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Old 06-04-2008, 05:20   #1
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local accents

It used to be when I was growing up you could tell a persons origins from their accent , I grew up in Great Harwood (part of Greater Hyndburn) and it was easy to tell the difference from someone who originated from say Blackburn , Burnley or Accrington , (not so easy for someone from outside the local area to notice but there was a difference and it was noted by the locals) I'm wondering if its the same today. Does Accrington still have it own "accent" ?
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Old 06-04-2008, 10:43   #2
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theres a differece between Hyndburn and Rossendale, it became apparent to me when I lived and worked there for a few years
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Old 10-04-2008, 17:11   #3
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At 14 I left school and had to travel to Rising Bridge every day, for a few weeks, there was a different twang at every bus stop.

In the 1980's face ache an me were in Fife Scotland, went into a garden center in Cupar, and the chap who owned it said are you from Blackburn,
my reply after a few seconds choking, said neau, she is, I'm from ACCRINGTON.

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Old 10-04-2008, 17:14   #4
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as someone who is not from accy i would say yes

the most noticable thing for me is 'the buzz'

i am catching the buzz.......eh?
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Old 10-04-2008, 17:57   #5
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Well i was born in burnley, raised in padiham and moved here when i got married 10 years ago, i noticed a big difference with the Accrington accent, main thing being it made us padihammers sound thick!!! lol luckily my kids have an accy accent and my padiham parents now take the mick out of them.!!!
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Old 10-04-2008, 21:57   #6
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I was born in Blackburn, lived in Accy from when I was about 3/4 lived here til about 16, then moved to Burnley for a couple of yrs then moved back here and apparently one of the guys that comes in the shop says a have a right Burnley twang

They reckon I don't sound like I am from Accrington
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Old 10-04-2008, 22:05   #7
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There is definitely a difference in the accent of those from Burnley.....wayer, over thayer, on the stayers.

I can also tell if a person is from Blackburn or Darwen, they have their own slight accent
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Old 11-04-2008, 11:11   #8
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I can tell someone whos from Blackburn or Accrington. And telling someone from Burnley is easy. I work in Rawtenstall and can now tell if someone comes from Rawtenstall or Bacup.

My Mum can sometimes tell if someone comes from Accrington or Oswaldtwistle. I'm not quite that good!
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Old 11-04-2008, 12:07   #9
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burnley folk ( dingles ) are from yorkshire
of course its a different accent
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Old 11-04-2008, 12:28   #10
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I was always tuned in listening for local accents, for the seventeen years I lived in London.

Because people from here are so friendly, they never minded when I used to go up and ask them where they were from.
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Old 11-04-2008, 12:35   #11
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When I started playing Stronghold medieval war game, I noticed that the different type of soldier had been given different regional accents

eg Pikemen were Lancastrian, Archers were geordies, Macemen were Yorkies, Tunnelers were welsh etc. etc

I was on a gaming bulletin board then and when I pointed this out, the yanks said that they all sounded the same to them - only the english players had noticed the accents.
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Old 11-04-2008, 12:43   #12
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i dont notice the diferent accents, i only do when is like from scotland or ireland or wales or liverpool, accrington dont have an accent to me
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Old 11-04-2008, 12:46   #13
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So - you have to have one to know one
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Old 11-04-2008, 15:28   #14
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burnley folk ( dingles ) are from yorkshire
of course its a different accent
erm......since when was burnley in yorkshire?
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Old 11-04-2008, 15:58   #15
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erm......since when was burnley in yorkshire?
Now i don`t live there but still work there i`m always winding them up saying its Yorkshire......
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