To think you shouldn't correct an accent?

[Catsu]

Am disagreeing with dh over this.
We moved just before ds2 was born. Where we now live there is a regional accent different to how dh and I speak.
Ds2 is 3.5 yrs and is starting to pronounce words the local way. Dh keeps correcting him. I keep telling dh not to correct him.
Ds2 was born here, will grow up here and why wouldn't he speak with the local accent??

What do you think? Aibu or is dh?

I definitely think that regional accents should be uncorrected, and bad grammar should be. I have taught in Coventry, Birmingham, Oxford and Northamptonshire. As long as kids understand standard English in writing and grammar, no issue.

I don't care about my son's accent. I care if he thinks "innit" is a word...

I have your standard independent school generic accent. My partner fairly strong Northampton (just flat Midlands). Son has been variously slight West Country (the Oxford years), nothing much (the Cov years), and pretty strong Brum. Back to "nothing much" (just flat Midlands) now. It matters not, in my view.

YANBU

LRD i am a nott'm girl and ds is broad Hull,there is no hope,me duck.

I'm from Dudley curry so very broad but I love my accent

As do I pumpernickel, as do I :o

I have a t-shirt which says "Yow Cor Spake Proper" on the front which I sometimes wear on the school run to bemuse the locals :o

I also have one which says "Ar Bay a Brummie" :o

HE HE.i recently heard someone saying that the Hull and West Midlands accents were the worst ever.I say Big up regional accents!!!Wemay sound silly but we aren;t daft!!!

Hmmm speaking of accents may I hijack slightly and ask your opinion on my son's homework tonight. They were doing homophones (words spelt differently, different meanings but sound the same - like he'll and heel)

Well one of his was "our" and "are." Can these two words sound exactly the same cuz round here (uppish north I suppose) they definately do not!!! Surely if a teacher has a different regional accent to the children they're teaching she should be adapting work to them???

Ds was well bemused!!!

Hull men always sound really camp, for some reason.

Really:)i would say the majority are Not camp but obviously there will be a few:o Tis a very unique accent though!

"I thought in Manchester book would rhyme with spook"

Head to Stoke for that particular one, Curry

our and are aren't homophones, not at all

catsu - treat yourself to some left handed scissors x

I struggled to understand the accent when i first moved here but I love it here.It gets slagged off but it is a very good place:)Underrated by those who have never been here!

Its a buggar to get rid of I can tell you that much!! Yes, they do sound camp and, of course, you would never say it to their faces!! you tune into it next time you are down Prinny ave or, where they all hang out these days!

catsu - treat yourself to some left handed scissors x

i mean mrs mabookaloo!

Funny you should mention that Mspontipine, I was told by my grandparents to pronounce those two words the same, and told off for pronouncing hour and our the same. So I think they must be homophones in some accents. My grandparents speak with an RP/Southern African accent so that doesn't really help with location!

:o at Kittya.Anyhow why get rid of it?Its part of who you are and there are a lot worse places:)

Indeed so Mavis. I go back home and that accent gives me a big smile .. that and people saying 'mardy'!

Cross-posted, but I agree Mavis.

It's actually a bit strange if you've had your accent corrected too much, people sometimes think you're taking the piss by imitating theirs. I've no idea what my 'natural' accent would be.

God, what a load of snobs on this thread!

"ridiculous local mispronunciation"!

"reasonably well spoken" meaning without a regional accent!

It is perfectly possible to speak clearly and comprehensibly with a regional accent. Correct your child's speech too much and he will learn that you are more interested in hoe he says things rather than in what's he's got to say. The he will stop talking to you at all.

I dont think anyone says mardy in Hull!! maungey they really do say. Thats not accents though is it? more direlect and we could have a whole thread on Hull words!!

Its stronger in different parts of the city. People take the P out of my accent and I havent lived there for 20 years. It never goes. I would like it to be moderated tbh. There is a certain snobbery regarding accents that I dont like but, it is there and we cant pretend otherwise.

Im very proud of Hull and it does have alot going for it. I just wish it would have abit more oomph. I cant explain it.

I am also in Suffolk and I don't see anything wrong with the accent as long as it is grammatically correct.

If he starts saying things like 'I hant got' instead of 'I haven't got' I would be correcting him.

Kitkatya,you can't pretend,no.But hell,its unique,and if you disagree,I'll bray you:)

eh?? you can't change whether a kid is right or left handed!

i digress, sorry. i love accents BUT i think in the long term its not a bad idea to soften it around the edges with career prospects in mind. a twang is endearing, full blown mispronunciation is a good thing to gently discourage imo

I think LRD was alluding to Nottingham,where "Mardy" is often used! (Like ,me duck) I LOVE regional accents,me!