Your accent

[monga]

I have a strong accent and find those automated phone services haven't a clue what I'm saying I do hate it and can't listen to anyone on telly with it

 

[Albs]

Always amazes me how close manchester & liverpool are to each other but they both sound completely different.

 

[Artax79]

I’m from the Black Country, and where I am we tend to have a more thicker Black Country accent.

As a note, just to get it out there straight away, our accent is not to be likened or confused with a Brummie accent. We live no where near Birmingham and B’ham is not part of the Black Country. The easiest way to offend any of us? Call us Brummies

We have our own language here. Can’t is replaced with Cor. Didn’t is replaced with Day. Been is replaced with Bin. Not is replaced with Ay.
So:
“I cor believe my husband day do the washing up tonight. I’ve bin at work all day, I ay having it”

I’d say at least 80% of words are replaced with a Black Country variant of some sort. It’s worth looking up for a laugh (or loff in our case)

We have friends from the posh parts of Lincolnshire, and we do try speak properly while we are with them. Once they get a few beers down us, it’s down hill from there

 

[Anasnake]

Everyone has an accent, it’s the way you speak. Once had an American say that they didn’t have one and wouldn’t have it that yes they did

 

[judsmum]

I have a very broad Barnsley accent. I wouldn’t change it for anything. Brummie, Barnsley and Scottish accents are my favourites.
I would hate to have the typical yummy mummy accent - ie MOD. Worst accent going.

 

[Anasnake]

Lancashire through and through

 

[petitspois]

I love accents. I find the Newport (Wales) accent and some of the Lancashire / Greater Manchester accents (specifically Wigan, Burnley, Bolton) really sexy.

I used to have a Scouse accent, but I lost it when we moved to Milton Keynes when I was 6 (I'm now 43).

Milton Keynes is a fairly non-descript accent, it's like a slightly well-spoken version of cockney. All locals pronounce Milton Keynes as "Mill-UN Keens", we drop our letter T a lot.

Some MK folk that have been here since the city was founded, have a Northampton twang to their accent, which is a touch of the "oo-arrr" country bumpkins to it.

I don't mind my accent. I work in broadcasting part-time and I tend to enunciate a bit more on the radio, but not too much as it wouldn't sound natural.


I've a friend who's from 'ull. I adore her accent.

She's been living down here for a number of years and still her daughter has to translate for her to other people as her accent is so strong. I understand her word perfect, but some of the words sound so different, even more so to non-native English speakers.

That’s the first time I’ve ever heard anyone saying a Newport accent is sexy!

 

[Bellamerrell]

I have a Yorkshire accent and although i don't particularity like my tone of voice (i think i have quite a whiny, young voice which doesn't match my age) i do like my accent and wouldnt want to change it. Whenever i go away and hear a Yorkshire accent its like a comforting sound

 

[Begborrowsteal]

Im from London, I like mine. I have my telephone/work voice but yeah, im happy with it im in hertfordshire now and its abit mockney, which makes me laugh!

 

[Freda Fandango]

I love pronounced accents, there's none I dislike. I'm from a few miles outside Belfast and used to hate my accent. Apart from big Jim in Corrie you never would have heard it, but thankfully there's loads of different accents on telly now.

I love when Jamie Dornan is interviewed, I think he has a nice version of our accent.

When in New York everyone thought I was Scottish. And yes I do say 'wee' in every sentence and end with "so it is"

 

[Lulabella_Mozzarella2]

I never really thought I’d got an accent, it was only when I used to have to record answerphone meaaages at work that I heard myself properly I live on the Notts/Derbyshire border and have a lazy accent - lots of letters missed and things dropped - like ‘just going t’ shop’, ‘no, I cunt do that’ (rather than couldn’t). I don’t call people ‘duck’ or ‘love’ but it’s quite popular raaand ‘ere

 

[Casperron]

I like mine but I know some people won’t (Essex) love a Scottish accent (used to live and work there)

 

[Noseynora91]

Essex, need I say more

 

[Kea11y]

Bolton here or Bowton as we like to pronounce it I didn't think I was that bad until I heard myself on a video once and I'm basically a female Peter Kay

 

[mcfeez]

As someone with an NI accent currently living in England, my accent has been described as an “angry man” so sometimes I hate it but mostly I’m okay with it

Omg, when I travelled to Scotland with my previous job one of the guys over there would always do Paisley impressions when I spoke and said N.I. people come across "very aggressive" haha.

 

[whats the tea christine?]

scouse accent here!
Went to a welsh university and used to be constantly asked to say the phrase "COCO POPS THEY MAKE THE MILK SO CHOCOLATELY" and "CHICKEN NUGGETS" and they'd rip me to hell
however i'd say my accent is very tame in relation to some of the people i work with who even i struggle to understand due to how thick their accent is or how fast they talk in fast flowing conversations

 

[Carmen 6]

Doesn't platonic mean when you love someone without romantic feelings?? I don't get it either.

Yes it does. Can't work out what she meant.

 

[Pamellla]

Do you like your accent? Wish you could change it ?
I am from greater London / Hertfordshire and speak with a pretty platonic English accent I would say ( modern Received Pronunciation) I’ve always thought it was bland but it’s easily understandable and sounds professional.

Started this mainly because I’ve been watching accent videos on YouTube and find it interesting also I have been told I subconsciously switch my voice to a bit more eloquent when speaking to strangers or customers, I’m not sure why could be a nervous thing. Anyone else do that ?

 

[Rlaw1978]

My own accent is pretty neutral, I think it comes from going to an international school.
However I find I take/mimic the accent of whoever I am talking to, so if I speak to an American I will slip into their accent etc. I unintentionally mirror others speech, accent, patterns, sounds , phrases. Anyone else do this?

 

[yournumberonefan1]

I'm from South Cumbria, I've been told I have a lovely telephone voice. My accent is pretty non-eventful..I don't have any noticeable traits. I wish it was more interesting.