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Survey - Attitudes to Accent in the UK
I'm doing a survey about language variation in the UK as part of my English Language course at the moment, and I'd be really grateful if you could answer these questions. Please answer honestly! - your answers won't be judged in any way.
How old are you?
Where did you grow up?
Where in the UK do you live now?
What nationality is your mother?
What nationality is your father?
Where did your mother live as a child?
Where did your father live as a child?
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent?
Do you believe that other people have accents?
Do you like the way you speak?
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live?
What UK accents do you like?
What UK accents do you dislike?
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker?
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker?
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker?
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this?
What would be your league table of accents?
_______________________________________________________________
Thank you so much for answering this survey - it really helps!
xxx
How old are you?
Where did you grow up?
Where in the UK do you live now?
What nationality is your mother?
What nationality is your father?
Where did your mother live as a child?
Where did your father live as a child?
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent?
Do you believe that other people have accents?
Do you like the way you speak?
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live?
What UK accents do you like?
What UK accents do you dislike?
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker?
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker?
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker?
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this?
What would be your league table of accents?
_______________________________________________________________
Thank you so much for answering this survey - it really helps!
xxx
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How old are you? 15 (16 tomorrow though 
)
Where did you grow up? Edinburgh
Where in the UK do you live now? Edinburgh
What nationality is your mother? Irish
What nationality is your father? Scottish
Where did your mother live as a child? Ireland
Where did your father live as a child? Scotland, balerno
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
scottish
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Billy Connolly i suppose!
Would you say that you have an accent? I don't think so
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yeah definately
Do you like the way you speak? I suppose so, would prefer to have a full on irish accent though!
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes, although i don't use as many slang words etc
What UK accents do you like? Irish, Glasweigian
What UK accents do you dislike? Don't really not like any
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker?Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Fellow scotsman hehe
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? LOVE their accent
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Really like their accent aswell
(sorry i probably replied to this section really badly, i wasn't really sure what to put!)
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this?
What would be your league table of accents?
Agree completely! Apart from the fact that i enjoy Glaswegian accents!
)Where did you grow up? Edinburgh
Where in the UK do you live now? Edinburgh
What nationality is your mother? Irish
What nationality is your father? Scottish
Where did your mother live as a child? Ireland
Where did your father live as a child? Scotland, balerno
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
scottish
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Billy Connolly i suppose!
Would you say that you have an accent? I don't think so
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yeah definately
Do you like the way you speak? I suppose so, would prefer to have a full on irish accent though!
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes, although i don't use as many slang words etc
What UK accents do you like? Irish, Glasweigian
What UK accents do you dislike? Don't really not like any
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker?Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Fellow scotsman hehe
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? LOVE their accent
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Really like their accent aswell
(sorry i probably replied to this section really badly, i wasn't really sure what to put!)
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this?
What would be your league table of accents?
Agree completely! Apart from the fact that i enjoy Glaswegian accents!
How old are you? (19)
Where did you grow up? (Bahrain)
Where in the UK do you live now? (Lincolnshire(home) Manchester(uni))
What nationality is your mother? (Filipino/Spanish)
What nationality is your father? (English)
Where did your mother live as a child? (Philippenes/Japan)
Where did your father live as a child? (England)
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh (RP)
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
(Jonathan Ross)
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent? (yes but not a very english one)
Do you believe that other people have accents? (yes)
Do you like the way you speak? (yes)
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? (no)
What UK accents do you like? (welsh, irish, RP, liverpool)
What UK accents do you dislike? (cockney, brummy, scottish, mancunian)
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? (money)
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? (educated)
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? ?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? (farmer)
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? (football)
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? (airhead)
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? (tractors/farmers)
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? (football)
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? (opinionated)
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? (funny)
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? (funny, airhead, hot tempered)
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? (yes)
What would be your league table of accents?
Where did you grow up? (Bahrain)
Where in the UK do you live now? (Lincolnshire(home) Manchester(uni))
What nationality is your mother? (Filipino/Spanish)
What nationality is your father? (English)
Where did your mother live as a child? (Philippenes/Japan)
Where did your father live as a child? (England)
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh (RP)
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
(Jonathan Ross)
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent? (yes but not a very english one)
Do you believe that other people have accents? (yes)
Do you like the way you speak? (yes)
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? (no)
What UK accents do you like? (welsh, irish, RP, liverpool)
What UK accents do you dislike? (cockney, brummy, scottish, mancunian)
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? (money)
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? (educated)
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? ?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? (farmer)
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? (football)
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? (airhead)
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? (tractors/farmers)
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? (football)
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? (opinionated)
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? (funny)
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? (funny, airhead, hot tempered)
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? (yes)
What would be your league table of accents?
How old are you? Eighteen
Where did you grow up? I was born on the Cumbria/Lancashire border. I lived in Canada from the age of two until six, then lived in North Wales until I was nine. Then back to Cumbria
Where in the UK do you live now? Manchester
What nationality is your mother? English
What nationality is your father? English
Where did your mother live as a child? Carnforth, Lancashire
Where did your father live as a child? West Yorkshire
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation)
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ummmm... I don't really sound like any of them. Although my dad sounds exactly like Sean Bean
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes, a slight one
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? No... I'm only just getting over the horror that is Canadian-Welsh
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Not at all, I moved round too much as a child.
What UK accents do you like? Northern accents, Yorkshire is a favourite. I also really like scouse!
What UK accents do you dislike? Most southern accents apart from the West Country. I don't like accents that sound too posh
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Filthy Rich
Not good
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? I like this accent
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? My best friend is very Scouse. I like it
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Friendly, honest
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Loud!
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Usually good
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Usually good
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Not sure
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Not at all
What would be your league table of accents?
RP nearer the bottom!
Where did you grow up? I was born on the Cumbria/Lancashire border. I lived in Canada from the age of two until six, then lived in North Wales until I was nine. Then back to Cumbria
Where in the UK do you live now? Manchester
What nationality is your mother? English
What nationality is your father? English
Where did your mother live as a child? Carnforth, Lancashire
Where did your father live as a child? West Yorkshire
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation)
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ummmm... I don't really sound like any of them. Although my dad sounds exactly like Sean Bean
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes, a slight one
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? No... I'm only just getting over the horror that is Canadian-Welsh
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Not at all, I moved round too much as a child.
What UK accents do you like? Northern accents, Yorkshire is a favourite. I also really like scouse!
What UK accents do you dislike? Most southern accents apart from the West Country. I don't like accents that sound too posh
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Filthy Rich
Not goodWhat are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? I like this accent
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? My best friend is very Scouse. I like it
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Friendly, honest
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Loud!
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Usually good
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Usually good
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Not sure
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Not at all
What would be your league table of accents?
RP nearer the bottom!
I'm doing a survey about language variation in the UK as part of my English Language course at the moment, and I'd be really grateful if you could answer these questions. Please answer honestly! - your answers won't be judged in any way.
How old are you? 18
Where did you grow up?Northumberland
Where in the UK do you live now?Northumberland
What nationality is your mother?English
What nationality is your father?English
Where did your mother live as a child?Northumberland
Where did your father live as a child?Northumberland
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent? Yeah
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes definately
Do you like the way you speak? I do
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? I think it has the same basis but I tend to speak properly.
What UK accents do you like? I love a Scottish accent.
What UK accents do you dislike? I can't think of one off the top of my head.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? A rarity
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? It depends on the extent.
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? I'm not sure what one would sound like.
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? I'm not sure what one would sound like.
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? A bit common.
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Not the most intelligent of people.
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker?Awww bless
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker?A weird sense of pride!
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Ooooh hot accent
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Ooooh hot accent
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Ooooh hot accent
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Not really!
What would be your league table of accents?
Dublin Irish, Edinburgh Scottish and Geordie
RP and Modified RP
Yorkshire and Glaswegian
Scouse and Birmingham
I haven't included Estuary and West Country because I can't remember what those accents sound like!
How old are you? 18
Where did you grow up?Northumberland
Where in the UK do you live now?Northumberland
What nationality is your mother?English
What nationality is your father?English
Where did your mother live as a child?Northumberland
Where did your father live as a child?Northumberland
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent? Yeah
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes definately
Do you like the way you speak? I do
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? I think it has the same basis but I tend to speak properly.
What UK accents do you like? I love a Scottish accent.
What UK accents do you dislike? I can't think of one off the top of my head.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? A rarity
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? It depends on the extent.
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? I'm not sure what one would sound like.
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? I'm not sure what one would sound like.
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? A bit common.
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Not the most intelligent of people.
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker?Awww bless
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker?A weird sense of pride!
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Ooooh hot accent
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Ooooh hot accent
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Ooooh hot accent
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Not really!
What would be your league table of accents?
Dublin Irish, Edinburgh Scottish and Geordie
RP and Modified RP
Yorkshire and Glaswegian
Scouse and Birmingham
I haven't included Estuary and West Country because I can't remember what those accents sound like!
How old are you? (21)
Where did you grow up? (the west country!)
Where in the UK do you live now?n(London)
What nationality is your mother? (English/German)
What nationality is your father? (English)
Where did your mother live as a child? Somerset
Where did your father live as a child? Yorkshire
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
(Derren Brown) - I think, I don't sound much like anyone else.
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes, sometimes
Do you believe that other people have accents? Of course
Do you like the way you speak? Yes
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? umm.. I live in a very diverse area of London, its difficult to say
What UK accents do you like? West Country, Geordie, Scouse
What UK accents do you dislike? Brummie
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? (not sure) Posh!
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? uhh
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? (positive) reminds me of home!
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? (negative)
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? (not sure)
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? (negative)
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? (yes)
What would be your league table of accents? (as above)
__________________________________________________ _____________
Where did you grow up? (the west country!)
Where in the UK do you live now?n(London)
What nationality is your mother? (English/German)
What nationality is your father? (English)
Where did your mother live as a child? Somerset
Where did your father live as a child? Yorkshire
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
(Derren Brown) - I think, I don't sound much like anyone else.
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes, sometimes
Do you believe that other people have accents? Of course
Do you like the way you speak? Yes
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? umm.. I live in a very diverse area of London, its difficult to say
What UK accents do you like? West Country, Geordie, Scouse
What UK accents do you dislike? Brummie
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? (not sure) Posh!
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? uhh
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? (positive) reminds me of home!
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? (negative)
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? (not sure)
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? (positive)
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? (negative)
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? (yes)
What would be your league table of accents? (as above)
__________________________________________________ _____________
How old are you? 18
Where did you grow up? Northern Ireland
Where in the UK do you live now? Northern Ireland
What nationality is your mother? Northern Irish
What nationality is your father? Northern Irish
Where did your mother live as a child? Northern Ireland
Where did your father live as a child?Northern Ireland
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Irish although Northern Irish is very different from Southern Irish
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Louis Walsh- not really that close to a Northern Irish accent though
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yes
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes
What UK accents do you like? Although not UK i do like the Irish accent and Scottish accents although not too broad that I can't make them out
What UK accents do you dislike? Belfast, Ballymena, Liverpool
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Rich
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Educated
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? neutral
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? neutral
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? not my fav
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? farmer
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? sound like Ant n Dec lol
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? like it
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? sexy lol
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? neutral
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Yeah I do
What would be your league table of accents? Dublin Irish, Sligo Irish, Scottish, RP then Modified RP then the rest
Where did you grow up? Northern Ireland
Where in the UK do you live now? Northern Ireland
What nationality is your mother? Northern Irish
What nationality is your father? Northern Irish
Where did your mother live as a child? Northern Ireland
Where did your father live as a child?Northern Ireland
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Irish although Northern Irish is very different from Southern Irish
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Louis Walsh- not really that close to a Northern Irish accent though
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yes
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes
What UK accents do you like? Although not UK i do like the Irish accent and Scottish accents although not too broad that I can't make them out
What UK accents do you dislike? Belfast, Ballymena, Liverpool
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Rich
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Educated
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? neutral
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? neutral
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? not my fav
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? farmer
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? sound like Ant n Dec lol
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? like it
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? sexy lol
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? neutral
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Yeah I do
What would be your league table of accents? Dublin Irish, Sligo Irish, Scottish, RP then Modified RP then the rest
How old are you?19
Where did you grow up?Never settled in one place
Where in the UK do you live now?Lincoln/Isle of Wight
What nationality is your mother?English
What nationality is your father?English
Where did your mother live as a child?Coventry/Birmingham
Where did your father live as a child?Lincoln
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
None of the above
think Bridget Jones
Would you say that you have an accent?Only an English accent
Do you believe that other people have accents?Yes
Do you like the way you speak?
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live?No
What UK accents do you like?Irish, Scotish, London/South
What UK accents do you dislike?Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker?
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker?
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker?
I don't believe I have ever judged anyone on their accent
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Yes probably the same
What would be your league table of accents?
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Where did you grow up?Never settled in one place
Where in the UK do you live now?Lincoln/Isle of Wight
What nationality is your mother?English
What nationality is your father?English
Where did your mother live as a child?Coventry/Birmingham
Where did your father live as a child?Lincoln
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
None of the above
think Bridget JonesWould you say that you have an accent?Only an English accent
Do you believe that other people have accents?Yes
Do you like the way you speak?
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live?No
What UK accents do you like?Irish, Scotish, London/South
What UK accents do you dislike?Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker?
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker?
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker?
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker?
I don't believe I have ever judged anyone on their accent
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Yes probably the same
What would be your league table of accents?
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How old are you? 16
Where did you grow up? SE England, an hourish away from London. West Sussex, if you like.
Where in the UK do you live now? Same place.
What nationality is your mother? Irish but has an English accent.
What nationality is your father? British.
Where did your mother live as a child? Same town as we do now!
Where did your father live as a child? Same as above!
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Modified RP... I supose. It's more Londonish.
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
I don't know all of them, but I'd say Eugeen from BB because he's from here!
Would you say that you have an accent? Yeah, just common really.
Do you believe that other people have accents? Only when it's different to mine!
Do you like the way you speak? I used to get really annoyed with it because I didn't like it, but when I was about 12 I used to try and sound chavish on purpose... I've stopped that now and I'm happy with it now!
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes. We have a wide range from real Essex sounding to general Sussex to poosh.
What UK accents do you like? Um, like Davina Macoll and Fern Cotton - just plain but not BBC posh.
What UK accents do you dislike? Essex, west country... Scotish, sorry.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Posh, stuck-up ******
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? I don't notice the way they speak much.
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? *Try not to laugh*
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Don't notice it much.
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? I notice they speak different and I'm conscience of it, and try my best not to imitate them!
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Can't think what it sounds like.
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Same as Scouse.
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Notice it but nuetral feelings.
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Owww they sound nice. They must BE nice!
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Sounds friendly.
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this?
What would be your league table of accents?
Irish, Modified RP
RP
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Where did you grow up? SE England, an hourish away from London. West Sussex, if you like.
Where in the UK do you live now? Same place.
What nationality is your mother? Irish but has an English accent.
What nationality is your father? British.
Where did your mother live as a child? Same town as we do now!
Where did your father live as a child? Same as above!
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Modified RP... I supose. It's more Londonish.
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
I don't know all of them, but I'd say Eugeen from BB because he's from here!
Would you say that you have an accent? Yeah, just common really.
Do you believe that other people have accents? Only when it's different to mine!
Do you like the way you speak? I used to get really annoyed with it because I didn't like it, but when I was about 12 I used to try and sound chavish on purpose... I've stopped that now and I'm happy with it now!
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes. We have a wide range from real Essex sounding to general Sussex to poosh.
What UK accents do you like? Um, like Davina Macoll and Fern Cotton - just plain but not BBC posh.
What UK accents do you dislike? Essex, west country... Scotish, sorry.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Posh, stuck-up ******
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? I don't notice the way they speak much.
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? *Try not to laugh*
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Don't notice it much.
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? I notice they speak different and I'm conscience of it, and try my best not to imitate them!
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Can't think what it sounds like.
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Same as Scouse.
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Notice it but nuetral feelings.
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Owww they sound nice. They must BE nice!
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Sounds friendly.
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this?
What would be your league table of accents?
Irish, Modified RP
RP
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
How old are you? 20
Where did you grow up? S-E London
Where in the UK do you live now? S-E London & Liverpool for Uni
What nationality is your mother? Scottish
What nationality is your father? Scottish
Where did your mother live as a child? Scotland
Where did your father live as a child? Scotland
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP (not quite, but rather close).
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Pass, only one I really know the accent well enough of is Prince Charles, and his is old style RP, so not that
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes, RP (close to). Bit posh perhaps
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yep, although it apparently irritates some people
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? No, but similar to those when I was at school
What UK accents do you like? RP/educated London. On a girl, a light West Country is rather cute
What UK accents do you dislike? Harsh Geordie or Scouse... It's not so much the accents I dislike though - but rather poor or 'lazy' pronunciation within any regional accents
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Educated. Public school?
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Educated
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker?London, as long as not too strong, Educated. If very strong, constantly dropping Ts etc, less educated.
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Farmer jokes. Very cute on girls
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? none
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Only reminders of Liverpool
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Good, quite like the accent as long as not too strong.
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? None really
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? None really...
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Ditto
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Ditto
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Largely.
What would be your league table of accents? Just a whim, but pretty similar, except Scottish before Irish, and Geordie before Scouse.
Where did you grow up? S-E London
Where in the UK do you live now? S-E London & Liverpool for Uni
What nationality is your mother? Scottish
What nationality is your father? Scottish
Where did your mother live as a child? Scotland
Where did your father live as a child? Scotland
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP (not quite, but rather close).
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Pass, only one I really know the accent well enough of is Prince Charles, and his is old style RP, so not that
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes, RP (close to). Bit posh perhaps
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yep, although it apparently irritates some people
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? No, but similar to those when I was at school
What UK accents do you like? RP/educated London. On a girl, a light West Country is rather cute
What UK accents do you dislike? Harsh Geordie or Scouse... It's not so much the accents I dislike though - but rather poor or 'lazy' pronunciation within any regional accents
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Educated. Public school?
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Educated
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker?London, as long as not too strong, Educated. If very strong, constantly dropping Ts etc, less educated.
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Farmer jokes. Very cute on girls
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? none
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Only reminders of Liverpool
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Good, quite like the accent as long as not too strong.
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? None really
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? None really...
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Ditto
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Ditto
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Largely.
What would be your league table of accents? Just a whim, but pretty similar, except Scottish before Irish, and Geordie before Scouse.
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How old are you? 22
Where did you grow up? Peckham, SE London
Where in the UK do you live now? Catford, SE London
What nationality is your mother? Nigerian/British
What nationality is your father? Nigerian/British
Where did your mother live as a child? Nigeria
Where did your father live as a child? Nigeria
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Er, Cockney?
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Who?
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yes
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? No
What UK accents do you like? Irish, Scottish on children, Cockney.
What UK accents do you dislike? Scottish on adults, Birmingham
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? A what now?
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? A what now?
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? A what now?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Depends what they're saying!
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? No
What would be your league table of accents? Different.
How old are you? 22
Where did you grow up? Peckham, SE London
Where in the UK do you live now? Catford, SE London
What nationality is your mother? Nigerian/British
What nationality is your father? Nigerian/British
Where did your mother live as a child? Nigeria
Where did your father live as a child? Nigeria
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Er, Cockney?
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Who?
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yes
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? No
What UK accents do you like? Irish, Scottish on children, Cockney.
What UK accents do you dislike? Scottish on adults, Birmingham
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? A what now?
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? A what now?
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? A what now?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Depends what they're saying!
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Depends what they're saying!
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? No
What would be your league table of accents? Different.
Sorry. Crap answers, but don't know what some of the accents are and don't see how you can have first impressions of someone based on their accent.
How old are you? 21
Where did you grow up? Surrey
Where in the UK do you live now? Surrey
What nationality is your mother? English
What nationality is your father? English
Where did your mother live as a child? Surrey, England
Where did your father live as a child? Lancashire, England
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Modified RP
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
No idea. I guess I have the standard Surrey accent, I have been accused of being posh in the past so I guess someone from the BBC would be near.
Would you say that you have an accent? Not really
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Only when I'm sober
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes, although I seem to be more concious of speaking properly
What UK accents do you like? The ones I can understand, unfortunately being a Surrey boy that means anything north of Birmingham starts to get hard to follow unless I concentrate.
What UK accents do you dislike? Scottish, simply because I haven't got a clue what they are talking about.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Educated and / or cultured
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? See above although to a lesser degree
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Incomprehensible
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Typical northerner, friendly and down to earth.
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Incomprehensible
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Incomprehensible
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Makes me smile, friendly and warm accent.
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Seems a pleasant enough accent. Too strong though and it becomes incomprehensible.
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? No
What would be your league table of accents? Irish, Modified RP, Estuary then the rest in no particular order.
As a little note, for the accents that I put incomprehensible by, I am assuming the stereotypical accent is meant. Of course I can understand weaker versions of the accent but as I say I am going by what I perceive you to mean by those specific accents as they take in quite a broad range of speech.
Where did you grow up? Surrey
Where in the UK do you live now? Surrey
What nationality is your mother? English
What nationality is your father? English
Where did your mother live as a child? Surrey, England
Where did your father live as a child? Lancashire, England
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Modified RP
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
No idea. I guess I have the standard Surrey accent, I have been accused of being posh in the past so I guess someone from the BBC would be near.
Would you say that you have an accent? Not really
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Only when I'm sober
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes, although I seem to be more concious of speaking properly
What UK accents do you like? The ones I can understand, unfortunately being a Surrey boy that means anything north of Birmingham starts to get hard to follow unless I concentrate.
What UK accents do you dislike? Scottish, simply because I haven't got a clue what they are talking about.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Educated and / or cultured
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? See above although to a lesser degree
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Neutral
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Incomprehensible
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Typical northerner, friendly and down to earth.
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Incomprehensible
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? Incomprehensible
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Makes me smile, friendly and warm accent.
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Seems a pleasant enough accent. Too strong though and it becomes incomprehensible.
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? No
What would be your league table of accents? Irish, Modified RP, Estuary then the rest in no particular order.
As a little note, for the accents that I put incomprehensible by, I am assuming the stereotypical accent is meant. Of course I can understand weaker versions of the accent but as I say I am going by what I perceive you to mean by those specific accents as they take in quite a broad range of speech.
How old are you? 18
Where did you grow up? Prescot/St. Helens, Merseyside
Where in the UK do you live now? Prescot/St. Helens, Merseyside & Warwick (term time)
What nationality is your mother? English
What nationality is your father? English
Where did your mother live as a child? Prescot
Where did your father live as a child? Prescot/St. Helens
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use? Scouse
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Cilla Black
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yes
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? [b]Term time, no; Otherwise, yes.
What UK accents do you like? Scouse, Moderate Cockney, Mancunian.
What UK accents do you dislike? Strong scouse, too strange.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Southern, well-off, public school.
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? One of a small community
I don't hear that many accents as far as I'm aware, maybe I'm just not taking in that they're speaking with a different accent..
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Well, I most prefer Scouse and least prefer RP, it sounds too formal.
What would be your league table of accents? Scouse, Mancunian, Estuary, ..., RP.
It's a shame there's so many people with negative impressions of those with a scouse accent, generalising them to be uneducated and airheads. Ah well, I'm no better with my bad impressions of those with RP accents.
Note: Where I live my accent is considered to be a cross between Scouse and Woolyback (due to the fact I lived in a typically Scouse area but went to school in a typically Woolyback area). However, outside of Merseyside most people consider my accent to be Scouse.
Where did you grow up? Prescot/St. Helens, Merseyside
Where in the UK do you live now? Prescot/St. Helens, Merseyside & Warwick (term time)
What nationality is your mother? English
What nationality is your father? English
Where did your mother live as a child? Prescot
Where did your father live as a child? Prescot/St. Helens
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use? Scouse
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Cilla Black
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yes
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? [b]Term time, no; Otherwise, yes.
What UK accents do you like? Scouse, Moderate Cockney, Mancunian.
What UK accents do you dislike? Strong scouse, too strange.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Southern, well-off, public school.
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? One of a small community
I don't hear that many accents as far as I'm aware, maybe I'm just not taking in that they're speaking with a different accent..
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Well, I most prefer Scouse and least prefer RP, it sounds too formal.
What would be your league table of accents? Scouse, Mancunian, Estuary, ..., RP.
It's a shame there's so many people with negative impressions of those with a scouse accent, generalising them to be uneducated and airheads. Ah well, I'm no better with my bad impressions of those with RP accents.
Note: Where I live my accent is considered to be a cross between Scouse and Woolyback (due to the fact I lived in a typically Scouse area but went to school in a typically Woolyback area). However, outside of Merseyside most people consider my accent to be Scouse.
How old are you? 18
Where did you grow up? Surrey
Where in the UK do you live now? Surrey
What nationality is your mother? Scottish
What nationality is your father? Scottish
Where did your mother live as a child? Fife - Scotland
Where did your father live as a child? Fife - Scotland
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent? Everybody has an accent.
Do you believe that other people have accents? Of course.
Do you like the way you speak? Love it.
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Sort of - A lot of them speak like chavs though.
What UK accents do you like? Scottish (Edinburgh), Irish, RP, West Country, Yorkshire.
What UK accents do you dislike? Everywhere else. Chav, Welsh, Brum and Liverpudlian specifically.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Decent person.
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Depends on the modification?
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Probably aren't trustworthy
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? He's probably a farmer.
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Avoid them.
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Avoid them.
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Probably a farmer.
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Leave before your wallet goes missing.
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? An awesome person.
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Probably a nice bloke.
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Nice but a bit dim.
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? More or less.
What would be your league table of accents? Geordie at the bottom.
Where did you grow up? Surrey
Where in the UK do you live now? Surrey
What nationality is your mother? Scottish
What nationality is your father? Scottish
Where did your mother live as a child? Fife - Scotland
Where did your father live as a child? Fife - Scotland
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
Would you say that you have an accent? Everybody has an accent.
Do you believe that other people have accents? Of course.
Do you like the way you speak? Love it.
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Sort of - A lot of them speak like chavs though.
What UK accents do you like? Scottish (Edinburgh), Irish, RP, West Country, Yorkshire.
What UK accents do you dislike? Everywhere else. Chav, Welsh, Brum and Liverpudlian specifically.
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? Decent person.
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Depends on the modification?
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Probably aren't trustworthy
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? He's probably a farmer.
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Avoid them.
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Avoid them.
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? Probably a farmer.
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? Leave before your wallet goes missing.
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? An awesome person.
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Probably a nice bloke.
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Nice but a bit dim.
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? More or less.
What would be your league table of accents? Geordie at the bottom.
How old are you? 20
Where did you grow up? Gloucestershire, mostly
Where in the UK do you live now? Manchester
What nationality is your mother? English
What nationality is your father? Indian
Where did your mother live as a child? Yorkshire
Where did your father live as a child? Hertfordshire
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh None of the above. It's apparently more a mixture of Manc, Yorkshire and 'Southern' all in one
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
None of the above
Would you say that you have an accent? A little bit
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yeah, I guess so
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes, with some words/phrases, but not others.
What UK accents do you like? Geordie, Manc, Leeds, Scottish, Irish What UK accents do you dislike? Brummie, Scouse, Black Country
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? That they must be posh
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Huh?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Not Sure
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Makes me think of Primark for some reason
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? I get a lovely warm feeling when I hear a Yorkshire accent. It reminds me of my family
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? I don't know about my thoughts as such, but I can't help feeling a little turned on when I hear a Geordie accent...
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? As above
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Ditto
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Ditto
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Yes and no
What would be your league table of accents? Irish, Welsh, Geordie, Scottish, Yorkshire, Lancashire (North West), RP, Modified RP, West Country, Estuary.
Scouse and Birmingham wouldn't feature on my league table.
Where did you grow up? Gloucestershire, mostly
Where in the UK do you live now? Manchester
What nationality is your mother? English
What nationality is your father? Indian
Where did your mother live as a child? Yorkshire
Where did your father live as a child? Hertfordshire
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh None of the above. It's apparently more a mixture of Manc, Yorkshire and 'Southern' all in one
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
None of the above
Would you say that you have an accent? A little bit
Do you believe that other people have accents? Yes
Do you like the way you speak? Yeah, I guess so
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? Yes, with some words/phrases, but not others.
What UK accents do you like? Geordie, Manc, Leeds, Scottish, Irish What UK accents do you dislike? Brummie, Scouse, Black Country
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? That they must be posh
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? Huh?
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Not Sure
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? Not sure
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? Makes me think of Primark for some reason
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? I get a lovely warm feeling when I hear a Yorkshire accent. It reminds me of my family
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? I don't know about my thoughts as such, but I can't help feeling a little turned on when I hear a Geordie accent...
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? As above
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? Ditto
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? Ditto
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? Yes and no
What would be your league table of accents? Irish, Welsh, Geordie, Scottish, Yorkshire, Lancashire (North West), RP, Modified RP, West Country, Estuary.
Scouse and Birmingham wouldn't feature on my league table.
How old are you? 23
Where did you grow up? Leeds UK (although I lived in Paris France from the ages of 0-3)
Where in the UK do you live now? Leeds
What nationality is your mother? British
What nationality is your father? French
Where did your mother live as a child? Leeds UK
Where did your father live as a child? France
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Yorkshire - although only mildly, not broadly
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
I don't know - Sean Bean maybe....but not really.
Try Jimmy Saville only less masculine lol
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes - everybody has an accent - whether they choose to believe it or not!
Do you believe that other people have accents? yes everybody does
Do you like the way you speak? It's okay - I'd prefer to speak more BBC Queen's English but ehh my accent is alright
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? yes
What UK accents do you like? Mild Irish, Mild Brummie, Somerset
What UK accents do you dislike? Scouser, Welsh, Strong Cockney, Glaswegian
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? probably upper class, well educated
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? don't know
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? I don't know what this is
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Is this like the Somerset accent? - farmer probably, but I like the accent anyway lol
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? as in Brummie? No impression really - just that I like the accent in moderation
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? not very intelligent
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? if it's broad yorkshire, I imagine they come from a small yorkshire village - probably their father or grandfather raced pigeons and the like (stereotype of my husband here lol)
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? no impression really
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? that they come from scotland lol
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? probably they like their guiness
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? a bit simple. likes sheep
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? more or less
What would be your league table of accents? unsure
Where did you grow up? Leeds UK (although I lived in Paris France from the ages of 0-3)
Where in the UK do you live now? Leeds
What nationality is your mother? British
What nationality is your father? French
Where did your mother live as a child? Leeds UK
Where did your father live as a child? France
Which way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
RP, Modified RP (Received Pronunciation with elements of regional pronunciation), Estuary, West Country, Midlands, Scouse, Yorkshire, Geordie, Scottish, Irish, Welsh
Yorkshire - although only mildly, not broadly
Which famous person's way of speaking is closest to the one that you use?
Ant and Dec
Sean Bean
Cilla Black
Derren Brown
Prince Charles
Billy Connolly
Huw Edwards
Vicky Pollard
Jonathan Ross
Claire Short, MP
Louis Walsh
I don't know - Sean Bean maybe....but not really.
Try Jimmy Saville only less masculine lol
Would you say that you have an accent? Yes - everybody has an accent - whether they choose to believe it or not!
Do you believe that other people have accents? yes everybody does
Do you like the way you speak? It's okay - I'd prefer to speak more BBC Queen's English but ehh my accent is alright
Is the way you speak similar to the majority of people where you live? yes
What UK accents do you like? Mild Irish, Mild Brummie, Somerset
What UK accents do you dislike? Scouser, Welsh, Strong Cockney, Glaswegian
What are your first impressions of an RP speaker? probably upper class, well educated
What are your first impressions of a Modified RP speaker? don't know
What are your first impressions of an Estuary speaker? I don't know what this is
What are your first impressions of a West Country speaker? Is this like the Somerset accent? - farmer probably, but I like the accent anyway lol
What are your first impressions of a Midlands speaker? as in Brummie? No impression really - just that I like the accent in moderation
What are your first impressions of a Scouse speaker? not very intelligent
What are your first impressions of a Yorkshire speaker? if it's broad yorkshire, I imagine they come from a small yorkshire village - probably their father or grandfather raced pigeons and the like (stereotype of my husband here lol)
What are your first impressions of a Geordie speaker? no impression really
What are your first impressions of a Scottish speaker? that they come from scotland lol
What are your first impressions of an Irish speaker? probably they like their guiness
What are your first impressions of a Welsh speaker? a bit simple. likes sheep
Some researchers have drawn up a league table of accents. The results are, from the most favoured to the least favoured:
RP and Modified RP
Dublin Irish and Edinburgh Scottish
Geordie, Yorkshire and West Country
Estuary, Scouse, Birmingham and Glaswegian
Do you agree with this? more or less
What would be your league table of accents? unsure
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