British Accents - in 84 Seconds: If you've traveled around England or watched English TV, you know there is more than one "English Accent." This clever video demonstrates many of them...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

If you've traveled around England or watched English TV, you know there is more than one "English Accent." This clever video demonstrates many of them in just 84 seconds.

http://explore.noodle.org/post/83110560773/14-british-accents-in-84-seconds-via-open

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

That is so good! As a regular visitor to the UK that video is invaluable. LOL. Thanks for posting, Jerry.

Baz Loc: Peterborough UK

Not a bad coverage jerry, and there are a few others to trip you up. The main thing is not to call a Scot, Paddy or Taff, English. The gratest insult you can give them. We English are far more forgiving - just call us Sir. Incidentaly, many would argue that the spoken English as spoken in the Western colonies (USA), is truer to the language roots than "British English". That's the way life is I suppose. You invent Soccer, Cricket, Rugby, and give it to the world, and look where we are in those now. So why not the same way with the language.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Baz wrote:

Not a bad coverage jerry, and there are a few othe... (show quote)

Accents fascinate me, and I've gotten fairly good at guessing the general area where English people live. It must be completely different for the English themselves. You must be able to know someone's location as soon as he speaks.

Baz Loc: Peterborough UK

Not always Jerry. My youngest daughter was a toddler in Cambridgeshire, and as her speach developed she was a broad "Fen Tiger". Later we moved to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides, and she developed the soft Scottish accent. Now, she is married and lives in Wales, and quess what - she speaks with a North Wales accent.

An old boss of mine was proud of his Welsh heritige, and the language showed it. However, when he was angry it changed to pure "Brummie", which is where his home was. It livened up many a slow shift at work, winding him up just to watch the changes.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Baz wrote:

Not always Jerry. My youngest daughter was a todd... (show quote)

Interesting. I was born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, yet when I started working in a grocery store while in high school, customers wondered if I came from Ireland or England. People have often commented that I seem to have an accent. It's a mystery to me.

Wellhiem Loc: Sunny England.

When some-one from East London says "house", it sounds exactly the same as when some-one from New York says "ass". That has to lead to some miss-understandings. "Hello you've got a really nice house".

NeilL Loc: British-born Canadian

jerryc41 wrote:

If you've traveled around England or watched English TV, you know there is more than one "English Accent." This clever video demonstrates many of them in just 84 seconds.

http://explore.noodle.org/post/83110560773/14-british-accents-in-84-seconds-via-open

Two Welshmen, two Scotsmen, two Irishmen and two Englishmen were marooned on a desert island. The two Welshmen started singing, the two Scotsmen started talking about money, the two Irishmen started fighting and the two Englishmen just stood there, because nobody had introduced them.

Ambrose Loc: North America

Fantastic! I'd love to see the same thing done for the United States.
As our foreign neighbor once said after I commented on his accent: "Accent? you're the one with the accent!" ;)

Big Stopper Loc: London

Thanks Jerry, that was a bit of fun and quite a talent to get all those accents pretty accurate. Cheers!

juanrayon

Liked this. Very pithy.

tschmath Loc: Los Angeles

It would be interesting to see someone do that with accents here in America.

juanrayon

I am in New Orleans. Some people say we have Bronx accents in parts of the city--a result of 19th century Irish immigrants.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

NeilL wrote:

Two Welshmen, two Scotsmen, two Irishmen and two Englishmen were marooned on a desert island. The two Welshmen started singing, the two Scotsmen started talking about money, the two Irishmen started fighting and the two Englishmen just stood there, because nobody had introduced them.

That makes me laugh every time I hear it. :thumbup:

HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO

jerryc41 wrote:

If you've traveled around England or watched English TV, you know there is more than one "English Accent." This clever video demonstrates many of them in just 84 seconds.

http://explore.noodle.org/post/83110560773/14-british-accents-in-84-seconds-via-open

Great tutorial and geography lesson at the same time! Thanks, Jerry. Liked Weilhelm's answer the best!!