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Post by Zusi on Sept 16, 2005 15:48:21 GMT
And yes, i like the way Mike Baldwin speaks. Then you have Dev. Now I can't work out where Dev is from(besides India) and it can't be Manchester, his accent is too proper. Is he from London? Even within the North of England there are dozens of accents. Liverpool - Scouse, Newcastle Upon Tyne - Geordie are both very distinct. Yorkshire and Lancashire have very distinct accents which even vary within the counties themselves. Manchester can was part of Lancashire, then got taken out in boundary / admin re-jig, but might now be back in. This is a very different accent. Dev, I think, has a Northern accent, it's just not Mancunian (from Manchester). I'd say Cheshire as this is more of a 'proper' accent. There is nothing within it which makes me think 'southerner' when I hear it. Mike B's son and family have southern accents, but I couldn't really place them. I'm from a town in the South West called Cheltenham. Don't remember the accent as I moved when I was 8, up to Southport which is North of Liverpool. My main influence on accent is Northern, but I have no distinct accent to place me. I can do am OK / good Scouse, but no others. I tend to pick up phrases in an accent as opposed to the accent itself. |
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Post by timandgavin4ever on Sept 16, 2005 23:07:27 GMT
it's interesting that such a small country could have their peole speaking in so many different ways
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Post by inkling on Sept 17, 2005 0:37:25 GMT
- but we've been trained how to say Edinburgh. Many people say it "eddin burg." instead of "borough"
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Post by Jennifer on Sept 17, 2005 15:19:28 GMT
Helensburgh is just the same. And every other 'burgh' Scotland possesses.  |
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Post by timandgavin4ever on Sept 18, 2005 5:06:06 GMT
the one i can't say is Worchester (sp?). you know, the sauce one
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Post by Elf on Sept 18, 2005 17:30:32 GMT
the one i can't say is Worchester (sp?). you know, the sauce one Worcester  Pronounced 'Wooster'...you ever watched Jeeves and Wooster? That's how I pronounce it, anyways! Elf xx |
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Post by inkling on Sept 19, 2005 0:17:38 GMT
I say it 'wusster' (not Wuhss rhyming with bus, but wuss as in 'you're such a wuss')
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Post by timandgavin4ever on Sept 19, 2005 0:40:31 GMT
i thought it's supposed to be "wochester sauce"
wooster sauce don't sound right
and there is one i came across when studying Tudor/Stuart english history it was spelt one way and say another... oh yes...... "Lester" is how it is pronounced but i think it's written like "leichester" or something...
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Post by Zusi on Sept 19, 2005 11:25:33 GMT
i thought it's supposed to be "wochester sauce" wooster sauce don't sound right and there is one i came across when studying Tudor/Stuart english history it was spelt one way and say another... oh yes...... "Lester" is how it is pronounced but i think it's written like "leichester" or something... English is a language which does have rules of pronunciation, but in a lot of cases they can be ignored! Worcester looks like it should be pronounced War Ses Ter, but is pronounced Wuss Ter. Leicester (the one you're looking for) is not pronounced Lee Ses Ter or Lie Ses Ter, but Les Ter. There are loads of pronunciation peculiarities all over the country. Usually from the influences of invaders / settlers from Europe following the removal of the Roman Garrison from Britain. But enough history! |
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Post by timandgavin4ever on Sept 20, 2005 0:34:55 GMT
I love History!!!!!!!!
Could you imagine Brittas' through history like a roman invader or a general in the battle of Waterloo?
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Post by Xylona on Oct 7, 2005 22:18:20 GMT
Ah I love our language ;D
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