Do you have a strong local accent?

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I do! If I hear it on a recording I am surprised at how strong it is. When I did a voice message to a family member I did it about ten times but couldn’t disguise it!

I don’t mind the accent but it isn’t particularly attractive.

I spoke to an old friend recently after many years and she had such a lovely voice/accent and we are from the same area.

Do you have a strong local accent and how do you feel about it?

@Gall10 , I’ve never heard so much shite in my life! Local accents are working class??? They can be. Some areas are working class.

Apparently so.. whenever I leave my town I get “are you from Baaaaarnsleh” or someone mocking a word/sentence I’ve said. Although when I am home I’d say my accent is far from the strongest.

Yes from my country. I have lived in several countries for twenty five years and the test said my accent is 99% of my home country.

I was referring more to the next thing you said about some of them are awful and flood sounds like flud etc. I just think that millions of people say those words like that and they don't sound awful.

Yep, I’m a scouser and have a very thick accent.

I’d say I have a generic Home Counties accent, except when I get drunk and apparently sound like the queen, no idea why as I can’t hear it!

Northern Irish. Have lived in England for over 25 years so now anglicised both in cadence and vowels. My phone number has three eights in it. Automatically open the vowel now when giving phone number over the phone, so it’s RP.

Six year old son has an English accent - the accent of the oppressors. The day he first talked about his “drawring”, the intrusive r nearly made me weep.

Edinburgh accent far superior

I had a very strong south Lancashire accent growing up. My mum didn't as she was born in another town and she wanted me to go to elocution lessons. I wouldn't go as I didn't want to sound "posh"! Mine and DH's accents are toned down due to living in different places but if we go home it's like a switch and our original accents are back as soon as we talk to family and old friends. The kids think it's really funny!

No, despite being from a country that's notorious for its stereotypical accent I've managed to avoid it! Years of teaching and living internationally have given me something that could be described as a neutral Anglo-international RP-ish accent.

Is it, right ‘nuff?

Welsh border person here. Comes out more if I’m in my local pub. Was mortified when I heard my recorded voice once, very Welsh country bumpkin 😢

I think you quoted me by mistake, @Melancholyflower .

I did not say "some of them are awful and flood sounds like flud etc."

Flood does sound like flud.

Ah, sorry I didn’t look at the username and presumed you were the poster I originally quoted replying.

I'm Scottish and prinounce flud etc the same as ths Cumbrian examples.

@FruAashild what's a Glasgow uni accent? I think my in laws speak with a "posh Glasgow accent" even though they didn't come from posh areas.

Thanks. I love Cumbrian accents and know some intelligent and pleasant people from there.

flood [flʌd]

rhymes with thud [θʌd]

great sounds like grate

@Onelittledog It does everywhere doesn't it? They sound the same to me (South London born and bred, but living in Yorkshire)

No, my parents were not local and I went to Private School
Plus, I work with people who speak English as a 2nd language or are from English speaking countries but would struggle with a strong accent or slang.
If I spend time with friends who are local my accent does get a bit stronger

@RampantIvy , it does but you probably say both as grait, wheres some say it more like greht

ɡreɪt vs ɡrɛt

South London accent here, I love it when I go back there and everyone sounds like me.

ɡreɪt vs ɡrɛt

I'm afraid those explanations don't mean anything to me. Yes, I say grait, as does everyone else I know. DH is from Northumberland so his family would say both as greht.

I'm from a council estate in South East London and went to a private high school on a bursary. From then on I was really self conscious about my strong accent and tried hard to sound differently. I used to cringe if I ever had to read things out, a couple of teachers made hurtful comments as well.

After uni 20 years ago, I moved abroad and people here often comment on how "nice" my accent is 😏 Today I'm proud to have a working class accent in a professional setting.

So many South Londoners on this thread!

I come from Stoke-on-Trent where we have a very distinct accent. I think it's an awful accent but it's what it is.