suburbanreuben
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not_fat_matt":3110linq said:
Not for us though!
Sorry Matey, but you're one of them!
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Not for us though!
Sorry Matey, but you're one of them!
JeRkY":3n2a0dtr said:
Mine defintely got more southern when we lived in Wales for 10 years as a kid. I've done 13 years in Leeds now and there's probably a bit of a northern tinge in there somewhere but probably more phrases that get used rather than the accent itself. Always said I'd move back down south if I picked up a proper Yorkshire accent. Its going to be really odd with my kids growing up with Leeds accents. Since my eldest started school this year his accent his got more Yorkshire although there's some words that he says in a southern way. He could be an extra in Eastenders with the way he says 'girls'. Missus tells me off all the time for correcting his 'northern' way of saying some words which still sound wrong to me.
What I find odd is that my sister kept her southern accent for 10 years in Wales as a kid. Within 6 months of moving to NZ in her mid 20s she'd picked up a really strong NZ accent. I'd have thought kids were more likely to pick up accents than adults.
My favourite regional word from my childhood in Reading is cheeselog. Don't think anyone born more than 5 miles from Reading calls a woodlouse a cheeselog.
not_fat_matt
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suburbanreuben":s2q3zfy8 said:not_fat_matt":s2q3zfy8 said:
Not for us though!
Sorry Matey, but you're one of them!
Its an easy mistake, my missus family are all from Suffolk and love my 'brummie' accent :roll:
Could be worse, could be one of those darn sarf cock-er-ny wannabe's
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Standard English Generica Commonista I'm afraid.
RAF parents, posh kids in my class and a London overspill estate upbringing.
Sometimes foreigners think I'm south African or Australian - dunno where that comes from!
RAF parents, posh kids in my class and a London overspill estate upbringing.
Sometimes foreigners think I'm south African or Australian - dunno where that comes from!
velomaniac
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Like LGF I'm an easily understood english speaker. I have to put on my scots accent as normally I have a scots telephone voice. I can however adopt the accent of working class midlothian or Dundee which helps me blend in when needed. Its not just Scunthorpe that calls roundabouts circles, aw they fowk fi Dundee caw theym circles an aw. Never ask directions in Dundee
My ex wife was from Stafford, easy to understand accent, her sister lived in Cannock, very funny accent, I kept thinking of 'Barry' from Auf Veidersien Pet, but its distinctive and thats good in my book.
My ex wife was from Stafford, easy to understand accent, her sister lived in Cannock, very funny accent, I kept thinking of 'Barry' from Auf Veidersien Pet, but its distinctive and thats good in my book.
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The Cumbrian accent isn't too flattering, but thankfully mine's not too strong.
Not the best example or subject matter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZuMkxy2IOA
Not the best example or subject matter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZuMkxy2IOA
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Round my way the accent changes almost between towns. Very slight, but between me and the town 10 miles away there is a difference. Tis strange!
highlandsflyer
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EarlofBarnet":spagr0ip said:
Same here, I think this is the norm for anywhere rural though.
My favourite accents for English women are Yorkshire, Dorset, Cornish, Somerset and Hackney.
Men I like to hear are Western Isles and the rural Irish.
My favourite accent in the world is the smooth tones of a Pinay.
