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Vernon Kay's broad accent
hatpeg
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Another contestant lost valuable time (during the 15 second round of the final) trying to understand Vernon's broad Lancashire accent.
Was it Pool, Paul, Pawl, Paw - no he was trying to say Pole.
To be fair to the contestants perhaps they should have subtitles written on a screen so they can understand what is being asked of them.
Or get another presenter with clear diction.
Was it Pool, Paul, Pawl, Paw - no he was trying to say Pole.
To be fair to the contestants perhaps they should have subtitles written on a screen so they can understand what is being asked of them.
Or get another presenter with clear diction.
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Thought he said Paul too!
Come on ... 'pole' in a Bolton accent doesn't sound anything like 'Paul'.
Good grief, this is 2008, not 1948, and we live in a world were worldwide communication is commonplace. Any native English speaker should be able to understand pretty much any accent from another native English-language speaker without much difficulty. Accents from people where English isn't the first language can be a lot more difficult though-- I have had occasional problems with call-centers where I have difficulty understanding them, or they with me, but that is to be expected as I would no doubt have an extremely strange accent if I learnt their language -- think something like 'Allo Allo' probably
Yes, this is 2008, and thankfully, people with regional accents are not derided and seen as inferior. Well, not by many people, anyway.
Thankfully, people are allowed to disagree with each other; That hasn't been classified as a crime(yet). His accent is annoying and some people may not understand everything that he says.
Flash forward to 2008 and the problem with regional accents becomes apparent. I don't have a problem with regional accents but a mainstream London one is much easier to understand.
When we first got together, she had terrible trouble trying to understand me.
We're nearly there now, though.
"Nor not a Cork, I want a cork-a-corla." I really couldn't tell the difference. But that's not to say I'd wan't reginal accents banned.
My girldfriend is a Geordie and I defy anyone who's not from that part of the country to tell the difference when they say "Coat" and "Caught." In a Newcastle accent they sound the same to an untrained ear.
No-one suggested that.
One can modify one's own accent, soften it, and I think it's wise to do that if you're on TV trying to give out info or present something.
The vast majority of TV presenters *do* this in any case e.g. Huw Edwards on the news. If he spoke with the 100% accent of his hometown (Llanelli), he would sound absolutely different.
Question at fault not the accent, in my opinion.
'Name a type of pole?' has to be one of the worst yet! Totally nonsensical.
Well it obviously does for some people as my post and the one below mine proves
I know they do but it doesn't matter. You'd be able to tell from the rest of the sentence what the word is they are saying!