Originally Posted by Doghouse Riley:
“Listen to hear her say "judges" and "couples"
Broad Lancashire.
Then hear her say "vote" in the same sentence.
BBC English.
She's a fraud. If she were true to her roots it would come out "vaught."
The now and again accent is pure affectation.”
“Listen to hear her say "judges" and "couples"
Broad Lancashire.
Then hear her say "vote" in the same sentence.
BBC English.
She's a fraud. If she were true to her roots it would come out "vaught."
The now and again accent is pure affectation.”
Not necessarily - I can and do switch my pronunciation of (for example) cook or book in the same conversation. Broad Lancashire one moment, and talking 'dead proper like' the next. I don't do it deliberately.



