Cascade
Well-known member
Many American Assyrians seem like they try hard speaking American but fail? I've heard Assyrians in Australia and UK talk, they don't desperately try to sound like the natives. They sound natural and don't overdo it.
It seems like Assyrian Americans try hard to sound American, but they end up sounding funny. Americans are not hard on the 'I' - "sit" may sound like "set" to some ears. Assyrian Americans uncannily overdo 'sit' where it sounds like 'sat' ("NINA! please sat"). Their 'is' sounds like 'ass' ("yes, it 'ass'). Is it some sort of a distinctive Assyrian-American accent? It's so annoying....
It seems like Assyrian Americans try hard to sound American, but they end up sounding funny. Americans are not hard on the 'I' - "sit" may sound like "set" to some ears. Assyrian Americans uncannily overdo 'sit' where it sounds like 'sat' ("NINA! please sat"). Their 'is' sounds like 'ass' ("yes, it 'ass'). Is it some sort of a distinctive Assyrian-American accent? It's so annoying....