Interest has been shown recently in my native accent. Though I am a natural born Englander, I don't speak in a way that many people outside my region would be familar; ie, Received Pronunciation or Cockney. I hail from the Black Country region of the West Midlands - most emphatically not Birmingham, thank you very much - and thus I speak what's known in official linguistic circles as Black Country Dialect (BCD). Even if you think you know how it sounds, you're most probably wrong. To address this, I present this two-part video showcasing some native BCD speakers (plus a few others of indeterminate origin) explaining some choice local phrases:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqIcbLkY2...re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=end...zviWAyO6Oc
Actually, my accent isn't as thick as some of theirs (much to my shame), as a result of exposure to more common elements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqIcbLkY2...re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=end...zviWAyO6Oc
Actually, my accent isn't as thick as some of theirs (much to my shame), as a result of exposure to more common elements.
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