tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post6178346145916436127..comments2023-10-07T16:35:50.848+01:00Comments on wakeupandsmellthecoffee: It's All in the Accentwakeupandsmellthecoffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-52368756830322122272009-04-20T11:06:00.000+01:002009-04-20T11:06:00.000+01:00LOVE accents. Collect them like stamps or postcar...LOVE accents. Collect them like stamps or postcards. Used to be able to do a darn good variety of Boston accents....and at least four different Somerset ones. Agree though that sometimes they can get in a muddle.<br />Suffered hugely at college (Manchester) for having typical RP Surrey accent (considered posh and rich, neither of which - sadly - was the truth).Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-48654766479382798042009-04-18T15:07:00.000+01:002009-04-18T15:07:00.000+01:00I enjoyed reading this (hello again by the way!) -...I enjoyed reading this (hello again by the way!) - especially <I>bewk, cewk</I> and <I>lewk</I>. <br /><br />Accents and language fascinate me, and one thing I always remember was being in the company of two Chinese people who could only converse in English - their native dialects were so different as to be mutually unintelligible.trousershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879862280895772283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-4473508109629508822009-04-18T11:38:00.000+01:002009-04-18T11:38:00.000+01:00MOB: Thank you. I think the confusion over the Ame...MOB: Thank you. I think the confusion over the American/Scots accents must be because many American accents have their origins in the Scots/Irish settlers.<br /><br />Fire Byrd: I so enjoy your company! We must go back and observe the Cheshire set again.<br /><br />Siobhan: I always ask, awkward or not. But then again, I'm a loud, vulgar American.<br /><br />Kaycie: There's a big difference between Windsor and London, and you picked it up in the accents. Very perceptive.<br /><br />J: Unfortunately, some regional American accents are disappearing, thanks to TV. Still, a Southerner and a Northerner will always sound different.<br /><br />Not Waving: Occchh! Aberrrdeeeen! Totally different language.<br /><br />Doglover: 1. Me too. And how come no one ever understands me?<br />2. I've heard the Scouse accent came about because of the damp climate creating a lot of mucus; hence, the ccchhhh sound. But it is a question worth pondering.<br /><br />Darthman: Yeah, me too.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-52710000376165526462009-04-17T19:31:00.000+01:002009-04-17T19:31:00.000+01:00lol nice. i dig accents alot.lol nice. i dig accents alot.darth sardonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247659067852638070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-11705941463258645642009-04-17T08:50:00.000+01:002009-04-17T08:50:00.000+01:00Two things I have always wanted to know:
1. Why ...Two things I have always wanted to know:<br /><br />1. Why other people have accents and I have none and<br /><br />2. Why it is that the different accents arise in the first place (as you say, WakeUp, in such a small area geographically).<br /><br />NB The first question is just a joke!DogLoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790183909033947474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-18063998788686028212009-04-16T09:54:00.000+01:002009-04-16T09:54:00.000+01:00The only accent I've had trouble with was with an ...The only accent I've had trouble with was with an Aberdeen taxi driver.<br /><br />Agony!<br /><br />GGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-37628366554832567542009-04-15T21:34:00.000+01:002009-04-15T21:34:00.000+01:00Accents are absolutely fascinating.
I've lived i...Accents are absolutely fascinating. <br /><br />I've lived in the western, southern and northeastern US, and all have regional accents and quirks within them. It's going to be fun to think about them for the next few hours. <br /><br />Thanks!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118404372102239756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-35839505981472767002009-04-15T19:48:00.000+01:002009-04-15T19:48:00.000+01:00I had a terrible time understanding the bus driver...I had a terrible time understanding the bus drivers in London but found that I could understand most of the people around Slough and Windsor.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655321325607087357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-60958883081971113872009-04-15T19:14:00.000+01:002009-04-15T19:14:00.000+01:00Great post.
I find accents fascinating and always ...Great post.<br />I find accents fascinating and always love to know where people are from, though sometimes it's a bit awkward to ask.Siobhánhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010312651909916741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-60678460283781772442009-04-15T18:13:00.000+01:002009-04-15T18:13:00.000+01:00Well tomorrow, you'll just sound glamorous to the ...Well tomorrow, you'll just sound glamorous to the Cheshire set, dauwling, and I'll just be as common as muck....<br />xxFire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-6264902129376912722009-04-15T18:00:00.000+01:002009-04-15T18:00:00.000+01:00I had a good laugh at your 'turrrrn reeettt' comme...I had a good laugh at your 'turrrrn reeettt' comment! People ask me as a lapsed Glaswegian living down south if I am American a times! That's Brits asking me that! Thick as mince. I did spend a lot of time in the States as I worked for an American IT firm for a long time so I may have pic ked up some slang hee and there. <br /><br />A very interesting post and point of view from an objective observer. I do like to see the world through your lens!menopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.com