Changing accents?

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

I am just arguing that there's no real excuse for not getting an accent right. Please argue with me.

OK then.

I do think that it is very difficult for someone to nail an accent such that it sounds faultless to a native speaker. Some people have the knack for mimicry, but it is not something that necessarily goes hand-in-hand with acting ability.

Personally, I'm hopeless at accents. Then again, I'm no actor. Not since my Uni days, at least.

Originally Posted by Morquesse

Sam always sounded like he spoke with an American accent and rural British frases: "there's nothin' for it" and "if you understand me", to name a few. I'm not sure if he spoke in a British accent ever.

As I said, I thought he did pretty well given that he was going for a regional English accent. Not perfect, but he was certainly no Dick Van Dyke.