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Sometimes that sort of sing-songy Valleyness is there, and sometimes it isn't.
A lot of val-speak is jargon or affectation rather that a true dialect. (That is I think people first learn in conciously and then it becomes a habit. or not.) So I think it makes sense that it would come and go.
I think the Vallyness was stronger during the first seasons when they were emphasizing her as the 90210-er turned fighter of the undead. But as they've moved away from that, she's let it drop a bit. IME, among un-Americans, the unintelligible one, or the one with the most annoying voice is usually Willow. I tried to hook one friend from London, but she kept yelling, "Just blow your goddamn nose already!" at the girl.
A real California accent rolls the "Rs" as in the Beach Boys "East coast gurrrrrls uhrrr hip..."
Isn't she from NY or NJ originally?
She grew up in Manhattan.
Those aren't rolled Rs. Rolled Rs are what you hear in Spanish, or from old-school British actors. "erre con erre cigarro. Erre con erre barril. Rapidos corren los carros cargados con azúcar del ferrocarril."
California Rs (now officially to be known as Marsters Rs) are just strongly emphasized.
California Rs (now officially to be known as Marsters Rs) are just strongly emphasized.
James MaRRRRSters
But it isn't rolled. Rolled comes with the little trill of the tongue against the roof of the mouth.
But it isn't rolled.
I'm not disagreeing. I'm just emphasizing how he would've said his own name on that VH-1 movie.
"I just tune the guitarrrrzzz."
Riley: That's Hostile 17.
Spike: Uh, no! I'm (bad American accent) just a friend of Xanderrr's--
Yeah. Future perfect passive.
Super Porny Pants swoops in: "Darn right it's 'future', YOUNG lady!"