Zapp Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Yes, that's the sort of thing - though as I said, the perception of trustworthiness I might associate with that accent has everything to do with the quality of the older documentaries. Think Olivier narrating World at War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Yes, that's the sort of thing - though as I said, the perception of trustworthiness I might associate with that accent has everything to do with the quality of the older documentaries. Think Olivier narrating World at War. Oliver Postgate - Noggin the Nod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 about 20yrs or so ago , i took my last dog for an operation at the vets school at cambridge university , one of the young trainee vets spoke with such a posh accent that i couldnt understand a single word that he said lol , im guessing that i sounded like some kind of retarded village idiot to him lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squinting shot Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) Australian. Listen to casey stoner whine about MotoGP. Edited September 10, 2015 by Squinting shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 about 20yrs or so ago , i took my last dog for an operation at the vets school at cambridge university , one of the young trainee vets spoke with such a posh accent that i couldnt understand a single word that he said lol , im guessing that i sounded like some kind of retarded village idiot to him lol. I'm saying nothing :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Australian. Listen to casey stoner whine about MotoGP. Oh, yes, Australian, especially with that hideous rising inflection that seems to have made its way over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 I'm saying nothing :lol: im just special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Anyone who does not pronounce the letter ... "T" ... Waer instead of water... daugher instead of daughter I think that they are a load of ... WAS. ( Think about it ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Anyone who does not pronounce the letter ... "T" ... Waer instead of water... daugher instead of daughter I think that they are a load of ... WAS. ( Think about it ). Agree, It's lazy speaking. I constantly pull my daughter up about it and get called a snob. Nothing to do with accents. Oh, yes, Australian, especially with that hideous rising inflection that seems to have made its way over here. +1 Seems to be part of life for those under 40! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Anyone who does not pronounce the letter ... "T" ... Waer instead of water... daugher instead of daughter I think that they are a load of ... WAS. ( Think about it ). Also now called " estuary english" MPs of all partyies switch it on and off to suit but Blair was the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJW Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Sunderland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 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 The centre of England by what measure?? You'd have to include the English channel for it to be equidistant to the Scottish border, even if you used the lower Cumbria side! Brum is South. 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 . How rude! The Durham accent has been consistently tested as THE most trustworthy accent in the UK, soft Geordie as it were. Or do you mean Durham City centre accents "raa-raa darling!" Sunderland Mackem is pretty grating (and i'm married to one) but there are far worse to my ear with nasal Scouse topping the charts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 The centre of England by what measure?? You'd have to include the English channel for it to be equidistant to the Scottish border, even if you used the lower Cumbria side! Brum is South. How rude! The Durham accent has been consistently tested as THE most trustworthy accent in the UK, soft Geordie as it were. Or do you mean Durham City centre accents "raa-raa darling!" Mackem is pretty grating (and i'm married to one) but there are far worse to my ear with nasal Scouse topping the charts Yorkshire ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Wolverhampton takes some beating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Strange thing is ..... Older Liverpool people don't have this accent. ( Cilla ... Put on voice ) the exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidawson Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) well being a brummie living in liverpool neither the scouse or brummie ( or black country as everyone thinks that is brummie) are going to be on my list annoying ones tho are essex, cockney and as a few have said "gangsta" cockney oh and the ones that try to speak like they've just come from Jamaica even tho they are 5th generation English Edited September 17, 2015 by sidawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 The centre of England by what measure?? You'd have to include the English channel for it to be equidistant to the Scottish border, even if you used the lower Cumbria side! Brum is South. How rude! The Durham accent has been consistently tested as THE most trustworthy accent in the UK, soft Geordie as it were. Or do you mean Durham City centre accents "raa-raa darling!" Mackem is pretty grating (and i'm married to one) but there are far worse to my ear with nasal Scouse topping the charts Must be pretty close , Traditional centre of EnglandTraditionally Meriden has been regarded as the centre of England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 annoying ones tho are essex, cockney and as a few have said "gangsta" cockney Essex doesn't really have an accent. What you hear spoken in the south of the county is very different to that of the north. Unfortunately the old Essex accent has been bastardised by the influx of Londoners to the county since the end of WW2. The esturine English heard on the likes of Tv programmes like TOWIE is far removed from the more genteel and rural accents heard around the Essex/Suffolk border area. Obviously being from the north of the county I'm far more genteel and erudite than the chavvy ***** daaarn the saaarf of the caaarnty innit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpkiller Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Always hated my stoke on trent accent, it makes us sound slow and thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Always hated my stoke on trent accent, it makes us sound slow and thick I like the Stokie accent, doesn't sounds slow and thick, it's a great mix of different regions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Essex doesn't really have an accent. What you hear spoken in the south of the county is very different to that of the north. Unfortunately the old Essex accent has been bastardised by the influx of Londoners to the county since the end of WW2. The esturine English heard on the likes of Tv programmes like TOWIE is far removed from the more genteel and rural accents heard around the Essex/Suffolk border area. Obviously being from the north of the county I'm far more genteel and erudite than the chavvy ***** daaarn the saaarf of the caaarnty innit. no wat you mean, , my family is originally from Tiptree and my nearest relative to you lives near Birch, He and my old relatives had/have a rich accent almost Suffolk, I of course sound like someone from old BBC documentaries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bavarianbrit Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I come from "Boventry" thanks to Eric Idle (near Birmingham) and it took me years to lose that accent. Still think it sounds thick. Estuary English though is worse IMO. I found when I was on a shoot near Biscester that they had a fine accent very clear and concise. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) I'm in the Brummie camp on this one. Sorry guys, but it's just so bloody depressing. Scousers come in a very close second though with that nouveau faux London thing that they speak in the Capital. Is that what they call estuary English? Apparently not. Just watched the first 30 seconds of some bird on a youtube video. A poll would have been a good idea on this. Edited September 23, 2015 by Doc Holliday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 It's funny, I started the topic by panning the white Southern African accent and although there have been some anti-American and Australian votes, the thread has turned into a UK regional accent slagging match. Nobody's mentioned "public school" either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I'm in the Brummie camp on this one. Sorry guys, but it's just so bloody depressing. Scousers come in a very close second though with that nouveau faux London thing that they speak in the Capital. Is that what they call estuary English? Apparently not. Just watched the first 30 seconds of some bird on a youtube video. A poll would have been a good idea on this. I agree Atb Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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