Words and Phrases You Hate

[NeonLX]

Ya, hey! So what do you think of the upper-midwest, "Fargo" accent then? Do you like the sound of it, or no?

I didn't know it was a thing until people started pointing it out to me when I lived in Kansas for a year.

By the way, if I hear "You Go Girl!" one more time, I'm gonna...grit my teeth.

[PufPuf93]

"At the end of the day"

[chump]

walking on eggshells

[semper occultus]

I've never watched Fargo ( film or tv ) but I see Ewan McGregor is in it so maybe he needs a speech consultant Anyway I'm sure it's delightful ! the grating accents are usually the urban ones that originated in the industrial revolution - they can be pretty ugly on the ear & tend to be quick-fire & aggressive. There's a Manchester one that's pretty horrible ( eg Liam Gallagher of Oasis ). Birmingham aswell. Belfast in Northern Ireland is pretty grating whilst Dublin Irish is lilting & lovely to listen to. The Boston Brahmin thing I saw Gore Vidal on a chat show once where he reckoned their somewhat strangulated speech was an upper class thing - that it was vulgar to show the inside of your mouth ! [/hijack]

[PufPuf93]

"It all pays the same"

[Iamwhomiam]

I like hearing the accent. It's not one commonly heard here. The fx TV series looks more 'exciting' than the movie, but I suppose that's to be expected from a series.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802850/videoplayer/vi3880105497?ref_=vi_prev_btn

[Cordelia]

^^^
Didn't the 1996 version win the Oscar for 'Best Foreign Language' film?

This is an interesting series.....

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 1A87373FBE

So fargo my favorite is:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqfdn8_ftYQ

[chump]

https://youtu.beupvZdVK913I
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[Cordelia]

"Your call is important to us"

"Please choose from the following menu options....."

"I'm sorry, I didn't understand your response. Let's try again."

"This mailbox is full."

[Cordelia]

Enjoy!

[Elvis]

[Cordelia]

Well-bred

Well-behaved

Well-educated

Well-married

Well-heeled

etc............

[Elvis]

^^^^ Well-said.

[Cordelia]

^^^

Misnomers like:

Living Will

Life Insurance

Health Insurance

[mentalgongfu2]

"Cultural appropriation"