Steve Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 The 'th' is pronounced like an 'ef' in south jersey and Philly. 'souf filly' 'norf filly' Even the name Anthony is 'Anfonee' to some of them. And the word phone has this weird 'fay own' pronunciation. North Jersey and New York are very similar. Half of 'joizy' takes on the metropolitan city its adjacent to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 For some reason, this website is banned in UAE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 i've never had a problem with NW accents in the UK,apart from maybe that girly scouse accent that Jamie Carragher has...... but a full blooded Geordie accent leaves me clueless... raised in Hampshire for most of my life and the burr can be a totally mystery at times. but Cornish is a totally mystery to me,WTF are they saying.........?????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I've only met a few Cornishmen. Do they ALL sound like Long John Silver??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 WTFG? Northern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 you'll know when you meet a real Cornishman..........you won't be able to understand a word he or she says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 i'll stick to devon for my holidays!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damen Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 but all non Americans know that Americans have no idea of a language or pronounciation or spelling. my accent is perfect as i grew up in the (2nd) jewel of Englands crown...... i'm cut glass............ Which is really impressive seeing how you Brits have such fucked up teeth and teeth play such an important part in speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 I've always had a little bit of a fascination with how certain accents developed. I have a question with regards to the Liverpool accent. Is it greatly influenced by the Irish accent? There was a documentary on tv some months ago about Austrailia and the first British inhabitants and how their accent was influenced by the early cockney prisoners but became a mish mash of different accents from all over england. I can't understand the Geordie (northeast) accent at all. There is a guy at the pub who tells me stories about Newcastle and I have no idea what he's saying, especially when he's drunk and I just nod and smile and laugh when he laughs or I think I'm supposed to laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
was_usvirgin Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Most people say that about Farangman - he's from Wales - but I've always been able to understand him. I guess he just wasn't drunk enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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