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Post by amipal on Sept 7, 2023 13:44:34 GMT
Due to the railways and then the BBC, the Brighton/Sussex accent has largely been replaced by a generic south/London accent. I keep trying to bring back Sussex words. Words like cackleberry (egg), or dumbledore (bumble bee). Also, making a conscious effort to say days of the week with a “dee” rather than a “day”. “Sundee” as an example. Do you use the word twitten? You better use the word twitten Yes indeed. I feign stupidity if someone asks me where an alley leads. “You wot mate?” |
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Post by Tuffers on Sept 7, 2023 13:54:53 GMT
Lunchblog - pie, mash and liquor
*does lambeth walk*
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Post by whatalark on Sept 7, 2023 14:12:42 GMT
A good many years ago I was in the Highlands of Scotland having a pint and an old traveler fella said he'd tell me which town I was from by my accent. Spot on he was. He probably had a bet with me no doubt of a pint. Considering it was hundreds of miles away I was very impressed.
My grandfather had a stall in Surrey Street market Croydon many years ago.
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Post by Destry on Sept 7, 2023 14:16:14 GMT
My accent can broadly be described as 'northern' I no longer have a Teesside accent.
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Post by MrTiddles on Sept 7, 2023 14:16:42 GMT
There used to be a Pie & Mash shop in St. Paul's Cray, Orpington. I went in there with a mate for some scoffing. A thick fug of fag smoke, blinds pulled down and a couple of punters reading the Racing Post. We didn't try the jellied eels, the pie was enough to put us off going again.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Sept 7, 2023 14:33:56 GMT
I don't have an accent.
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Post by Shenguin on Sept 7, 2023 14:58:28 GMT
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Post by MrTiddles on Sept 7, 2023 15:00:30 GMT
Playing FH5. I can't stand the kids who just bash into you for no reason. Some kid kept doing that to me on a championship against unbeatable drivatars. "Don't worry, that'll buff right out". So I done a few 'Cranks' on him. Cue "I'm on your team..."
Loser.
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Post by MrTiddles on Sept 7, 2023 15:15:45 GMT
8/15, good to see Kane get a mention in the quiz.
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Post by crankcaller on Sept 7, 2023 15:32:56 GMT
I've heard your Fortnite videos "Generic Well Spoken English" unless that's your brother. |
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Post by crankcaller on Sept 7, 2023 15:36:36 GMT
When I lived in England I tended to speak slower and more precisely - unless someone was giving me jip at which point the Glaswegian was hammed up.
My pal from Yorkshire came to mine and we bumped into a pal who I was chatting to in the street. The lad said it sounded like a verbal assault.
Tbf, strong Dundonian or Aberdonian is probably harder to understand as folk are less exposed to it than West of Scotland accents.
Strong Leeds, Brum etc can be equally tricky.
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Post by lazybones on Sept 7, 2023 15:52:35 GMT
I have an accent but I don’t know what it is. I think I drop consonants like a southern softie, but use tough short vowels like castle rather than carstle or France rather than Frarnce.
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Post by Faceless on Sept 7, 2023 15:54:09 GMT
You're all speaking wrong
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Post by crankcaller on Sept 7, 2023 15:55:37 GMT
Sorry, didn't catch that
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Post by gongfarmer on Sept 7, 2023 15:56:25 GMT
Story has it that during the first world war, in the trenches, the Norfolk Regiment would issue the challenge 'Hey'ye far gorra dickey bor?', to which every Norfolk man knows has only one response.
Apparently they were forced to stop this practise, after having shot up several other friendly British forces who hadn't got a bloody clue what they were on about.
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 7, 2023 16:24:40 GMT
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 7, 2023 16:27:39 GMT
Awroight bab.
If you think i have an accent yow cun fock roight off.
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 7, 2023 16:33:30 GMT
Actually it is a reasonably well spoken Brummie accent.
Not Solihull posh, but not impenetrable.
Definitely an accent though and norra mere twang on certain words.
I can speak proper when i want, but it's definitely still Brummie
When i went to Bristol there was an american student in the corridor in the first year who was fascinated by my pronouniation of fock off.
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Post by Ozymandias Kane on Sept 7, 2023 16:36:05 GMT
8/15, good to see Kane get a mention in the quiz. really, didn't notice. 10/15 "Eat my shorts"! |
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Post by Faceless on Sept 7, 2023 17:11:15 GMT
If you think i have an accent yow cun fock roight off. You're from Portsmouth? |
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Post by MrTiddles on Sept 7, 2023 17:11:20 GMT
I found some footage of Sheep & Shenguin getting lost on their way to Gamescom.
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Post by whatalark on Sept 7, 2023 17:13:04 GMT
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Sept 7, 2023 17:28:07 GMT
Shenguin sounds EXACTLY like Josh Widdicombe.
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Post by Faceless on Sept 7, 2023 17:55:14 GMT
Shenguin looks EXACTLY like Ann Widdicombe. ftfy |
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Post by Felice Landry on Sept 7, 2023 18:35:30 GMT
I went to college in the east end, mile end road, lived in Finsbury Park and Walthamstow and spent most of my working life in Victoria.
The only thing I know about "South of the River" is after a certain time the Black Cabs with their vaunted "Knowledge" didn't know where we wanted to go, cunts.
The very friendly people outside clubs who asked if we needed a cab always took us there, even if we had to tell them how to get there, they were a lot cheaper as well. 4*
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