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Okay, so I'm gonna make an attempt at this accent challenge thing that all the cool kids are doing.
Um. I'm really not sure why. It kinda makes me feel vain to think that you know
you guys really care what my accent sounds like.
Half of you who follow me already have heard it because
y'know, I Skype with you already and stuff. And...
a good amount of you haven't because
Even when I'm on Skype I'm kind of the silent observer who's just...
watching everything happen so
for those who haven't heard me, here's the accent challenge!
My name is Nikii.
My username
is exactly what is says on the tin.
Nikii!
...G.
I'm from... [pauses because I'm a dual citizen.]
Jamaica in this case, I guess, 'cause.
that's where I'm living right now.
I've also lived in the States (U.S.A.) for like, half my life so that does affect my accent somewhat and
when I'm in the States, it will change.
So maybe I'll do this twice. Who knows?
Uh. Pronounce the following words. Okay.
Aunt. Roof.
Route. Theatre. [Theater in the U.S.]
Iron. Salmon. Caramel. (I occasionally say "car-mel")
Fire. Water. New Orleans
Pecan. Both. Again
Probably. Ala-bauma. (Alabama)
Wait.
No. Ala-bahma is how I usually say it. (In all fairness, I don't say it much.)
Or you know what, either/or depending on the conversation, I guess. (ie. However the other person says it.)
It can go either way.
Lawyer. Coupon. Mayonnaise. Pajamas.
Caught. Naturally.
[Sees "aluminium"] It's spelt [alumi-nyum] here.
And in that case,
when I'm reading it, I'd usually pronounce it [alumi-nyum].
But...When I'm in common conversation and I mention a like...
a can of soda, [alumi-NUM] is how I'll usually say it.
GIF. Tumblr. Cracker Jack.
Doorknob. Envelope. GPOY.
What's it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
T.P.-ing [pauses and snorts because "pee"]
What is a bubbly, carbonated drink called? Soda.
Or...Well,
Yeah, I don't think I've ever called it pop.
What do you call gym shoes? Sneakers.
What do you call your grandparents?
Grandma and Grandpa.
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
Um... a cart.
What is the thing you change the TV channel with? A remote contro- Is there another word for that?
If any of you who follow me watch this right now and you know another word
for remote control. Like, to change T.V. channels, please tell me.
'Cause I've, I've actually never heard that before.
Choose a book and read a passage from it. Ugh crap. There's no way to, like, edit video on this.
I-I'm sorry. You guys are gonna have to wait for a second as I
pull up a book...on the laptop.
Um...[makes strange clicking noises] I'm sorry.
I should have read the list before I started capturing video.
'Cause I'm too lazy to do this twice.
(..............) I should play some music
in the background
Have you guys a little bit entertained- and my computer is slow as ***.
Okay, 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' -'cause the copy that I have here is the Sorcerer's Stone.
Chapter One, 'The Boy Who Lived'
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were
perfectly normal thank you very much.
they were last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange and mysterious
because they simply didn't hold such nonsense.
There you go. The first paragraph of the first chapter of the first Harry Potter book.
It took you that long to sit down and wait for me to- I'll probably link so you can skip over all of that.
Okay. Do you think you have an accent?
I hate this question. It's so stupid.
Everybody has an accent. I don't care where you live been in the world. If you talk you have an accent.
Americans (because I've heard some say it before),
you have an accent. As a matter of fact, like, your accent changes depending on where
you are (district) in most countries. What does that even mean? Yes I have an accent.
It's a Jamaican accent- primarily.
Although some people might say it's "uptown" Jamaican. Some people say it's mixed with American.
Couple people have told me I sound English (I don't).
Be a wizard or a- okay, that question is incomplete. Be a wizard or a vampire. Question mark.
The way it's phrased makes it look like you're trying to tell me to be a wizard or a vampire. Would I rather be- I'd rather be a wizard.
I'd actually rather be a Wizard of Waverly Place wizard than like, a Harry Potter wizard because they
Don't seem to have as many rules and it's kinda like snap your fingers and you can get it done
rather than having to recite a whole bunch of spells. I mean, there's spells to memorize-
Yeah, I've watched every season of Wizards of Waverly Place cause I'm a nerd like that. But. Yeah, yeah. I'd be a wizard.
Vampires are cool and everything, but no.
Do you know anyone on tumblr in real life? Actually, yeah.
I know quite a few people on my tumblr that I follow in real life. And sadly, they're the people I interact with the least on tumblr.
But, I don't think it's because i'm trying not to interact with them so much as they're not
online as much as I am when it comes to tumblr. Like, they're mostly on my Facebook. So.
Yeah, no. I do. I have a couple family members and a couple friends on tumblr.
I think the person that's on my tumblr the least is my brother, and obviously I know him.
End this audio post with any THREE words you want.
Okay, Bye Guys!