A few days ago, I came across this very interesting article in CNN. It’s about their latest survey on hottest accents. Please click this link to read the article, and if you want to participate in the survey, please click on the link given in the article (it's a Facebook voting system).
Based on the survey, the top 13 hottest accents are (as of published date):-
1. Italian - Sounds like: A Ferrari saxophone
2. French - Sounds like: A 30-year-old teenager
3. Spanish - Sounds Like: An outboard motor on Lake Paella
4. Czech - Sounds like: Count Dracula, secret agent
5. Queen's English - Sounds like: A crisply ironed shirt playing a harp
6. Nigerian - Sounds like: The THX intro with teeth
7. Irish - Sounds like: A marauding pixie
8. Scottish - Sounds like: A stroked tartan cat
9. US Southern - Sounds like: Molasses taking a smoking break
10. Brazilian Portugese - Sounds like: The near, then far, then near again hum of a low-wattage vacuum cleaner that runs on dance sweat
11. Trinidadian - Sounds like: A rubber life raft bobbing on a sea of steel drums
12. Thai - Sounds like: R-rated karaoke
13. Argentine - Sounds like: A tightly tuned guitar of G-strings strummed by a lamb shank
So, I want to know what is your on opinion/list on hottest accents. Share your thought in the comment below.
Don't worry guys! It's just for fun. :D :D :D
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I think the US Southern accent is a bit hard to understand. It drawls. :D :D :D
Oh my Gawwwwd! Come on now! That's the beauty of it;)
Imagine Blanche Duboise is reading the above comment. :)
Even 'Duboise' will sound like 'De bu waaaaaaaaaa' :D :D :D
Good thinking, clever girl:)
I like U.S. southern accent. It is not associated with hi--bi--ies as somehow is implied in movies. All the kings men is written with southern accent playing a major role in it. Jude Law a British actor had a southern accent in the movie adaptation. Imagine that!
I never heard such description for Urdu and Hindi before. Of course since Bollywood is very popular over here, I'm quiet familiar with the sound of Hindi language.
Well, though I love my language which is Malay, but I don't think it's the hottest accent. LOL. :D :D
Haha, this is funny. I like Spanish because the accent is similar to greek and i find it sexy but not as outboard motor, hhmm... something else but i can't think what now :)
Elen, I found Spanish accent sexy when listening to Antonio Banderas. LOL. When you remember what it sounds like, please tell me, otherwise I will forever associate it with an outboard motor. LOL
Hahaha! What about when Enrique Iglesias sings? Hahaha! Ok, look, it reminds me something soft because they pronounce the letter J with a soft way, for example the name Alejandro (Alehandro). Isn't it sexy? :D :D :)
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