'me duck' is more Ilkeston - a town between Derby and Nottingham. It gets as far as Derby, but not much. A characteristic East-Midlandsism is how 'nowt' is pronounced. Oop north, it's pronounced to rhyme with clout. Round 'ere, it rhymes with boat.
I first came across the Nottingham accent in D H Lawrence's masterpiece 'Sons and Lovers'
But it read from the page like a lancashire or yorkshire accent
Maybe because I'm from Lancs i was reading it in my accent..............:p
But when i knew people from Nottingham and visited there it seemed pretty non-descript............
D H Lawrence was based around Eastwood, which is NW of Nottingham. The villages around there have accents that sound more like a mix of Nottingham and Yorkshire.
The accent in Nottinghamshire varies a lot from north to south, and also within the city itself. The accent of someone brought up in Aspley, Strelley and Broxtowe (areas I mostly lived in as a child) is different from Bulwell, which is again different from West Bridgford.
Oh, if you're looking for famous people who have Nottingham (or very similar) accents, then Samantha Morton and Lauren Socha (in Misfits) or her brother Michael (in Being Human) are good examples, though the latter two are from Derby. It's very similar though. Socha's chavvy accent in Misfits sounds just like some of the girls I went to school with .
As others have said the accent varies from area to area. When I lived in Calverton a mining village just outside Nottingham, there were a lot of Geordies who had come down in the 60s to work in the pit.
As others have said the accent varies from area to area. When I lived in Calverton a mining village just outside Nottingham, there were a lot of Geordies who had come down in the 60s to work in the pit.
I was born & brought up in Croydon But lived in Nottingham for over 25 years with my Notts OH - he doesn't have a particularly strong accent but I can hardly understand his sister - who lives in Beeston!
Worse than the north east or scouce........... Your having a laugh.
No I'm not, sorry
The north-east accent is quite nice on the ear, the Notts accent is just harsh sounding. I lived many years in Nottingham and never grew to like it, even when I visit now, I don't find it nice to listen to
They say flow like floe if you can work out what I mean by that. I like the accent it's good
Yes that is a really typical example of the accent - the 'o' sound is exactly as you describe it so that 'no' becomes 'noe'. The 'i' sound is also flattened, so that 'like' sounds more like 'lark'.
the Notts accent is just harsh sounding. I lived many years in Nottingham and never grew to like it, I don't find it nice to listen to
Me neither, I grew up in Nottingham, my parents said it sounded common and would correct me if I slipped into it. I now do the same to my grandkids in Derby or "Darbeh" as they say here.
I was committed to the mental hospital in Bulwell once and what a shithole.
I lived there for a while. Never liked it. The people there are very odd. They stare at you suspiciously. No matter how long you've lived there you are an outsider if you weren't born there.
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I can vouch for that - some of them really are stunning
D H Lawrence was based around Eastwood, which is NW of Nottingham. The villages around there have accents that sound more like a mix of Nottingham and Yorkshire.
The accent in Nottinghamshire varies a lot from north to south, and also within the city itself. The accent of someone brought up in Aspley, Strelley and Broxtowe (areas I mostly lived in as a child) is different from Bulwell, which is again different from West Bridgford.
Isn't it is "int it"
Don't you is more "done ya" (done is pronounced like dome but with a "n").
Nothing like, she's from Mansfield and talks "proppa".
As others have said the accent varies from area to area. When I lived in Calverton a mining village just outside Nottingham, there were a lot of Geordies who had come down in the 60s to work in the pit.
Hence it having it's own 'Geordie' club :P
Worked in the Jobcentre there for 2 years - a totally alien land (AKA the ars*hole of Nottingham)
My ex sister in law is a swimming instructor there
Overall:
1) My neighbours were suspicious of me as, according to my husband, 'I talked "posh"!'
2) People 'turn around' a lot there - as in 'She turned around and said to me'
You can add "I did ne more to do...." and "It dunt mek no nevermind" to those who "turn around" a lot! It's something, but it ain't English...
True, spoken in true Bulwellian Bulwell has only one syllabel
Oh yeah, I can well believe that. Again not wanting to offend, I don't find Nottinghamshire a friendly county
I find people don't like 'outsiders' there much sadly
No I'm not, sorry
The north-east accent is quite nice on the ear, the Notts accent is just harsh sounding. I lived many years in Nottingham and never grew to like it, even when I visit now, I don't find it nice to listen to
Oh blimey.............that's something that you don't hear much now but was really common usage when i was younger
Haven't heard that for ages !................:eek:
Yes that is a really typical example of the accent - the 'o' sound is exactly as you describe it so that 'no' becomes 'noe'. The 'i' sound is also flattened, so that 'like' sounds more like 'lark'.
Me neither, I grew up in Nottingham, my parents said it sounded common and would correct me if I slipped into it. I now do the same to my grandkids in Derby or "Darbeh" as they say here.
Brilliant. Dead Man's Shoes is my favourite film.
I lived there for a while. Never liked it. The people there are very odd. They stare at you suspiciously. No matter how long you've lived there you are an outsider if you weren't born there.
Had a job understanding them and often used their mum as the official interpreter!