accents innit

[Brendan]

I meant the spanish thing not the Hartlepool thing.

[Atticus]

try Chester Zoo, Knowsley safari park...

[maxxi]

"Well hush my mouth! I'M from the South!"

"South of wheyah suh!?"

"South of London"

[*Bob*]

Doesn't look like Cheryl Cole's American accent is working out.

According to most Americans, it might as well be a monkey.

[mockney piers]

It sounds like one of those historical truisms that's bunkum to me.

Especially as the S is pronounced s not th, which would be the case in a lisper.

I guess it might be a differentiation thing, it may well have been a sign of courtly manners and dripped down from the court in Madrid, a bit like the ott haich in bygone days in London, an attempt to up your status through diction (we're back to Mrs Mangle arent we), so though the story maybe tosh, there may be an ounce of truth in the conthept.

[Ted Max]

Quids sounds like a 21st century Trevor Howard. Gorgeous.

The rest of you affect a sort of Sloane-ish drawl, which I find very offputting. I wish you wouldn't do it but you do.

[mockney piers]

Can anyone explain why missus mockney says "tirty tree and a turd"?

[maxxi]

Ted Max Wrote:

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> Quids sounds like a 21st century Trevor Howard.

> Gorgeous.

>

> The rest of you affect a sort of Sloane-ish drawl,

> which I find very offputting. I wish you wouldn't

> do it but you do......

...said in a Rick Stein whine, "Oh I wish we could just be a little more like the French, I wish we, I wish, I just wish, ohhh (sigh)"

[Brendan]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Can anyone explain why missus mockney says "tirty

> tree and a turd"?

It's the buckles on her shoes it is.

[david_carnell]

Piers....ye have foive minutes te git oot of the bathreem.

[StraferJack]

Well I know it's a sound that doesn't exist in Irish language. And even tho most Irish people speak predominantly English, early school (at least back in the 70s and 80s) was dominated by 2 hour long irish lessons in many schools. So it MIGHT be that, or at least related anyway. It's enough of a meme from older generations to be passed on

[camberwell70]

Sean Bean doing a cockney accent in the Brinks-Mat heist movie 'Fool's Gold' and pronouncing 'gold', 'gode'

'Where's my futtin gode?'

Up yer a**e?

[Brendan]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> >

> Well I know it's a sound that doesn't exist in

> Irish language. And even tho most Irish people

> speak predominantly English, early school (at

> least back in the 70s and 80s) was dominated by 2

> hour long irish lessons in many schools. So it

> MIGHT be that, or at least related anyway. It's

> enough of a meme from older generations to be

> passed on

*MOIGHT

[StraferJack]

Go and shoite

[????]

We've got a couple of fellas from Donegal at my work....I struggle, and one from somewhere in the middle who I have to watch his lips

[maxxi]

I think whether someone is a 'langer' or a 'fookin' langer' is the difference between a someone from the south side of Cork and a northsider (a norrie).

[Ridgley]

Although I do appreciate all types of accents, I love the Irish, Charles Bamford, David Starkey, accents not as keen on the Scottish accent as I find it hard to understand the further north you get the harder it is. Don?t like the Brummie accent it sounds odd.

[Brendan]

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[new mother]

Whatever accent you have, it should be capable of communicating clearly with the rest of us. Being easy on the ear is an added bonus....

[zeban]

new mother Wrote:

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> Whatever accent you have, it should be capable of

> communicating clearly with the rest of us.'

Hmmmmm, what do you mean the rest of us? surely everyone has an accent depending on where they are in the world

[Brendan]

Well yeah, everyone does have an accent. Except me that is.