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Nearly Sane

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What British accent do you have?
« on: March 02, 2018, 12:31:30 PM »
Not sure that asking what words you use necessarily tells you an accent, which is, I think, easier for change to happen to than vocabulary



http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180205-which-british-accent-is-closest-to-your-own
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2018, 01:03:09 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 02, 2018, 12:31:30 PM
Not sure that asking what words you use necessarily tells you an accent, which is, I think, easier for change to happen to than vocabulary



http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180205-which-british-accent-is-closest-to-your-own
Saney , an amusing few minutes there taking the test , had me down as from Middlesbrough, I'm a Yorkshireman where the accent can change within 3 miles , some of which grate on my nerves ,such as the Leeds and Bradford accents .
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2018, 01:08:07 PM »
Quote from: Walter on March 02, 2018, 01:03:09 PM
Saney , an amusing few minutes there taking the test , had me down as from Middlesbrough, I'm a Yorkshireman where the accent can change within 3 miles , some of which grate on my nerves ,such as the Leeds and Bradford accents .


If I answer effectively the same but change saying skelf to splinter (both of which I use) it moves me from Glasgow to Yorkshire.


It used to be in and around Glasgow you could tell if someone was Catholic or Protestant based on some pronunciations e.g. stair/bear
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2018, 01:17:10 PM »
british? Awa an tak a tummle tae yersel!
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2018, 01:20:45 PM »
I did the test. Pronouncing "th" as "f" sealed the result for me. My mum 'ates it.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2018, 01:33:02 PM »
Quote from: Anchorman on March 02, 2018, 01:17:10 PM
british? Awa an tak a tummle tae yersel!
Given that we live on Great Britain, I don't see that as being about how you think govt should function.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2018, 01:37:30 PM »
Quote from: ad_orientem on March 02, 2018, 01:20:45 PM
I did the test. Pronouncing "th" as "f" sealed the result for me. My mum 'ates it.
that is a real pet hate of mine .''EastEnders'' is impossible to watch for me . (amongst many other reasons)
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Walter

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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2018, 01:40:56 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 02, 2018, 01:08:07 PM

If I answer effectively the same but change saying skelf to splinter (both of which I use) it moves me from Glasgow to Yorkshire.


It used to be in and around Glasgow you could tell if someone was Catholic or Protestant based on some pronunciations e.g. stair/bear
btw, I find it easier to understand a Dutch person speaking English than an Glaswegian
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2018, 01:44:40 PM »
Quote from: Walter on March 02, 2018, 01:40:56 PM
btw, I find it easier to understand a Dutch person speaking English than an Glaswegian
There isn't one Glaswegian accent. But yes, I would agree that sometimes it is difficult. I would find the dutch accented English easier than many native accents.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2018, 01:46:32 PM »
I'm apparently from west London (Hugh Grant accent!) - although I've never lived anywhere near it.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2018, 01:48:36 PM »
Quote from: Bramble on March 02, 2018, 01:46:32 PM
I'm apparently from west London (Hugh Grant accent!) - although I've never lived anywhere near it.

What the hell is West London about Hugh Grant's accent? I mean he sounds like a toff.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2018, 01:55:05 PM »
Quote from: ad_orientem on March 02, 2018, 01:48:36 PM
What the hell is West London about Hugh Grant's accent? I mesn he sounds like a toff.
Yes, this is an interesting thing about this, there seems to be an element of class here which is then taken to bed typical of an area. The person that is supposed to embody the Glasgow accent is James McAvoy who while from a working class background has a fairly middle class accent in Glasgow terms now.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2018, 01:56:59 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 02, 2018, 01:44:40 PM
There isn't one Glaswegian accent. But yes, I would agree that sometimes it is difficult. I would find the dutch accented English easier than many native accents.
I quite agree.
I spent a couple of months in Ballachulish on a hotel convertion job some time ago and there was a chippy from Glasgow and a fella from Holland amongst others ,and when we were all in the bar in the evenings each of our accents was a source of amusment on many ocasions . For me the Dutch bloke was far the easiest to understand .
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2018, 02:00:16 PM »
I sound as though I'm from West fackin Landan? You 'avin' a fackin' larf, you muppets? I'm from Stockport! (though I've lived in Hertfordshire since 1975, which may have polluted my Lancashire accent).
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2018, 02:00:39 PM »
I believe Hugh Grant lives in a £10 million house in Notting Hill. Maybe I need to polish up my accent a bit more.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2018, 02:06:34 PM »
Took the test. it had me down, Like Walter, from Middlesbrough. I aren't, I have a Hull accent. :)
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2018, 02:09:53 PM »
I don't have an accent. Everybody else does.

Anyway, the test puts me in West London which is not far off.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2018, 02:15:31 PM »
West London too even though Essex born & bred. Promotion or demotion?
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2018, 02:20:42 PM »
Quote from: bluehillside Retd. on March 02, 2018, 02:15:31 PM
West London too even though Essex born & bred. Promotion or demotion?
How could being grouped with Kate Winslet be viewed as demotion?

OTOH: Hugh Grant probably cancels her out.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2018, 03:19:34 PM »
Jeremy,

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How could being grouped with Kate Winslet be viewed as demotion?

I'll see your Kate Winslet and will raise you a Charlotte Rampling.

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OTOH: Hugh Grant probably cancels her out.

Yeah but then I'd have to off-set the blessed Charlotte with Olly Murs so, you know...

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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #20 on: March 02, 2018, 03:44:25 PM »
London accent pretty much depends on class and age, I suppose. If you're working class and over forty, east, west, and south London accents are virtually the same. My old man was from West London but I didn't notice any difference from anyone from East London. Same with my cousins who grew up in enemy territory (south London).
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #21 on: March 02, 2018, 04:48:26 PM »
No!  South London accent is quite different to other parts and in all honesty, not a particularly attractive accent. Think (for 'Strictly' fans) James Jordan who is from Chatham. There are some in SE London whose parents/grandparents originated in East End or Bermondsey areas and they retain traces of that type of speech, occasionally difficult to understand, but they are different to the general S/SE London. SW London is different altogether!

The test said I come from West London, which I don't (youngest daughter and niece live there, not noticed anything special from them).

When as child and younger person I suppose I spoke RP but now I have a bit of S London in my accent just from mixing with people at work, of which I am glad!

Quite honestly I don't give a fig; if someone speaks in a way that can be understood, that's all that matters.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2018, 04:57:03 PM »
We were always told, when I lived in Fulham, that a real hard core Fulham accent was quite different from E. London.  I have never tested this, but I can vouch for the fact that the Fulham one is amazing - I hear builders using it, and I think they are putting it on.   Maybe, maybe not.  Now your Putney accent, quite different, of course.

I also find myself echoing their accent, bit embarrassing really, but I think I do it, wherever I am.     
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #23 on: March 02, 2018, 04:58:57 PM »
Quote from: wigginhall on March 02, 2018, 04:57:03 PM
We were always told, when I lived in Fulham, that a real hard core Fulham accent was quite different from E. London.  I have never tested this, but I can vouch for the fact that the Fulham one is amazing - I hear builders using it, and I think they are putting it on.   Maybe, maybe not.  Now your Putney accent, quite different, of course.

I also find myself echoing their accent, bit embarrassing really, but I think I do it, wherever I am.   

Good for you! Always be true to yourself.
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Re: What British accent do you have?
« Reply #24 on: March 02, 2018, 05:01:50 PM »
Quote from: Robbie on March 02, 2018, 04:58:57 PM
Good for you! Always be true to yourself.

No, it's the opposite.  I am a chameleon, and always adopt the accent nearest me.   Now I have a strangled Manchester/Fulham/Norfolk mongrel accent. 
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