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Old 30-06-2001, 15:00
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Seems where Dean comes from there is, strange?
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Old 30-06-2001, 15:07
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and running(k), and somrthing(k) etc, etc.......
Is it just me, or is Brum the thickest sounding accent in the UK ?
Closely followed by scouse, then Welsh.
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Old 30-06-2001, 16:29
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I like Dean in spite of the k
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Old 06-07-2001, 01:30
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Grrrr.....bloody southerners.....and bloody northeners too...



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Old 07-07-2001, 05:36
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Incidentally, such pronunciations are not confined to the North, similar "anomalies" being common in south-east England. The Brummie-like "sumfink" and "summink" (for something), in particular, are cockney artifacts that can be heard throughout East and South London, as well as along southern (East London drift) Essex

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Old 08-07-2001, 03:25
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Birmingham is NOT in "the North"......grrr.

(However, anyone calls me southern and there will be trouble )

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Old 08-07-2001, 05:35
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Heheh... Oh yes. Apologies. Brum's in the "mid-lands", that eerie, nebulous zone where nobody knows what or where they are .

I would get a Geordie friend to reply to your last comment, but I'm currently out of contact with him .

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Old 08-07-2001, 14:40
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Originally posted by Harlequin
Heheh... Oh yes. Apologies. Brum's in the "mid-lands", that eerie, nebulous zone where nobody knows what or where they are .
That's the one. If anyone could tell me technically whether I am supposed to be northern or southern I would be most grateful. At the moment I feel like Switzerland

In my house in York, I am more southern than all of my housemates....however when I visit my friend in London, I'm definately more northern than her or any of her housemates. It's all so confusing.

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Old 08-07-2001, 15:07
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Originally posted by Harlequin
H. (Londoner and ex-Southend ["Saafend"] inhabitant)
Wow Harlequin - same as me. I was born in London, grew up in Rayleigh, lived in Southend from 87-93 then escaped to Berkshire via Southampton. Quite an achievement to live for quarter of a century in that little corner of the country!

Sorry for going OT but it's only recently that I'm not ashamed to admit I'm originally from Essex and at times my Essex accent is quite pronounced and even cockney-fied on occasion.

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Old 08-07-2001, 21:02
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My goodness Mark, you need to return home immediately or your identity crisis will become terminal! Don't you remember that you are from the Heart of England, not some northern or southern extremity defined only by falling off the edge into the sea??? Shame on you (or summink!).

Oh and I love Helen's accent AND voice (and I admit all the other bits too!), but really hate Dean's, so no insular prejudice in my house! Maybe if she doesn't give in to Paul's dire attempts to get into her pants, she can give him some professional advice about his hair, as he is obviously in need of it.

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Old 08-07-2001, 23:14
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Originally posted by Mark Hughes

That's the one. If anyone could tell me technically whether I am supposed to be northern or southern I would be most grateful. At the moment I feel like Switzerland
Northerner (from a 'southern' Surrey perspective)
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Old 09-07-2001, 06:30
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'Allo there, katie . I was born in Chelsea, was brought up mainly in Soho and South London, and lived in and around Westcliff[*] between about '77 to '81. I was in my mid-teens and it was there that most of my current personality was forged. My accent can vary between Cockney, "posh" Received Pronunciation (due to a couple of years of private education in my pre-teens) and Southern Essex, and is often an odd combination of all three.

I quite like Helen's accent but often find the pitch and volume of her voice irritating (as with Brian's when he screams or shouts). Dean's by contrast, I feel is gentle and friendly.

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[*] I generally state "Southend" as the two are next to each other and the latter is better known.
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Old 09-07-2001, 08:39
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Originally posted by James Welsh
Northerner (from a 'southern' Surrey perspective)
Pah, like I'd take your word for it. No, I need to know what fellow midlanders think about the issue.

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Old 09-07-2001, 23:58
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Fat chance of anything that simple. I was called a southerner by people in Burslem, Stoke On Trent and I come from North Warwickshire! So perhaps there is a line somewhere going through Upper Gornal which defines North and South, like the Greenwich meridian does for East and West?

Second thoughts on Dean, as he sounded pretty calm and soothing today. Still love Helen's voice in all it guises though as she just makes me laugh all the time.
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Old 10-07-2001, 07:35
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Fudge has the answer: we should use the equator as our guide. We're all (or mostly) Northerners!

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