Weird Speech Patterns

[Rurik]

It occurs to me that in the Marvel universe, a lot of characters have speech patterns that don't match their origins. Wolverine is from Canada, but he's always depicted having an American accent, Thor is a Norse god, but he speaks old English, which the Norse didn't.

[Sir Tim Drake]

It occurs to me that in the Marvel universe, a lot of characters have speech patterns that don't match their origins. Wolverine is from Canada, but he's always depicted having an American accent, Thor is a Norse god, but he speaks old English, which the Norse didn't.

Thor speaks Early Modern English, not Old English, which is, in fact, very similar to Old Norse.

Groot has a pretty weird speech pattern.

[Rurik]

Eh, whatever he speaks, it still doesn't really fit with his origin.

[Shinglepants]

I like Thor speak, sure it doesnt really make sense but I would miss it if they were to like "correct" him.

[Rurik]

Oh, I'm not complaining, I mean, imagine a corrected Wolverine, who calls everyone by' instead of bub. Heck, have you ever seen the original Wolverine that spoke like some prissy British guy? I couldn't stop laughing at him, imagining the Wolverine I'm used to kicking his butt just for talking funny. Just pointing out that it's weird.

[Paladin573]

Hulk Smash Puny Humans!!!!!

[GHalecki]

Well, a lot of Canadians speak with something very similar to an American accent, due to the fact that most canadians live and have grown up within radio/TV broadcast range of US stations coming out of Buffalo, CHicago, etc.

Not all Canadians have a "Canadian" accent. I lived in New Hampshire for a few years, and most of the people there talked like us regular folks do down here in New Jersey, although there were some that talked funny.

[Rurik]

He's supposed to be from Northern British Columbia though if I recall, not sure what language they speak, but I don't think bub is part of Canadian slang.

[Shinglepants]

Oh, I'm not complaining, I mean, imagine a corrected Wolverine, who calls everyone by' instead of bub. Heck, have you ever seen the original Wolverine that spoke like some prissy British guy? I couldn't stop laughing at him, imagining the Wolverine I'm used to kicking his butt just for talking funny. Just pointing out that it's weird.

I am British! I take offence :tongue:

[Lusus420]

Hey, I live near Canada (Maine) and they do talk a little different! They say sorry like "sew-ree" instead of "saw-ree" and they process like "PRO-cess" instead of "praw-cess".

Wierdos!:tongue:

[carabas]

Thor is a Norse god, but he speaks old English, which the Norse didn't.
Stan Lee figured Thor ought to speak godlike, and the best he could come up with was having him speak as if he were in the King James Bible translation.

I never liked it, and today it looks really silly, but that's how it got started.

[Rurik]

Funny, I would figure a god would talk like Bruce Campbell, or Jim Cummings.

[psm]

Honestly, I'm pretty ambivalent to Thor speak. I think it works well enough within the context of the character. I'm just annoyed that out of the blue they started making Ultimate Thor talk that way.

Inversely, I'm glad that they've finally moved Hercules away from it. I think it adds a bit more of a distinction between the two characters. Plus, I feel it demonstrates that Hercules is more human centric than Thor who grew up with the other gods in Asgard.

[marvell2100]

Gambit, Rogue and Cannonball. Sometimes their accents are interchangeable.

[Tinder]

Yeah I would actually like Thor to have a Scandanavian accent - that would be cool. And Wolverine's catchphrase should be 'eh?' not 'bub'.

But everybody knows gods should speak like British Shakespearean actors (preferably bad ones!) Except for God... who everybody knows sounds like James Earl Jones.

[_OM_]

He's supposed to be from Northern British Columbia though if I recall, not sure what language they speak, but I don't think bub is part of Canadian slang.

"So, like, I'm the best at what I do, eh?"

(Anyone got that What If? where Alpha Flight talked like real Canucks?)

[Rurik]

No, but I'm going to have to find a copy now. :biggrin:

[LordAllMighty]

Except for God... who everybody knows sounds like James Earl Jones.

or Morgan Freeman...:biggrin:

[celticguy]

Eh, whatever he speaks, it still doesn't really fit with his origin.

well he has been around 3000 or so years so he could have picked a few things.

[celticguy]

But everybody knows gods should speak like British Shakespearean actors (preferably bad ones!) Except for God... who everybody knows sounds like James Earl Jones.

Well since Orson Wells is dead anyway.

[Butch Mapa]

I too hate that Ult Thor talks like regular Thor. Regular Thor's accent is fine (skilled writers can make it seem badass), as ong as it isn't overdone.

The one *tkkkt* accent that really *tkkt* bugs, errrr tkkks, errrr pisses me off *tkkt* is Bug's from *tkkt* Guardians of the Galaxy.

*tkkkt*

(not Marvel, but. another annoying one. is Ab-Death. from Wetworks. What kind of. a name. is Ab-Death. anyway?)

[Rurik]

Could be worse, at least they didn't decide to make Ultimate Thor "gangsta." :tongue:

[Papa Moai]

Yeah I would actually like Thor to have a Scandanavian accent - that would be cool. Well, just assume he does. It's not like you can always tell the character's accent from the way his speech is written. That's why characters like Collossus and Nightcrawler have to shout random foreign words every now and then to remind people of their origins.

[Ghost Shark]

(Anyone got that What If? where Alpha Flight talked like real Canucks?)

I do. The very first humour issue from volume one. It was awesome.

Speaking as a Canadian, eh?, I have to say, Wolverine doesn't talk like any other Canadian I've ever met. We don't say 'bub'. We have, though, adopted a fair number of British colloquialisms, so if Wolverine ever said "Bob's your uncle," that would be perfectly in keeping with him being Canadian. And having an American character make fun of the way he says oot and aboot would be fun to see, right before Logan eviscerates him. :biggrin:

Also I've always wanted to see Wolverine fly into a berserker rage over the fact that Americans remove the U from words like colour, neighbour, rumour, etc.

[Rurik]

Rumor has it that Wolverine's neighbor says leaving the U out of words like armor makes him positively see the color red. :tongue:

[CaptainOtter]

Is it too much to ask for a character who talks just like William Shatner?

[RolandJP]

Winter Soldier Speaks American although he was a soviet spy for many years and was fluent in the lingo.

he should speak with a Russian Dialect.

[carabas]

Winter Soldier Speaks American although he was a soviet spy for many years and was fluent in the lingo.

he should speak with a Russian Dialect.
He was born and raised in America. What use is a spy with a Russian accent?

[LungerTony]

Just insert "Hoser" for everything Wolvierine normally says "Bub."

Whatever.

[StoneGold]

Is it too much to ask for a character who talks just like William Shatner?

That many ellipses get expensive.

[RolandJP]

He was born and raised in America. What use is a spy with a Russian accent?


Not so much a spy as an assassin. I believe he was in Soviet custody for a while. He still would have a hint of an accent.

[carabas]

Not that long from his point of view. He was kept in suspended animation and was only ever woken up for missions.

[worstblogever]

There's been discussion before, about how Sunspot, who's from Brazil, always has moments where he speaks using Spanish, rather than Portugese. That one's always been pretty glaring, for me.

[pariah-1972]

I think it's kind of cute and silly how Cosmo from Guardians of the Galaxy speaks
" you know nothink !!!!!!!!!"

[FeminineMystique]

I think it's kind of cute and silly how Cosmo from Guardians of the Galaxy speaks
" you know nothink !!!!!!!!!"

I want a russian space doggy :)

[pariah-1972]

I want a russian space doggy :)

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[Alan2099]

Deadpool talks in yelow.

[FeminineMystique]

Maybe we can find you one on Ebay

Would you think less of me if I admitted to actually checking on E-Bay for one? :biggrin:

[pariah-1972]

Would you think less of me if I admitted to actually checking on E-Bay for one? :biggrin:I would never think less of you darling.:smile:

[strathcona]

Well, a lot of Canadians speak with something very similar to an American accent, due to the fact that most canadians live and have grown up within radio/TV broadcast range of US stations coming out of Buffalo, CHicago, etc.

Not all Canadians have a "Canadian" accent. I lived in New Hampshire for a few years, and most of the people there talked like us regular folks do down here in New Jersey, although there were some that talked funny.

Yeah, I was going to point that out. What most Americans think of as a Canadian accent it actually people from the Maritime Provinces... and very small representation of Canadians. Most of us (at least from Ontario west) seem to sound more like actors on American TV and movies that most Americans I speak with do (and I work in a call center, I speak to Americans all day).

[RolandJP]

I always thought the Thing sounded like a mix between Heston and Woody Allen with Bass in his voice.

[strathcona]

Oh, and I always hated Mantis's speech, referring to herself as this one all the time (sorta like Warlock's 'self' and 'self-friend', but I always liked it when he did it). I am glad that is something DnA dropped win GotG.

[Baytor]

I'm Canadian and I have a lot of family in California. When we get together, we sometimes talk about our accents. Our speech is very similar, but Americans do say "huh" and Canadians say "eh".

I think when people think of funny Canadian accents, they think of people from Newfoundland. Regular Canadians can't understand what those crazy newfies are saying.:tongue:

Also, Canadians sometimes get lumped in with the sing-song midwest accent. I live close to Minnesota and North Dakota and sometimes I can't believe the "Oh yah, yoo betcha, he's a good friend, yah, yoo betcha there, yah know..." stuff that comes out of the mouths of North Dakotans and my Minnesota friends.

Personally, I tend to talk more like Terrance and Phillip!

"Eh, fawk you buddy!" :tongue:

[Maestro]

There's been discussion before, about how Sunspot, who's from Brazil, always has moments where he speaks using Spanish, rather than Portugese. That one's always been pretty glaring, for me.

believe it or not, there are actually Spanish people living in Brazil :eek:

[SydneyFalco]

Yeah, I say 'eh', eh?

Never in my life heard anybody say "aboot", though.

[strathcona]

Yeah, I say 'eh', eh?

Never in my life heard anybody say "aboot", though.

That is one that gets me too. I guess that is close to a Newfie accent, but I certainly don't say it. However, when I talk to an American on the phone they say that they hear it in my accent, even though I am saying about exactly the same way they are saying it.

[FeminineMystique]

I would never think less of you darling.

AWWWW! (Cyber-hugs) you're so sweet :) :smile:

Never in my life heard anybody say "aboot", though.

I heard someone say it yesterday. I asked what they were wearing on their feet and they said "This is a boot" :biggrin:

[pariah-1972]

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[FeminineMystique]

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[pariah-1972]

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[FeminineMystique]

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[pariah-1972]

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[FeminineMystique]

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[pariah-1972]

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[FeminineMystique]

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[pariah-1972]

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[FeminineMystique]

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[pariah-1972]

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[FeminineMystique]

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[pariah-1972]

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[FeminineMystique]

Maybe you can show me sometime

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[pariah-1972]

Tip of the iceberg honey. (And feel free to "Use the Force" :wink: )Lol ok you lost me there.

[Rurik]

That is one that gets me too. I guess that is close to a Newfie accent, but I certainly don't say it. However, when I talk to an American on the phone they say that they hear it in my accent, even though I am saying about exactly the same way they are saying it.

That's the thing about accents, you can't hear it in your own voice, but anyone from a different area can, especially if they're particularly attentive aboot them. For instance, I can't hear any accent in my voice, but my friend in Hawaii says that, despite my best efforts to avoid it, I have a slight southern accent, it's barely noticeable, but it's there.

[FeminineMystique]

Lol ok you lost me there.

Awww, but I was really getting into my stride!

That's the thing about accents, you can't hear it in your own voice, but anyone from a different area can, especially if they're particularly attentive aboot them. For instance, I can't hear any accent in my voice, but my friend in Hawaii says that, despite my best efforts to avoid it, I have a slight southern accent, it's barely noticeable, but it's there.

True. But Gambit's "Accent" has never been uttered by any being, living or dead.

[Rurik]

What about his voice actors in the various cartoons? :tongue:

[FeminineMystique]

What about his voice actors in the various cartoons?

From the 90s show:

"Whychu do dis ta'me Bobby?! Yoo MADE me a teef!"

"Gambit don neder go where he ain wanned"

"I don unnerstan dees wuman"

I rest my case

[Rurik]

Yes, but the people voicing him had to utter the accent, so that kind of disproves that nobody has ever uttered it. :tongue:

[pariah-1972]

He's got you there dear.:smile:

[FeminineMystique]

Yes, but the people voicing him had to utter the accent, so that kind of disproves that nobody has ever uttered it. He's got you there dear.

GAH! Damn you logic! You're always foiling me, just like when you stop me making winged kittens and talking waffles!

[Rurik]

I'd love a winged kitten. I would name him Nall!

[FeminineMystique]

I'd love a winged kitten. I would name him Nall!

See? If logic and its evil partner common sense weren't in the way we could be racing playful winged kitties around the neighbourhood as we speak.

Reality is cruel.

[pariah-1972]

See? If logic and its evil partner common sense weren't in the way we could be racing playful winged kitties around the neighbourhood as we speak.

Reality is cruel.This is what we have comic books for.
:smile: