Do you have a regional accent?

When I read I hear a voice which I associate with the person writing - I think it is quite common.

I was reading Blyth Spirits 'good morning' post and he mentioned the sunrise over the Tyne. It suddenly occurred to me that the voice I hear when reading his posts is not Geordie. Yet when I read anything by Daryn it is always with a Geordie/Mackem accent. I hear a soft Scottish voice when reading posts from LR and a slight Yorkshire accent from McQueen and 3F's written voice is definitely Irish.

So am I correct? Is your accent from the region you live in or were you brought up somewhere totally different to where you have ended up and you have retained your original accent. Being a traveller I have a mixture of accents which over the years have all blended together so people rarely know precisely where I am from. When guessing they say Ireland, Wales, even Liverpool.

Gypsy wrote:When I read I hear a voice which I associate with the person writing - I think it is quite common.

I was reading Blyth Spirits 'good morning' post and he mentioned the sunrise over the Tyne. It suddenly occurred to me that the voice I hear when reading his posts is not Geordie. Yet when I read anything by Daryn it is always with a Geordie/Mackem accent. I hear a soft Scottish voice when reading posts from LR and a slight Yorkshire accent from McQueen and 3F's written voice is definitely Irish.

So am I correct? Is your accent from the region you live in or were you brought up somewhere totally different to where you have ended up and you have retained your original accent. Being a traveller I have a mixture of accents which over the years have all blended together so people rarely know precisely where I am from. When guessing they say Ireland, Wales, even Liverpool.

thas a bloody off cumed un mum.

I'm terrible for picking up accents. I'll guarantee you that after meeting someone I'll start saying certain words like them within half an hour. I was raised in the midlands which has a very "neutral" accent anyway but I still have a twinge of a Dublin accent even though it's been 11 years since I left. ( When I say "neutral" , I mean to me, you guys would probably think it a strong Irish accent). I find, it's only when you meet s'one for the first time, that you realise they don't look or sound anything like the picture you had of them in your head.

cunningham wrote:
thas a bloody off cumed un mum.

I'm guessing Lancashire son, but haven´t a clue what you are saying - maybe it is (double) Dutch :Crazy:

Gypsy wrote:

cunningham wrote:
thas a bloody off cumed un mum.

I'm guessing Lancashire son, but haven´t a clue what you are saying - maybe it is (double) Dutch

we say that when you are not a local. mmm, once went to Holland,did a bit of window shopping.

hate to think what Reg's is like then, Oh don't be clever dickie.

Gypsy wrote:

I was reading Blyth Spirits 'good morning' post and he mentioned the sunrise over the Tyne. It suddenly occurred to me that the voice I hear when reading his posts is not Geordie.

And you would be correct Gypsy you should be hearing a Northumbrian accent, however as with regional accents it will be generalised by people hearing me who are not from 'up here' as geordie.
But believe a geordie accent (like most others) differs greatly depending on which of various surrounding areas of Newcastle you hail from.

Even I struggle understanding some strains of geordie accent and we live on the coast 15 minutes from Newcastle and work even closer to town.

Mind even had people on holiday ask which part of Scotland I'm from !!!
Mind our Northumbrian accent is the same the former pit town Ashington which is literally minutes up the road virtually has it's language, mind its also a place where they know if your not local and make you feel an outsider, strange place indeed.

People twig i'm from Yorkshire, But i have my own Language, Motor trade talk its called, You get people laughing, And they want to deal with you, It makes them happy, I can talk shite for England, And usualy do, I dont do serious,
Had a lad round this morning, Thought he was going to start crying, His mother died before christmas, 98, So no big surprise, His family went queer on him because he bought the house off her 20 + years ago, So they think he pulled a fast one, She still lived in it ?, Anyway when he left here he was laughing his head off, Sod em i said, Book a holiday for next Christmas, So thats what he is going to do, Thats my lingo,

Mcqueen wrote:But i have my own Language, Motor trade talk its called

I recognise that one instantly, it's the drawing of air through your teeth that gives it away (normally followed by a large monetary figure being spoken next).

Spot on, But you must shake your head at the correct speed also,

Mcqueen wrote:People twig i'm from Yorkshire, But i have my own Language, Motor trade talk its called, You get people laughing, And they want to deal with you, It makes them happy, I can talk shite for England, And usualy do, I dont do serious,
Had a lad round this morning, Thought he was going to start crying, His mother died before christmas, 98, So no big surprise, His family went queer on him because he bought the house off her 20 + years ago, So they think he pulled a fast one, She still lived in it ?, Anyway when he left here he was laughing his head off, Sod em i said, Book a holiday for next Christmas, So thats what he is going to do, Thats my lingo,

the yorkshire war cry, HOW MUCH, you robbin bugger .

Nobody as tight as a lancashire man, Worse than patel, Strange lot too,

Mcqueen wrote:Nobody as tight as a lancashire man, Worse than patel, Strange lot too,

not much between us reg,there has been a lot of inter breeding gone on over the years,sneaking over the border for a bit of hows your fatha. hear all see all and say nowt,eat all sup all and pay nowt, and if tha does owt fa nowt do it fa ya sen.

I don't have an accent, it's everyone else that does

He was 98 or his Mum. So you sold him a car and he is renting your place at 1800euro a day for 3 weeks at Chrimbo, good business.

You beat me to it Cru, Queens English I have with a bit of cockney. But oi can spick Narfick if oi troy.

Posh Cockneys us

Topdog wrote:Posh Cockneys us

You mean like this. I hear you as Estuary and Jimbo as posh - not Sloan Square posh but more Hugh Grant posh

Dunno about Td but I dont sound like that, more the only way is Essex which is i think what is known Estuary.

We speak very fast in this neck of the woods ask Cru.

Speak so fast you forget things, bad as Reg you are.......

Perfectspecimen wrote:Speak so fast you forget things, bad as Reg you are.......

Forget what?

The topic of course, well done.

I bought a Mars Bar instead

Cam will batter and fry it.