I pick up accents depending on what I hear. I have some natural northern (England) words, because my mum and dad are from up there, but I've always lived in the south. I have some Luton, but rather more well spoken than that. I always say "Bath" not "barth" etc and all my mates laugh (Laff) at me for it.
I have a problem though, because I pick up accents so easily. 2 of my Psychology teachers are Northern. One's from Manchester and the other's from Preston, so I'm worried that if I pick up their accents naturally, they might tell me off for mimicking them
Honestly? No clue. People tell me different things. Definitely do not sound like a Stokey though, thank god. I pick up accents far too easily as well. After spending a lot of time in Wolverhampton, I can now do a good attempt at the accent.
Ami, your accent is really, really nice! Dan, you're such a Geordie xD
Lmao never understood were they got the "r" from in bath!
I never understand this, it doesn't sound like at has an r in it? It's more like an ahh like when you hear choirs doing warm ups. Bahhth. Not barth.
Wake me up before I change again
Remind me the story that I won't get insane
Tell me why it's always the same
Explain me the reason why I'm so much in pain.
Hm, I get told my accent's all sorts by different people.
I'm not far from Leigh in Wiltshire, but I wouldn't say I have a West Country accent - though I can do one, & understand it all!
My dad's Cornish, but I can't say that's impacted me muchhh except being able to sing Wurzel songs far too well.
According to some (Northeners generally), I just sound generic posh! Strange.
Well, I'm from Preston originally but never really had a typical Prestonian accent but have/had a northern one - yes, it is bath not barth :) I'm considered well spoken but I think it is just because I tend to pick up a bit of the accent wherever I live (previously, other than Preston - Cambridge, LA, Chester) which at one point resulted in me having a fully fledged "American" accent after only living there for 7 months. It's weird but when I get nervous I still sometimes have an american twang on some words. I don't seem to have picked up any Manc probably b/c the people I knew around here weren't generally from the area.
"Everything is possible through Christ, who gives me strength". Phillipians 4:13
my accent is all over the place!! i pick stuff up really quickly without noticing, i used to have a really neutral english accent until i spent some time in the US and both my best mates are scottish so when im drunk it gets into a weird mix of english with random words pronounced in american and scottish accents its a bit weird, my bf is always taking the piss
Keep in mind Americans didn't "lose" their earlier English accents - the standard English accent evolved after the 1700's break. It's said there are people in West Virginia that speak closer to what Elizabethan English sounded like than any place in UK. Your America accent just might be olde tyme English lol.
While I am thinking of it: map I saw of UK dialects
I have a 'posh' english accent apparently, personally i just think i pronounce things properly XD but in the last year i sound canadian more than english. Most people think im from canada not england :)
I don't think I sound Cumbrian.
I don't know what my accent really is.
Apparently I sounded really Cockney on the bus, then Scouse at some point. I reckon Gabz was taking the mick though :P
I don't know how I sounded Cockney. Being from the other end of the country and all that.
Now I'll play your ghost as my ace, whenever I'm led astray.
But I am actually good, can't help it if we're tilted.
I'm in my right place, don't be a downer.
I don't know what my accent does. I live in Manchester, but I really don't think I have a traditional manc accent (thank goodness). But I spend a lot of time with people from Oldham...which makes people think I'm posh in comparison. I dunno..
