# Vocal samples thread: how do \*you\* say it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 22, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403 "2007-11-22T04:43:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/101 "2007-12-02T06:20:35Z")
[QUOTE=jsgoddess] Can I play? Can I? Can I? I love listening to recordings. I love making recordings. [/QUOTE] Please do! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/102 "2007-12-02T06:41:48Z")
[QUOTE=NinetyWt] I couldn’t quite place \*\*Inner Stickler’s \*\* accent, but **CMYK** sounds like a friend of mine from Oregon. [/QUOTE] Never even been there! But I do purchase my Apple hardware from there (no sales tax!). Born & raised in SE Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/103 "2007-12-02T06:54:26Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] Please do! 🙂 [/QUOTE] Some mp3s are winging their way to you. For the record, I’m from SE Ohio but my mother was adamant that we kids not display some of the more characteristic speech mannerisms of the area. Tire, far, and shower don’t rhyme for me. They did for my dad. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/104 "2007-12-02T09:39:02Z")
[QUOTE=lobstermobster] You better fix it, Frenchy, because I wanna hear it. [/QUOTE] All right then. I’ve sent **Sunspace** my samples. ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/105 "2007-12-02T11:35:20Z")
Some more Sydney, Australia\* accents bundled on their way to Sunspace. My readings were an attempt to speak in a natural voice, rather than a formal recitation. - with a good helping of country NSW ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/106 "2007-12-02T11:49:01Z")
Cazzle sounds like my sister. This is weird on a few levels, not least of which is she’s from Dunedin, New Zealand, and has lived there all her life. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/107 "2007-12-02T11:55:34Z")
[QUOTE=antechinus] Some more Sydney, Australia\* accents bundled on their way to Sunspace. My readings were an attempt to speak in a natural voice, rather than a formal recitation. - with a good helping of country NSW [/QUOTE] I’ve only recently realised that all my life, during my frequent visits to the bush (and living there for a couple of years), I have done some pretty serious code shifting (or whatever it’s called): my speech slows a bit, I get a bit more ‘flat’, more traditionally Australian than my urban Sydney accent. I was going to post some samples of that, but because I’m alone in a city flat, I’d be too conscious of it, and it probably wouldn’t come out right. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/108 "2007-12-02T12:27:38Z")
[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog] I frequently get asked, in my home city of Sydney - born and bred - “Hey, what’s that accent?” So I hope nobody is expecting Steve Irwin. [/QUOTE] Strange, I get asked if I’m Scottish or English 😕 I guess that’s what I get for trying to make sure people understand my somewhat softer voice. ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/109 "2007-12-02T22:13:45Z")
[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog] I’ve only recently realised that all my life, during my frequent visits to the bush (and living there for a couple of years), I have done some pretty serious code shifting (or whatever it’s called): my speech slows a bit, I get a bit more ‘flat’, more traditionally Australian than my urban Sydney accent. I was going to post some samples of that, but because I’m alone in a city flat, I’d be too conscious of it, and it probably wouldn’t come out right. [/QUOTE] My voice also changes slightly depending on the audience - I suppose everyone does. At work, I talk to a range of different types of people and adapt to suit. The recordings I made were as natural as I could be. Your voice sounds like a radio voice compared to mine. When I listen back to me, I sound more stereotypically Aussie that I thought I did - nearly as bad as Julia Gillard. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/110 "2007-12-03T01:20:11Z")
[QUOTE=Aesiron] r I’m suddenly at a loss for a good representation of a stereotypical Southern accent in mass media. [/QUOTE] Jeff Foxworthy, yo. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/111 "2007-12-03T02:24:14Z")
[QUOTE=fishbicycle] It’s a mistake that’s made IRL all the time. Wait, no it isn’t. And yes, that saying is where my username comes from. I had my tonsils and adenoids out when I was seven years old, and that helped to shape the sound of my voice. When it changed, it went to deep baritone, and was rich and resonant, as opposed to thin and nasal, and people started telling me “you ought to work in radio!” And I do. [/QUOTE] You know, upon hearing the sound of your voice, I could definitely see you doing voice recordings for Hemingway novels on CD/MP3. Emailed my and **Acid Lamp** ’s samples of the “Mary rarely rose at dawn…” paragraph to **SunSpace**. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/112 "2007-12-03T02:35:57Z")
[QUOTE=nashiitashii] You know, upon hearing the sound of your voice, I could definitely see you doing voice recordings for Hemingway novels on CD/MP3. Emailed my and **Acid Lamp** ’s samples of the “Mary rarely rose at dawn…” paragraph to **SunSpace**. [/QUOTE] It appears that the files are too big. :smack: We’re attempting to convert to MP3 from wav, but we’ll see. I might just make an LJ phone post to supplement it for now. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/113 "2007-12-03T02:48:09Z")
I will try to email a sample of Minnesota, to add to Inner Stickler’s file, although I have a more pronounced accent. I didn’t know how to record on the comp, so I did a small movie, blacked out the movie, and left the audio. Sorry if it’s going to be possibly unusable, perhaps you are better at this stuff than I. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/114 "2007-12-03T02:49:23Z")
:: opens inbox :: skreee _THUNK_ Sorry, the hinges need a little oiling. It’s just along here. Watch your step… My! It’s unusually crowded down here! I often get a bunch of messages, but never so many with such bulk! Let’s see… :: inspects tags :: :: the messages shift around nervously and rustle in the dimness :: Wow! **Pushkin** , **antechinus** , **Hypnagogic Jerk** , and **jsgoddess**! Hmm. I don’t see anything from **nashiitashii** yet. I’d better check the FTP server. :: **sunspace** goes over to a large hopper at the side of the room. It is labeled “incoming” and is located under the end of a metal chute. :: Nothing there. :: there is a _bong_ noise, and another message slides into the Inbox :: Ah. here we are. **nashiitashii** ’s message. I’d better get these attachments upstairs. :: he starts to gently remove the attachments from each message, sorting them by name and placing them in a multicompartment cart labeled “Downloads” :: ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/115 "2007-12-04T03:10:09Z")
+bump+ This thread deserves it. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/116 "2007-12-04T12:16:14Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] Cazzle sounds like my sister. This is weird on a few levels, not least of which is she’s from Dunedin, New Zealand, and has lived there all her life. [/QUOTE] That’s pretty surprising. I’ve never even been to NZ. ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/117 "2007-12-04T17:25:04Z")
Seriously…where is frenchy? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/118 "2007-12-04T17:42:39Z")
I’ll be making another compendium post this evening after I come home from the gym. I’ve already processed all the audio except for **fisha** ’s. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/119 "2007-12-05T02:36:23Z")
The Compendium grows! Now included: samples from **cmyk** , **antechinus** , **jsgoddess** , **nashiitashii** , **Pushkin** , **fisha** , and **Hypnagogic Jerk**. **fisha** ’s samples arrived in the form of a [video](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/fisha_samples.wmv) (Windows WMV format), from which I extracted the audio. The compendium: “Poor”, “pore”, and “pour”. [Pronounced by **Sunspace**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sunspace_ppp.mp3) [Pronounced by **Telperien**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/telperien_ppp.mp3) [Pronounced by **Cazzle**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/cazzle_ppp.mp3) [Pronounced by **NinetyWt**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/ninetywt_poor.mp3) [Pronounced by **Spoons**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_poor_pore_pour.mp3) [Pronounced by **dynamitedave**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/dynamitedave_poor.mp3) [Pronounced by **TheLoadedDog**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/the_loaded_dog_poor.mp3) [Pronounced by **sandra\_nz**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sandra_nz_pour.mp3) [Pronounced by **antechinus**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/antechinus_ppp.mp3) [Pronounced by **cmyk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/cmyk_poor.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_ppp.mp3) [Pronounced by **jsgoddess**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/jsgoddess_poor.mp3) “Marry”, “merry”, and “Mary”. [Pronounced by **Sunspace**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sunspace_mmm.mp3) [Pronounced by **Telperien**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/telperien_mmm.mp3) [Pronounced by **Cazzle**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/cazzle_mmm.mp3) [Pronounced by **NinetyWt**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/ninetywt_merry.mp3) [Pronounced by **Spoons**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_marry_merry_mary.mp3) [Pronounced by **dynamitedave**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/dynamitedave_marry.mp3) [Pronounced by **TheLoadedDog**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/the_loaded_dog_marry.mp3) [Pronounced by **sandra\_nz**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sandra_nz_marry.mp3) [Pronounced by **antechinus**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/antechinus_mmm.mp3) [Pronounced by **cmyk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/cmyk_marry.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_mmm.mp3) [Pronounced by **jsgoddess**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/jsgoddess_marry.mp3) “Mary was merry as she married Terry, but then Scary Larry got carried away and chased Barry’s hairy dairy cattle through the ceremony.” [Pronounced by **Sunspace**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sunspace_dairy.mp3) [Pronounced by **Telperien**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/telperien_dairy.mp3) [Pronounced by **Cazzle**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/cazzle_dairy.mp3) [Pronounced by **Spoons** colloquially](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_c_mary_was_merry.mp3) [Pronounced by **Spoons** more formally, as for a newscast](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_n_mary_was_merry.mp3) [Pronounced by **NinetyWt**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/ninetywt_dairy.mp3) [Pronounced by **dynamitedave**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/dynamitedave_dairy.mp3) [Pronounced by **TheLoadedDog**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/the_loaded_dog_dairy.mp3) [Pronounced by **sandra\_nz**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sandra_nz_mary_was_merry.mp3) [Pronounced by **antechinus**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/antechinus_dairy.mp3) [Pronounced by **cmyk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/cmyk_dairy.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_dairy.mp3) [Pronounced by **jsgoddess**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/jsgoddess_marywasmerry.mp3) “Don”, “Dawn”, “Aaron”, and “Erin”. [Pronounced by **Sunspace**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sunspace_ddae.mp3) [Pronounced by **Telperien**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/telperien_don.mp3) [Pronounced by **Cazzle**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/cazzle_ddae.mp3) [Pronounced by **NinetyWt**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/ninetywt_don.mp3) [Pronounced by **dynamitedave**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/dynamitedave_don.mp3) [Pronounced by **TheLoadedDog**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/the_loaded_dog_don.mp3) [Pronounced by **sandra\_nz**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sandra_nz_don.mp3) [Pronounced by **cmyk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/cmyk_don.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_ddae.mp3) [Pronounced by **jsgoddess**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/jsgoddess_don.mp3) “Boot”, “boat”, “about”, and “house”. [Pronounced by **Spoons**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_boot_boat_about_house.mp3) [Pronounced by **TheLoadedDog**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/the_loaded_dog_boot_boat_about_house.mp3) [Pronounced by **cmyk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/cmyk_about.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_bbah.mp3) “The dog went out and about.” [Pronounced by **NinetyWt**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/ninetywt_dog.mp3) [Pronounced by **fisha**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/fisha_the_dog_went.mp3) “Mary rarely rose at dawn, but did so on the day she was to marry Don in order to pore over details such as whether the weather would be fine or poor for taking pictures, who was to pour the wedding wines and pitchers of beer, and to be sure that her poor, overly merry cousin Aaron, visiting from Erin, would catch the last boat (a converted ketch) from the mainland and so would not arrive until about the time the honeymoon bags were put in the boot.”. [Pronounced by **Sunspace**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sunspace_paragraph.mp3) [Pronounced by **Fatwater\_Fewl**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/fatwater_fewl_paragraph.mp3) [Pronounced by **Bambi Hassenpfeffer**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/bambih_paragraph.mp3) ( **Bambi** , I must apologise. There’s some kind of weird glitch that cuts off your sample just after ‘ketch’ every time I normalise it and then export it as an MP3.) [Here’s the original](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/Sound_clip_08.wav). [Pronounced by **Spoons** colloquially](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_c_mary_rarely_rose.mp3) [Pronounced by **Spoons** more formally, as for an audiobook](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_ab_mary_rarely_rose.mp3) [Pronounced by **GorillaMan**](http://www.owainsutton.co.uk/audio/sentence.mp3) [Pronounced by **dynamitedave**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/dynamitedave_paragraph.mp3) [Pronounced by **TheLoadedDog**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/the_loaded_dog_paragraph.mp3) [Pronounced by **sandra\_nz**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/sandra_nz_mary_rarely_rose.mp3) [Pronounced by **antechinus**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/antechinus_paragraph.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_paragraph.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_paragraph_c.mp3) in a more formal way. [Pronounced by **jsgoddess**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/jsgoddess_maryrarely.mp3) [Pronounced by **nashiitashii**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/nashiitashii_maryrarely.mp3) [Pronounced by **Pushkin**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/pushkin_paragraph.mp3) [Pronounced by **fisha**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/fisha_paragraph.mp3) “Poor old Paul pored over the book as Portia poured him some porter.” [Pronounced by **Spoons** colloquially](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_c_poor_old_paul.mp3) [Pronounced by **Spoons** more formally, as for a newscast](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_n_poor_old_paul.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_poor_old_paul.mp3) “It was dawn when Don, Dawn, Aaron, and Erin took off, but Erin made an error in navigation.” [Pronounced by **Spoons** colloquially](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_c_it_was_dawn.mp3) [Pronounced by **Spoons** more formally, as for a newscast](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_n_it_was_dawn.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_it_was_dawn.mp3) “I put on my boots and left the house to talk with a man about a boat.” [Pronounced by **Spoons** colloquially](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_c_i_put_on_my_boots.mp3) [Pronounced by **Spoons** more formally, as for a newscast](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/spoons_n_i_put_on_my_boots.mp3) [Pronounced by **Hypnagogic Jerk**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/hj_i_put_on_my_boots.mp3) [Pronounced by **fisha**](http://www.sunspace.org/audio/fisha_about_a_boat.mp3) ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-samples-thread-how-do-you-say-it/427403/120 "2007-12-05T02:44:02Z")
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