Type in your accent

[meow1989]

Inspired by another thread, just for fun/curiosity.

For example if I were to type the phrase "I'm asking mumsnetters how they sound when they speak" like I say it, it would be

"Eye-hm arsking muhms-net-ters how thay sownd when thay spee-k"

Bonus points for geographical guess though I did say in the other thread!

Although, if I'm around my mum and sister (and before she died, my nan) I do slip into:

Ihm arskin muhms-neh-hers ow thay sahnd wen thay spee-yk

Lol sorry, but this reminds me of awkward 19th century novels where the lowly servants' classes' speech is phonetically reproduced.

That said: Eye-m a (like apple) sking muhms-net-ters how thay sownd when thay spee-k"

No clue where you are from

Eye-m ass kin mums net urghs how they sow nd wen they speek

My axe ent is gnaw the rn

Jilly Cooper was a sod for doing this in her books. Cleaners and gardeners got the “write down how it sounds” treatment.

I actually gave up on a book recently because they did this so I do take the comments 😅

I'd pronounce it the same as you op. I'm in SE/home counties.

Eye-m askin ar ya sownd is it 🙂🙂

I've spent the last few years in a different area to where I was brought up hence the mongrel accent

Eim ahskung mumnsnitters to write din how thuy spik
(Kiwi )

I'm asskin' Mumsne-ers how they speak

I don't pronounce the T or N for example, on the end of words, or the tt in mumsnetters, I think it's called a glottal stop? There's also a trace amount of another accent from 400 miles away.

@istayedforthefeminism yup, me too

Half my family are from central/North London which is what I slip into, despite never actually living there myself

Im askin mumsnetters to write down ow de speakkcchh, la.

This thredd is a gr ate eye-deeah. Eye-m frum scott lind

Eye m ass king mums net ers h ou (as in ouch) th eh sownd w hen th eh sp eek.

I think the arsking in yours OP is a clue. DH could probably get it but not me,

@bumsnett

Im askin mumsnetters to write down ow de speakkcchh, la.

Singapore?

@bumsnett

Im askin mumsnetters to write down ow de speakkcchh, la.

Liverpool

Eym aaaskin mumsne errrrs ow dey sownd wen dey speak

@Avarua I spuk luike a kuwi too.

@LoveFall

Eye m ass king mums net ers h ou (as in ouch) th eh sownd w hen th eh sp eek.

I think the arsking in yours OP is a clue. DH could probably get it but not me,

Manchester

Am asskin mumsne'uhs ah th sahnd wen th speyk

Eye mm arse king mums nett ars how the aye sowned wen the aye spee ck.

That’s so hard!

Am askin mumnettrs ow thee sownd wen thee speakh

Eye'm arsking mummznetters to write down how thay speek.

Australian. Bit samey in print but our inflections are distinctive, so in spoken words I'd sound different from all of youse pommy sheilas.

A'm askin' Mumsne-urs tae rite how thay speek

That's actually not how I speak but it is the best I can do for an accent that's often quite strong.

I wonder if anyone recognises it?

I haven't seen you for yers, come over yer and have a look at my yer, it's hurtin'

'I'm asking (short a, like apple), Mumsnettuhs how they speak.'

If I'm not being careful, I might drop the h from how.