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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 5:17 pm
(September 7, 2014 at 5:06 pm)Losty Wrote: I am thinking about the Loch Ness monster, and practicing my Scottish accent. 
Scottish has to be my least favourite accent of the larger British Isle countries.
In general terms it goes:
- Welsh
- Irish
- English
- Northern Irish
- Scottish
As for specific 'British' accents I prefer:
- Mid-Wales
- South Wales
- Dublin
- Geordie (Newcastle)
- York
- London
- Belfast
- Manchester
- Cumbria/North
- Brummy (but not someone who mumbles horribly)
I guess it varies for each person. Two people from the same town can sound different. I'm just going by accents that my friends have and where they're generally from.
Last summer when I was living in Cyprus there were who people from Glasgow and I couldn't stand their accent. Maybe I just couldn't stand them... idk. Never been fond of Scottish.
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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 5:17 pm
(September 7, 2014 at 5:12 pm)Losty Wrote: (September 7, 2014 at 5:10 pm)Noodly1 Wrote: I wonder what could have possibly given you that idea
Well...you know...there's this cute Scottish guy...
(September 7, 2014 at 5:12 pm)Tobie Wrote: Become a raging alcoholic - scottish accents seem to be a side affect 
Lol that's terrible
Yeah, I usually end up with an Irish accent when drunk.
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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 5:21 pm
@ Keri; you prefer Brummy to West country accents? 
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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 5:34 pm
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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 5:40 pm
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 5:45 pm
(September 7, 2014 at 5:40 pm)Beccs Wrote: (September 7, 2014 at 5:34 pm)Losty Wrote: I absolutely love accents, I don't think I've found one that isn't pleasing to me. I'm not too terrible at picking them up either so long as I'm talking to a person who can do them.
I love certain UK accents.
Others drive me nuts. We had a couple of people from Devon in the UK who used to work at my hospital in Melbourne and they used to speak in some local dialect and my response was, "how the fuck is that English?"
Lots of "oooh, arrrrr" involved.
My dad's side of the family is from near that area, and have a similar but less pronounced accent. Luckily his is very faint 
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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 5:51 pm
(September 7, 2014 at 5:17 pm)Keri Wrote: As for specific 'British' accents I prefer:
- Mid-Wales
- South Wales
- Dublin
- Geordie (Newcastle)
- York
- London
- Belfast
- Manchester
- Cumbria/North
- Brummy (but not someone who mumbles horribly)
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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 5:51 pm
(September 7, 2014 at 5:21 pm)Tobie Wrote: @Keri; you prefer Brummy to West country accents?
*Some* Brummy. My ex was raised in the Black Country and went to uni at UoB and I have a close friend on my previous course who is from Birmingham and as long as he's not mumbling I find his voice pretty soothing.
To be honest I don't know what West country includes. I have friends from all over England (and Wales) and I really don't know specifically where they are from but if their accent is just generic, nothing stands out about it, then I don't bother asking and just assume they are English (or Welsh if their accent is clearly Welsh). Those whose accents that I really liked I would ask so my list started growing.
My ex didn't sound completely Brummy though because of 6 years spent living and studying in Cumbria. There were always twangs of a northern accent when frustrated with me. Ha.
I prefer over everything, the Welsh accent. I love the sing-song nature of it, and I love when a bit of Welsh (the language) is thrown in as well.
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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 5:57 pm
(September 7, 2014 at 5:51 pm)Keri Wrote: (September 7, 2014 at 5:21 pm)Tobie Wrote: @Keri; you prefer Brummy to West country accents?
*Some* Brummy. My ex was raised in the Black Country and went to uni at UoB and I have a close friend on my previous course who is from Birmingham and as long as he's not mumbling I find his voice pretty soothing.
To be honest I don't know what West country includes. I have friends from all over England (and Wales) and I really don't know specifically where they are from but if their accent is just generic, nothing stands out about it, then I don't bother asking and just assume they are English (or Welsh if their accent is clearly Welsh). Those whose accents that I really liked I would ask so my list started growing.
My ex didn't sound completely Brummy though because of 6 years spent living and studying in Cumbria. There were always twangs of a northern accent when frustrated with me. Ha.
I prefer over everything, the Welsh accent. I love the sing-song nature of it, and I love when a bit of Welsh (the language) is thrown in as well.
Fair enough. I will always prefer West Country, Scottish and Lancastrian accents over everything else, because it's what I grew up with.
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RE: What are you thinking about?
September 7, 2014 at 6:08 pm
Don't quote me on this, but maybe -just maybe- I will share my Scottish accent in the accent thread if it gets approved as sufficiently Scottish first. Maybe. No promises.
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