Accents

[under the ivy]

Strong Leeds/W.Yorks accent here. Think Mel B . Dating a guy who is originally from down south and he's asked me to repeat myself several times

I love how the U.K. is made of up different accents and dialects. You only have to travel a few miles from where I live and people have their own sayings.

 

[dm2022]

Yep, those of us in and around London can have quite different accents as well. North and West London accents tend to sound softer than South and East London accents. Being from Essex our stereotypical accent is quite nasty.

Personally, I love Geordie

 

[watermelon sugar]

Chih in alright I nailed it btw.

chiiiiickkkkkken

 

[BigMavis]

chiiiiickkkkkken

Its that lovely sound that comes from the back of the throat. Be my Valentine

 

[I’mThankyou_]

I'm from South Manchester, and have a proper Mancunian Oasis r kid accent. We now live in Cheshire and my son has a little Cheshire accent, he doesn't sound common in the least. It's funny how border to border it differs

 

[Gidget00_]

I don’t like my accent, English wasn’t my first language and I didn’t move to the UK until I was a teenager so even now my accent is kind of a mix, I love all the different English accents. I’m yet to hear an English accent that isn’t nice.

 

[BattleAxing]

Ove just been to IKEA Warrington this morning and the range of accents. The Warrington accent to me is a mix of Scouse and Manc. I love the Wigan accent, I always used to laugh when my mate from Wigan said Bus which sounded like Buz. We do have a lot of different accents in the North West.

It varies in Warrington. People from the Stockton side sound very posh and almost neutral. People swaying toward Birchwood sound like Mancs, where as people from the little deprived areas sound a bit scouse. Then there is a vast majority that sound nasally and quite camp. A lot of women talk like Sporty Spice was an observation I once made here.


London is the same for accents. So many. People from North London sound more soft. South is quite strong. Then you have your posh accents, your roadman accents - Which all vary depending on ethnicity. The Asian roadman is quite distinct and also nasally - not keen.

 

[BigMavis]

My boyfriends personal favourite is when I say chicken tikka masala

Say alright Gary.

 

[BigBrenda]

I’m from south London so my accent is common as muck but I love scouse accents best accent going I think.

 

[Rodneytrotter]

For me, the brummie accent is definitely the friendliest sounding. I heard a man yesterday with this accent and thought it sounded friendly at the time.

 

[Em_]

I'm from Canada but watch almost 80% of things from the UK.
I need a crash course please.
I've noticed that people are extremely picky when it comes to accents. They don't like certain ones and if you sound like you're from the north it's a bad thing and it's looked down upon...
Posh ones (whatever that may be) is good but then people think they're better than everyone else.
There are so many accents for such a small area and it seems like it's the first thing people judge you on.

Northern accents are the best accents in the country.
I think the worst accent is cockney and I hate posh accents and not keen on a Scouse accent.
I think one of the best accents in England has to be a Geordie accent. I also love the Valley accent in Wales.

 

[Em_]

I'm from Salford but live in North Manchester, I don't know anyone who pronounces it chimley

Maybe it's just me, although my Dad is from North Manchester and I'm sure he pronounces it the same as me, but he says weird things like calling a barm a muffin.

 

[Pinkpascal]

Warrington in between Manchester and Liverpool do not have a nice accent. I’m not fond of it at all. The women from the armpit areas can be quite harsh on the ears and on men it sounds a bit camp.

Wigan isn’t a nice accent. Too much emphasis on their O’s. They sound as thick as brummies.

I find the NW to have such drastic changes of accent in a small area.

Hahahaha I'm from Warrington but I don't have the typical Warrington accent. We either sound like we are from Liverpool or Manchester depending on the side of Warrington that you live. My family sounds more Scouse than Manc but I have friends and they definitely sound Manc.

 

[BigMavis]

I’m a scouser and I love my accent. I don’t mind any accent, as long as they are a decent person . Only problem about my accent is when someone finds out I’m a scouser not in Liverpool, they ask me to say chicken

Chih in alright I nailed it btw.

 

[Kitty4321]

Omg I love a male scouse accent I could listen to it all dayyy

 

[Misbehaving]

Just want to say that I personally love the Brummie accent. I can't believe (in this day and age) the hate and disrespect it's getting.
I have a lot of family (on my father's side) from the Midlands (mainly from Wolverhampton) and to me , any accent from that area or close by evokes happy memories from lovely warm people who are very friendly and hospitable don't take themselves too seriously and have a very well developed and dry sense of humour and with a keen eye for observation.
In fact I would go so far as to say that when I hear the accent I get a feeling of safety, and that isn't easy for me to say because I grew up in a very troubled household and am generally an anxious person.
No one should be shared or ridiculed for their accent, and it's not banter when it's tinged with a sense of nastiness or sneering.
Just felt like I wanted to get that off my chest.

 

[LittleMy]

I’m Glaswegian and my accent is very strong but I do speak properly on the phone and for my children’s sakes. They are both on the autism spectrum and have unusual, almost American-like accents (probably picked up from TV). I always find it hilarious when they say something in Weegie slang because it sounds so different coming from them. My husband has an Ayrshire accent which isn’t too different from mine just a bit softer, he obviously has some of his own slang terms though. He says my accent sounds harder than his and it’s very obvious when we’re having a rammy.

 

[I’mThankyou_]

I'm not sure if this is related, but how do you pronounce 'chimney'? I'm really interested to know how fellow Mancs pronounce it. I pronounce it 'chimley' and my husband who is from Cheshire makes fun of me and was shocked that I didn't know it was pronounced 'chimney'. He asked his work mates who are all Scousers and they pronounce it 'chimney', they said it was a cockney thing to pronounce it 'chimley'. I wondered if it was a Manc thing or if it's just me.

I'm a Manc and I pronounce it Chimney. My Manc mother says Chimley and my even Mancer father says Chimney. So it could be a manc thing!

Maybe it's just me, although my Dad is from North Manchester and I'm sure he pronounces it the same as me, but he says weird things like calling a barm a muffin.

A barm being called a muffin or roll truly hurts my being

 

[Rosie glow]

I come from the East Midlands and don't have an accent at all, but I love all accents scouse is my fave though.

 

[BattleAxing]

Warrington in between Manchester and Liverpool do not have a nice accent. I’m not fond of it at all. The women from the armpit areas can be quite harsh on the ears and on men it sounds a bit camp.

Wigan isn’t a nice accent. Too much emphasis on their O’s. They sound as thick as brummies.

I find the NW to have such drastic changes of accent in a small area.