That newscaster accent...
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Have you notice that some of our TV newscasters have a very strange accent?
Like pronouncing super (soup-er) as seewwwper?
They don't sound Brit or Aussie or American, but more importantly they don't sound Singaporean. -
ch 5? Chnewsasia?Originally posted by Cystaire:Have you notice that some of our TV newscasters have a very strange accent?
Like pronouncing super (soup-er) as seewwwper?
They don't sound Brit or Aussie or American, but more importantly they don't sound Singaporean. -
not allowed to speak singlish on air so they end up speaking with an accent???
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More channel 5, yes. Though CNA also has newscasters with a plethora of accents.Originally posted by bryanseb:ch 5? Chnewsasia? -
oic.Originally posted by Cystaire:More channel 5, yes. Though CNA also has newscasters with a plethora of accents. -
They've got what I call a "confused accent".. can't decide whether they want American or British accent.. I suspect they might not be able to tell the diff.. and it's not just newscasters..Originally posted by Cystaire:Have you notice that some of our TV newscasters have a very strange accent?
Like pronouncing super (soup-er) as seewwwper?
They don't sound Brit or Aussie or American, but more importantly they don't sound Singaporean.
"LUX.. SEWper rich." *shudder* -
Last time my GP teacher from JC also has this kind of "neither here nor there accent". She studied in the UK but wasn't there long enough to pick up the Cockney, but she didn't want to sound Singlish.Originally posted by udontknowme:not allowed to speak singlish on air so they end up speaking with an accent???
We used to call it the "culture-clash" accent.
This is so strange, in other countries newscasters generally sound like their people. In Singapore you hear all sorts of accents that sound nothing like their people, such that when the reporters interview people on the street, they sound like they're from another country. -
like tt den can show got class ma...
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Originally posted by spinsugar:They've got what I call a "confused accent".. can't decide whether they want American or British accent.. I suspect they might not be able to tell the diff.. and it's not just newscasters..
"LUX.. SEWper rich." *shudder*
You're right. I think they have concocted a "local flavour" foreign accent.
We are not the only people to do this, let me give a few example from the region.
Chinese nationals who want to sound American mispronounce the "th" sound, so bath sounds like bus, and birthday sounds like burstday.
Filipinos want to sound American mispronounce the "r" emphasis and don't aspirate their "t" sounds, so instead of "Good Morrrning, welcome to ourrr ho-tel" it sounds like "Good MoRRRning. Welcome do ouRRR hodel."
Of course they insist they are speaking authentic American. -
Singaporeans suffer from an identity crisis when it comes to accents .... -
Originally posted by Fatum:Singaporeans suffer from an identity crisis when it comes to accents ....
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I think Singaporeans obviously have our own consistent accent, but either because the state looks down on it or we ourselves look down on it (or both), people invent all sorts of quasi-foreign accents.Originally posted by Fatum:Singaporeans suffer from an identity crisis when it comes to accents ....
In secondary school I used to hear fake British accents very commonly. Instead of saying "Brit-Ish" like a true brit, we heard "Briteeesh".
Same goes for "donch want". -
Uniquely Singapore
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You want our newscasters to speak like PCK?
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CNA or was it Ch5 has a news presenter called david nye. now...he has an accent you either like or detest. frankly i kinda like his accent...a forceful yet clear tone.
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Ugh.. you know, a fake/confused accent is the no 2 greatest turn-off on my list.Originally posted by Cystaire:I think Singaporeans obviously have our own consistent accent, but either because the state looks down on it or we ourselves look down on it (or both), people invent all sorts of quasi-foreign accents.
In secondary school I used to hear fake British accents very commonly. Instead of saying "Brit-Ish" like a true brit, we heard "Briteeesh".
Same goes for "donch want". I see this wide variation of fake accents as a sign that Singaporeans are in great denial of our true nature as a people.. everyone wants to sound like they're from "somewhere else". Worse still, our mainstream media perpetuates this trend. Radio DJs (Glenn Ong's current wife "you save morrrre!" in particular) are among the worst offenders.. closely followed by TV celebs/hosts.
Maybe it's their idea of speaking "better" english, but it's verbal lau sai to my ears. I know many educated Singaporeans who speak perfect, concise english without having to put extra (VERY "extra") effort to sound more British or more American. The Confused Ones could do well to take a line from these folks! -
Don't pull the notes, Thank you.
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*giggles ...
throw an ang moh among a group of average Singaporeans and see what kind of accents come out ....
or better yet, throw an average Singaporean among a group of ang mohs and see how he gabbles ... -
the CNA foreign correspondent for China and Taiwan/Taipei is the worst...
cant remember his name, but his accent is horrible! -
actually, come to think of it, it's not something new or unusual, look at the mandarin news casts, none of the broad casters I've watched from young speaks with a "typical" Singapore mandarin accent anyways, so why the hang-up with English in particular ? ... cos it's the most likely foreign interaction language for Singaporeans ? ...
is it the same for Malay and Tamil news broadcasts ? ... can any chaps shed light on this ? ...
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But can you imagine newcasters reading news with a Singapore accent? Let's just admit it, the typical Singapore accent sounds rather rough compared with the American or British accents.Originally posted by Cystaire:Last time my GP teacher from JC also has this kind of "neither here nor there accent". She studied in the UK but wasn't there long enough to pick up the Cockney, but she didn't want to sound Singlish.
We used to call it the "culture-clash" accent.
This is so strange, in other countries newscasters generally sound like their people. In Singapore you hear all sorts of accents that sound nothing like their people, such that when the reporters interview people on the street, they sound like they're from another country. -
i bet it'd be more hilarious if u hear the news report in a scottish or heavy aussie accent..or c0ckneyOriginally posted by dreameryb:But can you imagine newcasters reading news with a Singapore accent? Let's just admit it, the typical Singapore accent sounds rather rough compared with the American or British accents. -
is it yao ming? this is (insert name), channel news asia, taipeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiOriginally posted by nightzip:the CNA foreign correspondent for China and Taiwan/Taipei is the worst...
cant remember his name, but his accent is horrible! -
yesh! that guy, and when he says stuff, his head like to jerk and tilt to the right...Originally posted by sir sickolot II:is it yao ming? this is (insert name), channel news asia, taipeeeeeeiiiiiiiiii
somehow seems like just recovered from something...
his accent is horrible...
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It is Yang Ming. Yeah, it is irritating to hear him lengthening the vowel unnecessarily.Originally posted by sir sickolot II:is it yao ming? this is (insert name), channel news asia, taipeeeeeeiiiiiiiiii