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"If thats true, then London and most other major cities have no native speakers of English then. "there's still some of us about | |||
"If thats true, then London and most other major cities have no native speakers of English then. "I think I may have met only a handful of truely fluent native English speakers. | |||
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"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'. "Do the locals understand you and your funny short 'a'? | |||
"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'. "Yes, but only because it's pronounced by the Valet or Maid, as in "Your barth is ready, Sir/Madam"  | |||
"If thats true, then London and most other major cities have no native speakers of English then.
there's still some of us about"actually that's bollocks. i have the same accent ad my brother and he lives in Thornton heath. my kids who grew up in Sidcup have the same accent as us but his kids don't. | |||
"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'.
Do the locals understand you and your funny short 'a'?"excuse me, and what is so funny about our short "a"s? | |||
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"*flicks through phrasebook* ahem, My Hovercraft Is Full Of Eels "is a bugger when that happens | |||
"*flicks through phrasebook* ahem, My Hovercraft Is Full Of Eels "I start a serious thread and you bring eels into it. | |||
"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'.
Do the locals understand you and your funny short 'a'?"They have a right 'larf'  | |||
"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'.
Do the locals understand you and your funny short 'a'? excuse me, and what is so funny about our short "a"s?"Sorry, Miss. Nothing funny at all, Miss.  | |||
"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'.
Do the locals understand you and your funny short 'a'?
They have a right 'larf' "And you only 'laff'? | |||
"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'.
Do the locals understand you and your funny short 'a'? excuse me, and what is
so funny about our short "a"s?"Diamond: I bet you sound like I did 20 years ago! I was surprised at how 'northern' people sounded last time I was up there. A waitress said 'lunch' and somehow managed to pronounce the 'u' with more emphasis. I liked the sound of it so much I asked her again. She must of thought I was hard of hearing. | |||
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"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'.
Do the locals understand you and your funny short 'a'? excuse me, and what is
so funny about our short "a"s?
Diamond: I bet you sound like I did 20 years ago! I was surprised at how 'northern' people sounded last time I was up there. A waitress said 'lunch' and somehow managed to pronounce the 'u' with more emphasis. I liked the sound of it so much I asked her again. She must of thought I was hard of hearing. "
I dont think i have an accent, well not a prounounced one anyway, quite a few people can never pinpoint it. But yes i guess i will sound like you did | |||
"Lickety: I'm a right laff. All you need to is pull my hipsters down to be in hysterics. "I've only got little arms and I don't think they will reach to Brighton. | |||
".... excuse me, and what is so funny about our short "a"s?" It's not ya short "a"s that's ya problem....
It's ya short "r"s....  | |||
"Lickety: I'm a right laff. All you need to is pull my hipsters down to be in hysterics.
I've only got little arms and I don't think they will reach to Brighton."Don't worry. I'll take them off for you | |||
"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'. "Lots of people confuse being able to speak fluently using correct grammar and vocabulary (dialect) with how words are pronounced (accent). It is possible to speak fluently in any accent. The BBC (or Received Pronunciation) is merely an accent. I have a Mancunian accent and I speak fluently. I love to hear different accents - it all adds to the lovely mix of these fair isles! | |||
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"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'.
Lots of people confuse being able to speak fluently using correct grammar and vocabulary (dialect) with how words are pronounced (accent). It is possible to speak fluently in any accent. The BBC (or Received Pronunciation) is merely an accent. I have a Mancunian accent and I speak fluently.
I love to hear different accents - it all adds to the lovely mix of these fair isles!"The difference of a few miles can be heard in the accents. I wonder how long we will keep them with so much media and the bleedin' rising inflection? | |||
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"Dialect/accent....I got confused! "A lot of people do - and they think if they have a heavy regional accent then they don't speak well when, in fact, they do! | |||
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"Dialect/accent....I got confused!
A lot of people do - and they think if they have a heavy regional accent then they don't speak well when, in fact, they do!"Oi'm zorry. | |||
"Dialect/accent....I got confused!
A lot of people do - and they think if they have a heavy regional accent then they don't speak well when, in fact, they do!
Oi'm zorry. "Yer welcome, chuck. | |||
"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'.
Lots of people confuse being able to speak fluently using correct grammar and vocabulary (dialect) with how words are pronounced (accent). It is possible to speak fluently in any accent. The BBC (or Received Pronunciation) is merely an accent. I have a Mancunian accent and I speak fluently.
I love to hear different accents - it all adds to the lovely mix of these fair isles!
The difference of a few miles can be heard in the accents. I wonder how long we will keep them with so much media and the bleedin' rising inflection?"i work with an aussie sometimes. everything he says sounds like a question | |||
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"I speak reasonably good English although my mild East Midlands accent (yes, there is one) has been watered down by living in Brighton for so long. It's an odd mixture. A bit like me really. I say 'bath' with a short 'a' whereas down here, 'bath' is pronounced 'barth'.
Lots of people confuse being able to speak fluently using correct grammar and vocabulary (dialect) with how words are pronounced (accent). It is possible to speak fluently in any accent. The BBC (or Received Pronunciation) is merely an accent. I have a Mancunian accent and I speak fluently.
I love to hear different accents - it all adds to the lovely mix of these fair isles!
The difference of a few miles can be heard in the accents. I wonder how long we will keep them with so much media and the bleedin' rising inflection?
i work with an aussie sometimes. everything he says sounds like a question"Friends of mine who emigrated to Oz some years ago now speak like this but with a Northern English accent. Sounds very odd! LOL | |||
