Accents of some famous stars

Steve   Monday, February 16, 2004, 19:14 GMT
And this was their pronunciation of ''sari''.
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?sari0001.wav=sari
A.S.C.M.   Monday, February 16, 2004, 22:07 GMT
Actually, most Britains, Australians, and New Zealanders tend to say /'so:ri(:)/ as well. So, it's not just a Canadian thing.
A.S.C.M.   Monday, February 16, 2004, 22:09 GMT
Perhaps the "o" is a bit shorter in British than in Canadian speech. Therefore, British= /'sori(:)/. But, then again, the British tend to speak a bit faster than Canadians after all.
Ryan   Tuesday, February 17, 2004, 03:15 GMT
Really, I was under the impression that North American English is faster than British English as we don't tend to draw out vowels as long as the British like to.
Chris   Tuesday, February 17, 2004, 19:54 GMT
I ve also heard americans saying /surry/ maybe its part of their trend to reduce vowel sounds to the schwa
Rick   Wednesday, February 18, 2004, 20:26 GMT
Do you know what's Jerry Seinfeild's accent from?
East Coast   Wednesday, February 18, 2004, 23:09 GMT
Seinfeld was born in Brooklyn, raised in Long Island. He's got the stereotypical Jew from Long Island accent.
Rick   Thursday, February 19, 2004, 13:31 GMT
well, he sounds silly, no offense hehehe
Chris   Monday, February 23, 2004, 14:20 GMT
Do all famous actors and actresses use the standard English in their movies?
to Rick   Tuesday, February 24, 2004, 19:45 GMT
thats not true. NEw york accent is great!
and chris- of course not. they change their accents according to the character.
HongKonger   Tuesday, February 24, 2004, 20:04 GMT
Do you guys know where Adam Sandler's accent is from?
mjd   Tuesday, February 24, 2004, 20:34 GMT
I think Adam Sandler is from Conneticut.
HongKonger   Tuesday, February 24, 2004, 20:52 GMT
Then, does he have a typical "Connecticut accent", if there is one?

His accent sounds funny to me.
Alice   Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 02:02 GMT
Adam Sandler is from Brooklyn, NY. He does have a bit of a Brooklyn accent, but beyond that, he just has a funny voice. It's part of his schtick. Not all people from Brooklyn speak like Mr. Sandler.
Ryan   Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 02:39 GMT
He is Jewish as well. Different ethnicities in New York have slightly different accents.