accents

ok i know what most of the main obvious accents like geordie and scouse sound like, but does any1 know how the ppl from the following places talk?

(1) cornwall
(2) cheshire
(3) lincolnshire
(4) isle of man
(5) isle of wight

thanks!

Reply 1

Inverurie Jones

1

You all sound the same to me! Except Brummies.

'Oim froom Doodloi...'

Reply 2

KupoIncarnate

Cornwall people talk like pirates...

Thats where the accent comes from.

They're also all fat because they spend all day eating pasties. Or so I'm led to believe.

Reply 3

SamTheMan

17

Pirates/Farmers... In Devon and Berkshire, there's a famous stereotypical accent of a farmer.

Reply 4

Sam_B

14

argh!

Reply 5

hubarabsprog

Cornwall is like pirates.
Cheshire - some parts of it are Scouse, but other parts are standard or RP (eg Knutsford is posh)
Isle of Wight - never heard it, but would imagine that it is just Southern (like Southampton) so not a real accent.
I'm not sure about Manx or Lincolshire, but will try to ask someone who has been to the IOM unless someone gets there first.

Reply 6

scared_newbie

OP

what about the other places iv listed tho??

Reply 7

AT82

I a lot of Chesirians probably have a sort of Mancunian accent, not the strong Salford type, just vague northern accent. Its the accent I have I think.

Reply 8

Random.Girl

14

Inverurie Jones

You all sound the same to me! Except Brummies.

'Oim froom Doodloi...'

Dudley isn't in Birmingham, therefore people speaking like that would have a Black Country (yam yam) accent and not a Brummie one ... and YES there is a difference ... although I think it's getting less distinct now.

Reply 9

scared_newbie

OP

thanks hubarabsprog!!

Reply 10

Inverurie Jones

1

-Emmz-

Dudley isn't in Birmingham, therefore people speaking like that would have a Black Country (yam yam) accent and not a Brummie one ... and YES there is a difference ... although I think it's getting less distinct now.

Like I say; you all sound the same to me! :p:

Reply 11

DayTripper

Cornwall has its own language too, and flag

Reply 12

Random.Girl

14

Inverurie Jones

Like I say; you all sound the same to me! :p:

But

you said expect for Brummies, then wrote out how someone from Dudley would tell somebody where they live ... which is wrong because people from Dudley don't have Brummie accents. Therefore you can't tell the difference between yam yam and Brummie, so the except for Brummies bit is not true! (And yes I know I'm being pedantic but it pisses me off when people think the Black Country is in Birmingham - not meaning you, just people in general)

Reply 13

Inverurie Jones

1

Now you know how I feel when people think we all speak like Weegies! :p:

Reply 14

scared_newbie

OP

so do cheshire ppl sound common or posh?

Reply 15

hubarabsprog

scared_newbie

so do cheshire ppl sound common or posh?

It depends.
Some parts of it are effectivly in Liverpool/ Manchester so they would sound like that. Some parts of it are quite posh. It is hard to generalise. Of course the whole thing is a generalisation anyway, for some Manc ppl have the accent and some will sound RP/ accentless. It just depends on the exact area you were brought up in and how you were taught to speak.

The Isle of Man is an interesting one. I would like to know the answer as well. It is between all 4 countries - England, Scotland, Ireland (N&S) so cound in theory be a mix.

Reply 16

DayTripper

Cheshires a big place, be specific. As Emmz said, a small distance between places can mean a pretty big difference in accents.

Reply 17

scared_newbie

OP

DayTripper

Cheshires a big place, be specific. As Emmz said, a small distance between places can mean a pretty big difference in accents.

dont really know many places in cheshire! is crewe in it? wot do they talk like there?

Reply 18

hubarabsprog

scared_newbie

dont really know many places in cheshire! is crewe in it? wot do they talk like there?

Crewe is not posh. It's hard to describe, but generaly Northen, but not Yorkshire etc. would be the only ay I could.
It is said to be hard to understand. I'm not sure if this was/is true, but I read once that at Crewe railway station they had to make the following announcement: Crewe. This is Crewe. Crewe Station. Crewe
as ppl would miss it due to it being one syallble and the local accent!

Reply 19

Aitch

2

Inverurie Jones

You all sound the same to me! Except Brummies.

'Oim froom Doodloi...'

I was once told of the Brummie (in the 70s) who went into a shop and asked for a kipper tie, and got a cup of tea....

...or maybe it was the other way round...

Aitch

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