islandgun Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 I am from penzance and had the shock of my life when I moved to north Derbyshire. Thought everyone was called 'R'. R lass,R bob R great auntie Mildred. And everyone thinks I am some kind of waterfowl because they called me duck! when i lived in Cornwall seem to remember "part" and "me-ansome" or most common "u" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Not sure if it makes you feel better but my GF is scouse and I can't stand that either ! Just put something in her mouth to soften the noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 when i lived in Cornwall seem to remember "part" and "me-ansome" or most common "u" It's 'pard'..meaning friend... Scouse for me..ex was Scouse..voice like a carving knife.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 It's 'pard'..meaning friend... Scouse for me..ex was Scouse..voice like a carving knife.. thats it "pard" it was a long time ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil w Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 A dinnae like Scottish accents much KEN !!. Di yi no wit a mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Just put something in her mouth to soften the noiseGood thinking ! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxnet22 Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Any Geordie trying to talk proper like,just doesn't sound reet .dinit mind the owld pit yakkas accent tha nars marra.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pothunter Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) surely as Birmingham is the centre of England then it must be an amalgamation of all accents and is the one true and sweet English accent that one and all should aspire too Yes, it's what Shakespeare would have sounded like, and Southeners 500 years ago. It's the nearest accent to much older English. Edited September 9, 2015 by Pothunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pothunter Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I find it hard to distinguish the accents from the people. Brummies are the best people in England, and say some of the most drily funny things. So I find it hard to hate the accent, even though I quite understand why people do. Whereas objectively I think Scouse is actually a great accent, it's just the constant pleased-with-themselves whingeing and whining that's so irritating. You could see how, by association, it would make you hate the accent, if all you ever hear in that accent is smug whining. Whereas I think Brummies are truly cracking people with an objectively bad accent. (And voices vary regionally, as well as accents: the Brummie voice being distressingly high pitched and nasal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) I love the fact that in this country you can travel 10 miles and the accent changes. I find it hard to distinguish the accents from the people. Brummies are the best people in England, and say some of the most drily funny things. So I find it hard to hate the accent, even though I quite understand why people do.Whereas objectively I think Scouse is actually a great accent, it's just the constant pleased-with-themselves whingeing and whining that's so irritating. You could see how, by association, it would make you hate the accent, if all you ever hear in that accent is smug whining.Whereas I think Brummies are truly cracking people with an objectively bad accent. (And voices vary regionally, as well as accents: the Brummie voice being distressingly high pitched and nasal). I am significantly brummier than yow! Was that Harry Enfield? I also worked with a Yam Yam Edited September 9, 2015 by keg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 it would be interesting to hear Shakespeare in a Birmingham accent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Yes, it's what Shakespeare would have sounded like, and Southeners 500 years ago. It's the nearest accent to much older English. Hmmm, not sure that`s true. At the very least the Yorkshire dialect could make the same claim as many of it`s words have their origins in Old English and Old Norse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pothunter Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) Hmmm, not sure that`s true. At the very least the Yorkshire dialect could make the same claim as many of it`s words have their origins in Old English and Old Norse. I'm no expert, but I think it's a pretty standard view among sociolinguist academics. Ie that the closest modern accent to what standard English would have sounded like in Shakespeare's time is a Brummie/West Midlands accent. Edited September 9, 2015 by Pothunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pothunter Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I'm no expert, but I think it's a pretty standard view among sociolinguist academics. Ie that the closest modern accent to what standard English would have sounded like in Shakespeare's time is a Brummie/West Midlands accent. At the risk of arguing with myself, a bit of reading reveals there to be no consensus at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 it would be interesting to hear Shakespeare in a Birmingham accent Or Hamlet in a Danish accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Im a Londoner born and bred but the real east london cockneys got on my nerves. Mind you, they are a dying breed, the back of the throat Old German Anglo Saxon has been replaced by Essex gob***** chav now. Liverpool takes some beating. Not everyone, just the ones that talk like Steve Gerrard. Geordie I love! Strange thing is .... T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern01 Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Any gobby person being interviewed on TV by a reporter who is described as a 'community' leader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 It reeeel lite doe bruv. Scouse. Brum/West Midlands. Souf Essex. Norn Irish. The incessant whine of a scouser in full flow...it's like fingernails on a blackboard. The Northern Irish accent comes in close behind. The worst however has got to be MLE (multi cultural London English)...innit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Braying posh women castigating Amelia for being unkind to Harry, in any quiet public place and as loud as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 A broad Yorkshire accent ! The way they say coke really grinds my gears !! Coke, coke, coke, coke, coke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Coke, coke, coke, coke, coke "Welcome to the shooting show" winds me up and all ! Obviously I'd never say this to a yorkershire mans face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 "Welcome to the shooting show" winds me up and all ! Obviously I'd never say this to a yorkershire mans face Welcome to the shooting show! Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 It's interesting that mention was made of advertisers using voice actors with certain accents because they were perceived as being more trustworty. I've always wondered about this as I honestly don't find any accent reassures me simply by virtue of what it is. The one exception would be factual information being spoken in a clear received pronunciation accent, presumably because of being brought up in the days of high quality documentaries invariably voiced over in such an accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Durham without a doubt . Especially when used by councillors and those using "official speak" What is most surprising is that a lot of people don't realise that they have a accent and do not take into account that people from outside their area can not understand them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Zapp I presume you mean what the BBC used to do before they dumbed down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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