RE: Why is a tosser a tosser?
June 14, 2016 at 3:20 pm
(This post was last modified: June 14, 2016 at 3:21 pm by Regina.)
(June 14, 2016 at 3:07 pm)abaris Wrote:(June 14, 2016 at 2:33 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: I think "shite" it sounds particularly good in a Liverpool accent because of how they make "I" sounds like "aaaii"
Or the Manchester region. That's gordy, isn't it?
Nah, Geordie is Northeast Coast (it's especially associated with a city called Newcastle), while Manchester is Northwestern England, not far from Liverpool. The Manchester accent is distinct from both the Liverpool accent and Geordie accent. Cheryl Cole and presenter duo Ant and Dec are probably our biggest Geordie Celebrities;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHaoLNOiRrw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqsd3uBX03E
A Manchester accent, for comparison (might sound fairly similar for people who aren't used to British accents);
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU9i24ds1FA
I don't know why The UK has so many distinct accents in such a small country, might be a historical thing. You can drive half an hour up the road and people will have a different accent to you. It's very regional.
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