Regional accents

[Mick47]

I have an East Mids accent and if I hear it on the radio or TV it makes me cringe, not attractive at all.
Quite like the nothhern accents and some of the Scottish ones.

If I could chose an accent for myself It would be Neil Olivers (presenter of Coast) I don't know what part of Scotland he hails from but I could listen to him all day long.

 

[BROOKIE]

I think theres some brilliant accents out there,a guy I used to work with came from Cannock and he sounded just like Benny from Crossroads,he'd got a real dry sense of humour,my partner has family in kircaldy and her aunty has a really nice gentle lilt to her voice,I come from Sheffield so I've definately got a yorkshire brogue..

 

[PhilTheFragger]

My relaxation at the weekend is a regional accent

Fragger

 

[DaveM]

I think everyone should be proud of their local accent. Its part of who you are. Now bad grammer is another thing innit?

 

[Sponge1980]

Apparently my accent sounds welsh. When I was at Uni in Glasgow there was a girl who stayed in my halls of residence who was from Devon and she couldn't understand a word I said. She had to get her boyfriend to interpret and he was from Aberdeen.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Scouse accent, never changed I dont think.

In Liverpool some people reckon there is a south Liverpool,north Liverpool, Kirkby accent. Don't know about that myself though, I reckon it's just one though. Brought up in the dingle (a poor area), now live in a posh area (Allerton), but dont think my accent has changed to posh, hope so anyway.

Has anyone else gone posh?

I like the Geordie accent (but can't always understand it), borders Scottish is like a lullaby.

Brummies just never sound fierce or passionate about things with there accent, everything sounds humdrum.

 

[JT77]

I have a Geordie accent, but 7 years in northern Ireland means I have pick up a bit of the twang, the wife calls me a posh geordie, but that's only as for work people needed to understand me so I would talk slowly for them to understand lol, New job means I don't have to so much so kinda just bleet on in fluent noise now, geordie with nirish bits.

 

[NWJocko]

Edinburgh accent for me.

It was funny when I moved down to Lancs 7/8 years ago and footy lads etc would take the mick out of my accent, without realising that their Lancashire farmer's accent was as odd to me!

Like someone said, most people don't think they have an accent.

 

[richart]

When I lived in Jersey, the locals accused of being a cockney, and some times they strangely forgot the 'ney'.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

When I lived in Jersey, the locals accused of being a cockney, and some times they strangely forgot the 'ney'.

Some would say they were very astute Not me though dear chap. Your accent is far to refined to be mistaken for Cockney

 

[fat-tiger]

when i lived in glossop south manchester really they spoke like mancs do go over the hill on snake pass 20 mile and you have sheffield total diff lingo proper yorkshire,

 

[rosecott]

when i lived in glossop south manchester really they spoke like mancs do go over the hill on snake pass 20 mile and you have sheffield total diff lingo proper yorkshire,

You are wanted on the "Deafening Silence" thread.

 

[DaveM]

Edinburgh accent for me.

It was funny when I moved down to Lancs 7/8 years ago and footy lads etc would take the mick out of my accent, without realising that their Lancashire farmer's accent was as odd to me!

Like someone said, most people don't think they have an accent.

Most English accents have been formed by the local industry or lack of (can't speak for Scotland as I dont know) Take for example Oldham, Bolton, Bury, Manchester. Most of the industry was the cotton mills or the like. So the soft sounds like "s" "th" tended to get droped as they did not carry over the noise of the place. Where as down south most people worked in the fields so the softer sounds were used more.

Ok this is very basic. But its how the accents started to form in differant areas.

 

[Smiffy]

When I lived in Jersey, the locals accused of being a cockney

You are a posh git. Me? I speak Geezer. I wish I didn't. Especially when I am chatting up some right old sort in a nightclub. Cushty.

 

[Adi2Dassler]

but seemed to have a Glaswegian accent

I am English thanks to my Dad

And a jambo.My goodness you must have hit every branch on the unlucky tree ;-)

 

[paul1874]

And a jambo.My goodness you must have hit every branch on the unlucky tree ;-)

Could have been worse, I could support Hibs like my 2 mis-guided brothers!!

 

[grumpyjock]

As broad a Scots accent as you're ever likely to hear.
Sometimes even I struggle to understand me.

Dont we know it, better than the woolyback though!

 

[Aztecs27]

Have a generic Midlands accent (not broad or thick towards one particular area) but since living in the south west have started talking like a farmer. Might as well kill myself then

 

[Richie13]

i grew up in north wales until i was 18, im 26 now so had a strong north walien? accent, but having lived in Birkenhead for 5yrs and now Ellesmere port i have all but lost it bar a few words, sound more scouse now apparently :'(