Dialect/Accent fun!

[redeyesblackpanda]

I think I need to blow off some steam, so I've decided to have some fun with this. So... a while back, I stumbled upon a fun site. I present to you, "The Dialectizer!" It allows you to input text or a link, and it'll translate it to fun things.

Now, I present to you:

This post in Swedish Chef:

I theenk I need tu bloo ooffff sume-a steem, su I'fe-a deceeded tu hefe-a sume-a foon veet thees. Um gesh dee bork, bork! Su... a vheele-a beck, I stoombled upun a foon seete-a. I present tu yuoo, "Zee Deeelectizer!" It elloos yuoo tu inpoot text oor a leenk, und it'll trunslete-a it tu foon theengs. Um gesh dee bork, bork!

Noo, I present tu yuoo:

This hyar post in hacker:

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nwo, i praesent to ypou :

thiS Post in redneX0r:

ah reckon ah need t'blow off some steam, so I've decided t'have some fun wif this. So... a spell back, ah stumbled upon a fun site. ah present t'yo', "Th' Dialeckizer! Fry mah hide!" It allers yo' t'input text o' a link, an' it'll translate it t'fun thin's.

Anyway, this site might give some ideas as to how to do accents, but I don't think you're going to want to do your writing for you.

[Taleweaver]

This looks as though it could be fun! If I think of all the possibilities for introducing non-standard English speakers in VNs, I think we're up to something good here!

This 'ave a looks as fough it could be fun! Right! If I fink of all the bloody possibilities for introducin' non-standard English speakers in VNs, right, I fink we're up ter sumfink good 'ere!

[yukipon]

http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect/dialec ... 6t%3D16525

*Cue Laughter*

[Sapphi]

Asset Creashun: Writin'

LOL!!

This should open up new and exciting possibilities for bonus content in visual novels. You beat the game? Good for you! You've just unlocked the hidden Everybody Speaks With a Cockney Accent switch!

[CheeryMoya]

You found something nice here, panda. It goes and replaces words with the slang of the dialect you choose, inserts stuff, changes grammar as needed... I can't imagine how long it took to compile everything. While I don't think anyone should write their scripts and rely on this to translate all of it for them, this is a nice reference.

Yo' foun' sumpin nice hyar, pan'a. It goes an' replaces wo'ds wif th' slang of th' dialeck yo' choose, inserts stuff, changes grammar as needed, cuss it all t' tarnation... ah cain't imagine how long it took t'compile ev'rythin'. While ah doesn't reckon ennyone sh'd write their scripps an' rely on this hyar to translate all of it fo' them, this hyar is a nice reference.

You's found sump'n supa fine here, panda. WORD! It goes and replaces wo'ds wid de slang uh de dialect ya' choose, inserts stuff, changes grammar as needed... ah' can't imagine how long it took t'compile everydin'. While ah' duzn't dink any sucka should scribble deir scripts and rely on dis t'translate all uh it fo' dem, dis be a supa fine reference.

Yer found sumfink nice 'ere, panda. It goes and replaces words wiv the bleedin' slang of the dialect yer choose, right, inserts stuff, changes grammar as needed... I can't imagine 'ow long it took ter compile evryfink. Wile I don't fink any fairy should write their scripts and rely on this ter translate all of it for them, this is a nice reference.

You found something nice hewe, panda. It goes and wepwaces wowds wif the swang of the diawect you choose, insewts stuff, changes gwammaw as needed... I can't imagine how wong it took to compiwe evewything. Whiwe I don't think anyone shouwd wwite theiw scwipts and wewy on this to twanswate aww of it fow them, this is a nice wefewence.

Yuoo fuoond sumetheeng neece-a here-a, punda. It gues und repleces vurds veet zee slung ooff zee deeelect yuoo chuuse-a, inserts stooffff, chunges gremmer es needed. Bork bork bork!.. I cun't imegeene-a hoo lung it tuuk tu cumpeele-a iferytheeng. Vheele-a I dun't theenk unyune-a shuoold vreete-a zeeur screepts und rely oon thees tu trunslete-a ell ooff it fur zeem, thees is a neece-a refference-a.

You found somedigg nice hehe, uh uh uh, panda. Um uh.It goes 'n replaces words wid the, ERRRR, slang of the, uhhh, dialeck you choose, uh uh uh, insehts stuff, uh uh uh uh uh, changes grammar as needed... I can't imagine duh, how long it took t' c'pile ebehydigg. While I don't dink anyone shudd write deir scripps 'n re on dis t' translate all of it f' dem, dis is a nice refehess.

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... I'm pretty sure the translator takes the extremes of whatever dialect you choose, which is why I recommend that you study the patterns and use it sparingly to achieve your dialect but not go overboard.

[Tsuroika]

Now we just need someone to record themselves speaking in these accents...

[BairaagiVN]

You found something nice here, panda. It goes and replaces words with the slang of the dialect you choose, inserts stuff, changes grammar as needed... I can't imagine how long it took to compile everything. While I don't think anyone should write their scripts and rely on this to translate all of it for them, this is a nice reference.

... I'm pretty sure the translator takes the extremes of whatever dialect you choose, which is why I recommend that you study the patterns and use it sparingly to achieve your dialect but not go overboard.

I'm definitely in agreement here. Keeping it subtle is sufficient enough to "show" the accent/dialect without making the reader labor over figuring out exactly what the character is saying. (Though I suppose making a character incomprehensible could be a running gag, e.g. Boomhauer from King of the Hill.)

[Desu_Cake]

On the other hand, having a character who speaks entirely in pig latin would be hilarious.

[redeyesblackpanda]

Pig Latin is all Greek to me...

Seriously though, I have to have it written down with a pen, and rewrite it rearranged to understand it. When it's spoken, I'm hopeless. When it's written, it takes me a few minutes to figure out. Ahhhhhh...

[kaleidofish]

On the other hand, having a character who speaks entirely in pig latin would be hilarious.

That's how the Harvest Sprites in Harvest Moon 64 spoke before they remembered English. It was cute.

[wordlesswriter]

I- I feel like that would get very confusing for ESL users. X__X
It's fun though! And it would be neat to have it implemented as an unlockable.

Oh, haha, the Censor dialect takes out obscene words and replaces it with PG-13 words in brackets.