Telephone voice?

[PippiL]

However, I hold my hand up and say that I do it too...I have an excuse though as if I didn't tone it down a bit nobody would understand my broad Hull accent.

I mean that really plummy over the top telephone voice. It bugs me.

I know what you mean.

My mum sounds like the queen on the phone.

hellair, yairs, eye thenk ewe

like that?

Thats it exactly.

I think I worry about slipping into doing it myself.

like my mum

ah but we all turn into our mothers don't we

I swore I would never spit on a hanky and use it to wipe my child's face...

I have taken to answering the phone with "Good aaaaaauuuuufternoon"

Clearly twatdom has arrived.

In Hull the old timers used to answer the phone by saying "now then".

I loved that.

You have to be a 60+ northern fella to get away with it though.

I'm always tempted to do a "Hello, yes? Like Mother Boswell.

Or maybe "Shockers residence... lady of the house speaking"

I watch too many old sitcoms don't I?

Or better still "678356 Shockers residence...lady of the house speaking"

people really should start giving out their number when they answer the phone.

Aw... my Grandma used to do that.

PippiL - now that takes me back. My parents used to do:

"Hello, Announce Exchange, Annouce Number, this is AbetaParent speaking"

They dont do it now but my Mum still has a telephone voice - even with me.

After years of being pestered by unwanted phone calls I now just say 'ello' in a sort of sligthtly Sweeney underworld low life sort of way with an imaginery Benson & Hedges in my mouth. I then wait to see who speaks and am not averse to putting the phone down without speaking further if I do not recognise the voice.

I didn't think I did but my daughter announced this week that I "sound like Granny" when I answer the phone. I have, therefore, turned into my Mother.

Deep deep joy.

My parents STILL answer the phone and give their number...and its been the SAME number since 1970 ... drives me slightly nuts!!

...in very posh BBC English...