Huh.

[aesmael]

    I thought people referring to Iain as being from Australia were jokes they were making, because he does not sound like anyone I ever met. I thought perhaps he was meant to be Irish, since his accent as shown in the comic seems most similar to other presumed-Irish characters but apparently not. I certainly cannot be certain about that since I do not personally know any Irish people to judge their accent (although his name actually seems Scottish to me probably because the only actual Iain I know of is Scottish).
    And I might even be wrong about his accent being inaccurate because I am not after all widely travelled even within this country and I certainly cannot know how we sound on the outside.

Comments

[syntaxia.livejournal.com]

I think Iain is in fact a Scottish name, but there are quite a few Iains here in Ireland. I know one :)

[flynnacatri.livejournal.com]

At a glance, that looks pretty Australian to me. Australia and NZ have quite nasal accents, Australians definitely do the flat, drawn out austraaahlia.
Scots and Irish would probably pronounce it quite similarly... but much more sing-song, and shorter. So, probably quite hard to write.
has to read new webcomic now, curse you

[lost-angelwings.livejournal.com]

I am sekritly Irish >_>

[aesmael.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I noticed on your profile you seemed to have emigrated from England to New Zealand so I hoped you might have some thoughts on this. Perhaps you are right, in which case ::contemplates trying to write stories featuring local characters:: aaargh!

[flynnacatri.livejournal.com]

Well, you could try leaving out the accent? If it interfers a lot, you'll have to, otherwise pick a few sounds (like the long ah sound Iain uses) but don't try and do everything...

Oh, I started reading through that comic; when he's first introduced it is mentioned a couple of times that he's Australian (back in 2000)...

[aesmael.livejournal.com]

Oh, I started reading through that comic; when he's first introduced it is mentioned a couple of times that he's Australian (back in 2000)...

I think that was actually what had me thinking he was not Australian. Somehow I took it as a joke, the punchline of which was mistaken nationality. Rather like when Bernard in Black Books calls the American tourists Australian after they have consistently mistaken him foe Scottish (Bernard apparently is as Irish as Dylan Moran who plays him). Although without the build up. Some I am mad, or some such thing.

[flynnacatri.livejournal.com]

Yes, I love that bit...

"Hurry up and pay the scotsman dear"
*GLOWER*

"go back to Australia or where ever it is you come from"\



...someone has seen it a little too often?