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Hello everyone
So basically there’s this like little video task
going ‘round on the tumblraraannghaaarnarghhhgaanngghh
tumblr
and it’s the “Accent Challenge”
Basically I have to read out words and answer questions
and you get to hear my voice
Not sure how it’s much of a challenge unless you’re like
physically can’t talk
but okay, here goes
erm
My name and username and where I’m from
Well my name’s Dann and my user name is “Demu”
That’s “Demu”
and then I put whatever I want afterwards
for example
tumblr: dreaming demu
youtube: demu productions
erm
Where am I from?
I am from England
and I come from the West Midlands
and I’m in a little village near a little town near
quite big Birmingham
[sigh] I’ve ran out of breath!
Now it says “Pronounce the following words:”
so
Aunt
Roof
Route
Theatre
Iron
Salmon
Caramel
Fire
Water
New Orleans {in a pedantic French accent}
Pecan
I think it’s pecan; if they mean the nut, it’s Pecan
Both
Again
Probably
Alabama
Lawyer
Coupon
Mayonnaise
Pyjamas
Caught
Naturally
Alluminium
which is how it should be pronounced ;p
GIF
Tumblr
Crackerjack
which I have no idea what it is
I’m assuming it’s an American firework?
or just a very friendly cracker
oh god that’s a bad word
nevermind
Doorknob
Envelope
GPOY
“What’s it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?”
Now, I have no idea what this is
I can’t
I think of ‘Matilda’ but I don’t think they ever said anything
So I’m going to go with erm
toilet loo party
loo roll party
yeah…
“What is a bubbly carbonated drink called?”
Well that’s obviously a fizzy drink
‘cus it’s fizzy and a drink
“What do you call my gym shoes?”
Well other than the fact I don’t go to gym
I’m assuming you mean trainers
that you wear on your feet
trainers
This sounds like a really boring spelling bee challenge
but anyway erm
“What do you call your grandparents?”
Well, Granny and Grandad
which admittily is quite posh so [nnnuh]
“What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?”
Well that’s a shopping trolly
and you can go trolly dashing
which is where you sit in a shopping trolly
and go down a massive hill and race eachother
which I’ve never done
but I really want to…
yeah…
“What is the thing you change the TV channel with?”
Well that’s obviously the TV remote
erm
“Choose a book and read a passage from it.”
Well of course the first book that I came across
other than my driving test book
is ‘My First Oxford Book of Nonsense Poems’
which was collected by John Foster
So I’m going to read the ‘Jabberwocky’ because I love it so much
And I know this is like a passage but
bloody hell, I’m going to read the whole thing
“`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.”
And that was written by Louis Carroll
who wasn’t on drugs in the slightest
Nice little picture in there but you’re not going to see it
‘cause this isn’t cbeebies
“Do you think you have an accent?”
Do I think I have an accent?
Well yes and it’s quite annoying accent to be honest
because considering what part of the country I come from
I should have a Brummie accent
but I don’t
I sound like I’m from
some posh place in the South
[uhn]
erm
“Do you know anyone on Tumblr in real life”
Yes! because quite a few people from the Sixth Form
that I go to
have Tumblraranagghannhghannh
So I think that counts
Does it count?
Yeah, it counts
And “End audio post by saying any THREE words you want”
Well I better say
Let’s think of ones
Strumpet
***
and ***
So there you are
That’s my accent challenge and I’m sorry if the audio’s awful
but that’s not my problem
and if you want
leave a video response or,
if you’re looking this up on tumblr,
rrrrrreblog and add your own video
I’ll leave a list for you underneath my
thingy
yep
Toodle pops mons duhnnnuuhh nuuhhnnuh
That’s ‘good bye’ in no language at all