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Offline kopperknob

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Accents
« on: Thursday 13 December 07 19:14 GMT (UK) »
Ok, what are the different accents and just how many are there?
Notts : Parnill / Parnell / Stendall / Scott / Redfern / Hyson / Dove / Farnsworth / Freeman
Lincs : Wallhead / Norton
Derbys: Wallhead / Chettle / Hubbuck / Newbold
Berks : Lovejoy / Lee
Shrops : Carless / Tolley / Wood
Staffs : Glover / Wood
Yorks : Booth

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Re: Accents
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 13 December 07 19:33 GMT (UK) »
Sorry to say Kopperknob but surely the answers to such a question are bound to offend?   :-\
(edit: this was referring to the orginial question :P)
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Re: Accents
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 13 December 07 19:49 GMT (UK) »



American, Australian, English, French, Irish, etc. etc. .. .. and in no particular order .. other than alphabetical!  :)

It's supposed to be the season of goodwill .. with a question like that we'd all be at each other's throats!  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Accents
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 13 December 07 20:06 GMT (UK) »
My South African almost-mother-in-law teases me about my accent. She says there are Ts and Hs in the alphabet and I should use them, and not glottal stops.

I tell her that there are 5 vowels, and she should try using all of them.

No probs - OH is there to translate....   ;D

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Re: Accents
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 13 December 07 20:57 GMT (UK) »
Am I missing something here? Are you asking what our accents are kopperknob? And why is that likely to offend?


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Re: Accents
« Reply #5 on: Friday 14 December 07 07:55 GMT (UK) »



Mines a cross between Bolton (Lancashire) and Australian .......quite the hybrid      ;)


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Onley/Only/Olney In Islington.<br />Wallwork In Bolton and Walkden<br />Lamb In Bolton and Ireland<br />Grundy In Bolton<br />Blackledge In Bolton<br />Osbaldeston  ?? ??<br />Barnett in Islington<br />Binyon in Islington
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Re: Accents
« Reply #6 on: Friday 14 December 07 08:18 GMT (UK) »



I can put my hand on my heart and say mine isn't among the best on here!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Lancashire v Yorkshire!   ???
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Re: Accents
« Reply #7 on: Friday 14 December 07 08:29 GMT (UK) »

I'm Shropshire born and bred, and apparently my Northern friends think I sound Welsh :D  Hmmmm......not so sure about that!
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Re: Accents
« Reply #8 on: Friday 14 December 07 11:03 GMT (UK) »
Or do you mean those little signs that go on top of letters ??   :-\
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