What's in an accent

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Though it were a heresy to say so, there are the odd bits in the Yorkshire dialect that I quite like. I had an aunt, who was as barmy as a fruit bat, who went to live in Sheffield and picked up the accent. When she came to visit I used to sit, entranced by the way she spoke. Unlike most of my aunts, and at one point they seemed as numerous as the stars in the sky, she insisted on always drinking tea from a pint mug. Which would seem to prove the addage 'You can take the girl out of Accrington, but you can never take Accrington out of the girl.'

No. Yorkshire's wrong, even on the border.

You could be tricked at first, thinking it was someone with a warm northern accent.

Then the clipped flatness clicks in.

There's something not quite right.

Like someone born deaf and dumb.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

I detest that also mog,but it beats being called a "Dingle"

Oh that is the pits

[garinda]

Yorkshire people should be retrained, using red balloons, and thrashed about the legs with red roses until they get it right.

[walkinman221]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Oh that is the pits

Thats true john, but being called a tyke runs a pretty close second

[garinda]

Whoops.

Smiley.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

It's surprising how local an accent can be.
My wife is from Darwen and I never noticed she spoke with a different accent than I did.
In a pub on the Isle of Wight some years ago a man came across, looked at her and said "You're from Darwen, aren't you? So am I". Being Darweners they spent ages discussing mutual acquaintances-everyone knows everyone in Darwen..
We hadn't lived there for many years, neither had he but he recognised an accent I hadn't even noticed!
We made great friends with him and his wife- saw them many times after that.

I worked down Rossendale for a few years Gordon, they certainly have a different twang to us and its thicker the further up the vale you get, its dense by the time ya get to Bacup, a bit like the inhabitants really

Joan comes from Leigh/Tyldesley area and she does have a different twag, but nowhere near as toned down as Mancs

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

Carlisle's odd.

Can't make up it's mind if it's northern Lanky, Geordie, or just over the Scottish border.

Neither Arthur Sixpence, nor Martha Washington Tyne-Wear.

I lived in Carlisle for 3 months and as you say they have a really funny accent, one word they used quite often was Gadgy, meaning a man or a bloke, as in ask that gadgy over yon

[walkinman221]

Their cumbrians though, and they are a breed of their own

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

Some Northern Irish accents, the harsh bark of Rev. Ian Paisley, are hard to listen to, but some are softer, and more melodious on the ear.

I like all accents. Though new Essex/Thames estuary is just laziness, and not really a regional accent.

OMG!

Shat up!

The way they pronounce Now, noy, ie Eamonn Holmes or Christine Bleakley has me cringing

[Acrylic-bob]

It has often puzzled me why people who speak with the broadest and most convoluted scots accent can sing in purest mid-atlantic.

[walkinman221]

Abba were like that you could hardly tell they had a Swedish accent.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by walkinman221

Their cumbrians though, and they are a breed of their own

Ya they are Dave but hell they're great people when you get to know them, I used to go back there for holidays, even went there for a few days on my honeymoon on the way to Jockland, I actually used to have my meals in the kitchen in the hotel I stayed in, we became so friendly, had some great night out with the locals too, darts night was a real wiz

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by walkinman221

Abba were like that you could hardly tell they had a Swedish accent.

The blond could have spoken double dutch for me

[Stumped]

In 1992, my wife and I were viewing and commenting upon a painting in Sudely Castle when we were accosted by a 'posh' speaking woman who excused herself then asked my wife where she came from. When informed that we were from Lancashire, Accrington in particular, the lady said, whatever you do - be proud of and never lose your wonderful regional accent. I didn't know where to feel pleased or insulted, but the lady assured us that she was sincere in her appraisal of what she had heard.

[walkinman221]

I must admit john, i always found them friendly as well , until you gave them a rugby ball then they turned into raging blood thirsty maniacs