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Post by Stacy Heydon on Aug 22, 2023 19:00:50 GMT
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 22, 2023 19:01:08 GMT
I'm going to ignore these attempts to derail the thread. It's fascinating piece of footage anyway. I think these kind of impenetrable country dialects are a thing of the past now, although I guess some of the younger guys in the video might still be alive. I remember Billy once sent me a documentary film about this family that lived in the woods in Sussex (just outside Horsham I think). The film was from the early 70s, but they were like something from the 19th century. They made their living fixing bits of machinery, particularly tractors. They were really hard to understand and I found it quite strange that there were people from my lifetime and in my general neck of the woods, who I could barely understand. I'll try and find a clip of the film later. I really don't understand them at all - these dialects tend to remain in a very specific region, they're kind of protected, I suppose. There's a specific Cumbrian dialect which is impenetrable even to those like myself who come from the coast. It's a shepherds' thing, really.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Aug 22, 2023 19:02:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2023 19:04:11 GMT
You probably couldn't do your job if you sounded like that. "Sorry Mr John, what you say?".
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 22, 2023 19:06:54 GMT
You probably couldn't do your job if you sounded like that. "Sorry Mr John, what you say?". I've never had a very strong accent, but (apparently) it's obvious I come from Cumbria - at least to those who recognise the accent. Usually people say I'm from Liverpool or something. But yeah - if you're an English teacher of course you have to kind of neutralise any strong accent. It's as much about projecting your voice and slowing down as it is rounding the vowels and all the rest of it.
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 22, 2023 19:08:32 GMT
G and Ray have got quite strong regional accents, I think. I was surprised when I finally heard them!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2023 19:13:16 GMT
You probably couldn't do your job if you sounded like that. "Sorry Mr John, what you say?". I've never had a very strong accent, but (apparently) it's obvious I come from Cumbria - at least to those who recognise the accent. Usually people say I'm from Liverpool or something. But yeah - if you're an English teacher of course you have to kind of neutralise any strong accent. It's as much about projecting your voice and slowing down as it is rounding the vowels and all the rest of it. Think that's the same for most people, returning home or getting angry brings out their real accent.
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 22, 2023 19:15:32 GMT
Getting angry! yeah, that's true.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Aug 22, 2023 19:23:18 GMT
G and Ray have got quite strong regional accents, I think. I was surprised when I finally heard them! I wouldn't call my accent that strong or Ray's for that matter. Both quite standard if you're from the south east.
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 22, 2023 19:25:49 GMT
I didn't think either of you would be identifiably from that area, put it that way. And you both very much are.
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Post by riggers on Aug 22, 2023 19:40:53 GMT
As Ray commented, one on their own you can 'tune in' to, but when they overlap or speak a bit more quickly then it's a real struggle.
I'm a manc, but hate the stereotypical Ian Brown or Liam Gallagher type voice.
I've worked with lads like that and their sort tend to think I'm a bit posh, which I'm definitely not but I guess a softer accent and a wider vocabulary go a long way.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Aug 22, 2023 19:46:42 GMT
Where can we hear G and Ray's London accents?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2023 19:47:53 GMT
Do all mancs, working class anyway, really say 'our kid' when taking about a sibling?
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 22, 2023 19:49:22 GMT
Where can we hear G and Ray's London accents? Remember those recorded interviews we did about three years ago? Not sure if they're both there though
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Post by riggers on Aug 22, 2023 20:06:13 GMT
Do all mancs, working class anyway, really say 'our kid' when taking about a sibling? Er...yeah. A fair few of them do I suppose. I've never said it much about my sister. It's more of a blokey thing, my Dad always said it about his brother. I've said it to mates as part of a greeting at times and it's semi humorous I guess, but semi serious too. It's saying that your close mate is like a brother to you.
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