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What accent do you have?

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nupnup · 29/05/2024 15:21

Just that!

I'll start.

I have a mixed south London accent come Surrey accent.
I basically queens English with a slight chav twang.
Born and raised in south London, moved to Surrey in my teens. It's helped my vocabulary tremendously.

What accent do you have?

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Summertimer · 29/05/2024 15:39

A mix of East Anglian and Black Country lurking in the background of a well spoken standard Southern English accent.

Spent a lot of time in Cambridgeshire, so when I say the name Huw/Hugh is sounds like ‘you’ to some people. I say grass like I never moved south and always want to say All around the Wrekin rather than All round Will’s Mother’s to describe long winded journeys.

I absolutely never say singin or givin etc. and nor do I do the sauf east thing of putting w in where it doesn’t go ie meowls instead of meals

OneRingToRuleThemAll · 29/05/2024 15:40

Northerners think I sound southern and southerners think I sound Northern. Moved from Lancashire to Essex aged 11. Now late 30s.

nupnup · 29/05/2024 15:44

JaneIves · 29/05/2024 15:33

Sarf London.
Although I titrate how broad it can be depending on company and circumstance, and I don't drop my T's like a lot of my family do.

I get asked often if I'm Australian, linguistically there's a very close link between cockney/Australian accents.

I can relate to this massively. I can be a little slack with my T's but I cannot stand dropping T's in things like 'butter' or 'battery'.

And yes yes to sort of adapting to who you're around / the environment.
Sarf London accent is a funny thing as a lot of people I think presume that I am just a chav Grin (which I'm not.. I don't think!)

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YYURYYUCICYYUR4ME · 29/05/2024 15:44

Another Sarf Londoner, although I can morph into a very neutral accent when required, something I learned to do early on and would come in very handy when pretending to be someone else or persuading others that my accent was not a barrier to gaining a new role - Many years ago, I was turned down for a sales role due to my accent, so rung the sales director to complain about a product. When asked what the company could do to solve the issue, my reply was 'give me the job' and he did!

typicaltuesdaynight · 29/05/2024 15:46

Fife with a bit of Doric thrown in

Orangedoris · 29/05/2024 15:46

Rhotic Lancashire.

TheDandyLion · 29/05/2024 15:46

Bristolian. Add an S or L on the end of every word and heavy pronounation of R and drop the T.

nupnup · 29/05/2024 15:47

YYURYYUCICYYUR4ME · 29/05/2024 15:44

Another Sarf Londoner, although I can morph into a very neutral accent when required, something I learned to do early on and would come in very handy when pretending to be someone else or persuading others that my accent was not a barrier to gaining a new role - Many years ago, I was turned down for a sales role due to my accent, so rung the sales director to complain about a product. When asked what the company could do to solve the issue, my reply was 'give me the job' and he did!

Looks like it's a running theme for us south Londoners to morph our accent depending on who we're around!

Glad you got the job in the end!

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WhatNext24 · 29/05/2024 15:47

Born and raised in Surrey and my accent is RP. Probably the posher end of RP to be fair, though that doesn't really reflect my roots.

Oddly though a lot of Americans can't understand me, especially when I ask for water. The last time I was in one of the Southern states a friend had to order my water for me because I just couldn't say it differently enough to be understood. That's about as exciting as my accent gets though.

Waitingfordoggo · 29/05/2024 15:47

I don’t really know but suspect generic Home Counties accent (but less posh) if there is such a thing. I’m in Sussex. My Grandparents had a hint of a Sussex accent but you don’t really hear it these days so I guess it’s died out.

When we’ve been in the States/Canada, people have often asked if we’re Australian but maybe that happens to all English people in the States/Canada?

CwmYoy · 29/05/2024 15:48

RP with a hint of Welsh. :)

100Bees · 29/05/2024 15:48

Soft northern.

I have relatives in (North) London and they used to think I was thick because of my accent.

Mischance · 29/05/2024 15:49

Queen mother - hate it!

CrushingOnRubies · 29/05/2024 15:49

TopBun · 29/05/2024 15:31

Fairly neutral lower middle class English, with a very slight hint of pirate when I’m drunk.

Pretty much this GrinGrinGrin

worryworrysuperscurry · 29/05/2024 15:49

West Yorkshire, but all my life I've been told I talk posh! I've lived in Scotland and France, and I do tend to absorb an accent. I was talking to a woman when walking my dog in Bristol and she said I had a lovely accent. She couldn't believe it when I said I grew up seven miles from Bradford!!

FacingTheWall · 29/05/2024 15:50

cerisepanther73 · 29/05/2024 15:32

@Hermittrismegistus

how on earth do you change accent depending on who you speak to and whatever particular situations 🤔 you're in,

Is it deliberately so or naturally happens?

Just wondering how that works

I am just curious as its sound quite intriguing.

I think some people just do it. Dd does, she can copy an accent after hearing it for about ten minutes. When she’s with her best friend she has a definite Home Counties accent, at home she’s geordie, she spent five days in Scotland when she was 9 and came back with a borders lilt. She doesn’t know she’s doing it in conversation, but she’s very aware she can copy accents easily when asked to.

HughsMermaid · 29/05/2024 15:50

South Dublin. Married to Northsider (Dublin). Scottish child (Northern East) with slight Irish accent

Abhannmor · 29/05/2024 15:54

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 29/05/2024 15:37

A local accent.

Do you run a local shop?

Devilsmommy · 29/05/2024 15:55

Brummie accent though not quite as Brummie sounding as DH 🤣

Nopetynope · 29/05/2024 15:55

Southern Accent Apparently I am very well spoken according to colleagues. I did go to private school 😅

Plump82 · 29/05/2024 15:59

Generic West Cost of Scotland. People not from Scotland would probably guess Glasgow but it's not really.

SecretKeeper1 · 29/05/2024 16:01

Abhannmor · 29/05/2024 15:54

Do you run a local shop?

For local people?

LakeTiticaca · 29/05/2024 16:01

West Lancs

dimsumfatsum · 29/05/2024 16:03

British Asian- Lancashire- London- despite all that, I've been told I sound posh 😂😂😂

Oneblindmouse · 29/05/2024 16:03

North Manc