Regional accents

joanlawson

Hi

Apparently, regional accents are increasing. I love accents as I think they make people more interesting.

My accent is a mixture of Yorkshire, where I grew up, and Derbyshire, where I live now. So I say bath and path correctly :!: :!:

And you are all ''me ducks''.

What is your accent?

Joan

ichabod6

Mine is Lancashire. I lived in Nottinghamshire for a while where
"me duck" was the equivalent of a Lancashire "luv."
I knew a lad from Coventry who called his girl friend "best
beloved duck number one." Dont know if he ever married her.

joanlawson

ichabod6 wrote:

Mine is Lancashire. I lived in Nottinghamshire for a while where
"me duck" was the equivalent of a Lancashire "luv."
I knew a lad from Coventry who called his girl friend "best
beloved duck number one." Dont know if he ever married her.

I also lived in Notts for 10 years, so there is some part of that in my accent too, which is different from Derbyshire, even though so near.

joanlawson

pixyandfaries wrote:

quack quack !!
i just sound london and common :oops: but im actually welsh and onlyy have to hear the lilt and im right back there talking the lingo!!

Nothing common about a London accent. I like the idea of London Welsh :!:

joyful164

I don't know what I am. i was born London, 6 years Suffolk rest Northamptonshire.

If I had an accent it would have been knocked out of me at The Convent.

All I know is that the first time I ever rang my OH before we were married, I rang him and his son answered the phone. When he told his dad "I don't know who's on the phone for you dad, but she sounds very sexy"

Joy

colinone

Go ed der Laaaaaaa
Colin

minky67

Hi, I sound London, i am Bedfordian. so only 60miles away.
Me dad is Bedfordian & mum from Clacton on sea.
If im with them then Ive got the accent, right London accent.
I live in Leicestershire now, My partners parents are yordies & he's been brought up in an area mixed with scots & locals. so he has a right stange accent.
Ive lived in Bedford most of my life, a brief time in Luton, a few yrs in Northampton, now ive made my home in leicestershire.
debs

joanlawson

colinone wrote:

Go ed der Laaaaaaa
Colin

Hi Colin

That's got me baffled :!: :!: Is it Liverpudlian :?: :?:

Not sure how to reply :!:

joanlawson

joyful164 wrote:

I don't know what I am. i was born London, 6 years Suffolk rest Northamptonshire.

If I had an accent it would have been knocked out of me at The Convent.

All I know is that the first time I ever rang my OH before we were married, I rang him and his son answered the phone. When he told his dad "I don't know who's on the phone for you dad, but she sounds very sexy"

Joy

Hi Joy

I love a Suffolk accent, so hope it wasn't knocked out entirely. Hopefully, sexy can be in any accent
:!:

annie_mial

Mine has been described as 'South Croydon drawl' Sheesh!

Annie

joanlawson

delboy wrote:

Herefordian lilt with a touch of Brummie now and again.

ACCENT

That sounds like a nice mixture :!:

skezier

Hi Joan,

I have got one but ...... My parents were terrible, terrible frightfully and my Nan and Granddad were broad Cornish so mines a bit of a hybrid..... Its broad with my own and if I am tired, excited, worried, happy or angry but its normally on the back burner except for what I say and hint in how I say it....... and..... EVERYONE knows it b'th and p'th! Cris x

angel1

Well, I was born a Lancashire lass, but only eight miles from Liverpool. When I was eleven, I went to Convent in Liverpool, where everyone spoke quite differently. Couldn`t beat em, so I joined em. My Frank used to say in later years "My wife is bi-lingual you know".

By the way Joan, what Colin said, roughly translated, means Go ahead there La - a Liverpool term of endearment........Ange.

trisher

Mine is a London accent.
Boring I know

Trish xx

joanlawson

trisher wrote:

Mine is a London accent.
Boring I know

Trish xx

Why do people think a London accent is boring :?: :?:

IT ISN'T :!: :!: :!:

colinone

colinone wrote:

Go ed der Laaaaaaa
Colin

It just says its a good post
Colin

bertyboy

ay up me duck x

margaretschild

I was brought up on the Nottinghamshire - Derbyshire border so it's a bit of a mixture I think, I now live in Leicestershire but I don't think my accent has changed.

Linda

mellman01

I as a Berkshire accent I does me dear oooh arrrrh!

tkachev

Joan you keep reading my mind...what with hibernation thread and this.I was gonna ask both!
My accent can be just flat southern but a touch of Sussex creeps in at times as OH points out.
I love west country accents!!!I go all funny when I talk to west country men. Once had a boyfriend from Dorset and loved his accent...i go funny just thiking about it!!!

Elizabeth
X

valval

born and first few years in dorset now nottinghamshire so say barth lol and very mixed speach lol

valval

rehab44 wrote:

Welsh.. still.. lilting and gentle, one sentence from me and wimen's knicker elastic has been know to snap even at a distance of 25 meters

always the gent lol . my gran had welsh accent love to hear it

joanlawson

rehab44 wrote:

Welsh.. still.. lilting and gentle, one sentence from me and wimen's knicker elastic has been know to snap even at a distance of 25 meters

Is it the Tom Jones effect :?: :?: :shock:

Do they throw them at you as well :?:

I think the Welsh have vivid imaginations too, don't they :?: :?:

joanlawson

bertyboy wrote:

ay up me duck x

Ay up, Berty :!: Seems like you speak my language :!:

joanlawson

colinone wrote:

colinone wrote:

Go ed der Laaaaaaa
Colin

It just says its a good post
Colin

Thanks for the translation, Colin, and thanks for the compliment too.

joanlawson

mellman01 wrote:

I as a Berkshire accent I does me dear oooh arrrrh!

I like that, me dear :!: