one. Aussies have too much twang and Brits are too nasal. Kiwis have a less pronounced (to American ears) accent: it sounds posh without sounding stuffy.
But those Scots have a nice lilt, too!
i think he/is the kind/of person who might if
he worked his way up/in the world/for several
years eventually/get to be/a sneak thief
“king nicky”, archyology
Don Marquis
Best accent? I have no earthly idea, but the absolute worst accent has got to belong to Robin Leach!
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Nothing like a Xhosa accent as far as I’m concerned…
(though I’m also fond of an Afrikaans accent)
Still later, Gerald did a terrible thing to Elsie with a saucepan.
We did this thread before, but I can’t be bothered to look it up. Last time round I was lazy and just said the Ulster accent, but since DD has pinned it down further than that, I guess I’ll specify Donegal.
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Irish and Scottish accents bring joy to my ears. Don’t know enough about specific counties to specify any individual one.
I knew a young Austrailian who did the best Texas-American accent. He ribbed the hell out of our Texas friend in London. Not only was the accent good, the phrasing and choice of words was right on.
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Isabella Rossellini’s.
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Since we’re naming actual people, how about Nicole Kidman in Far and Away.
Yes, I know that’s not her real voice!
South African melting
I love Irish. But, I like a German accent also. And, even though it’s not very heavy…a Canadian accent is pretty cool.
I noticed nobody said, “American.” I wonder what our accent sounds like to foreigners. Is it a pleasant accent? Be honest.
Adam
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But is there a single American accent? I mean, there’s the nawtheast twang, the southern drawl, and, of course, the Fargo.
A hush fell over the courtroom, killing six.
I’m kind of partial to the retroflex, myself, although the grave and acute are not without their charms.
Oh… spoken accents!
Hmmmm, I dunno. A classmate of mine has the most marvelous Spanish accent. I melt whenever I hear her speak. I’m not sure where she’s from, though. It doesn’t sound like any of the local Spanish accents. My other favorite accent is definitely the Japanese. I don’t know, there is something very charming about the way Japanese people speak English. I could listen to it all day. In general though, any foreign accent of any kind is intriguing to me.
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I’d have to say a nice Tennessee accent is … oh dammit even I can’t keep a straight face long enough to complete that sentence! UGH!
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