TV presenter regional accents

[wulluff]

why? I'm watching a seriously st prog on ITV and I cant understand an effing word the presenter says.

whats the point ?

[wulluff]

who?

[Eric Mc]

Aren't all accents regional?

[biper]

There is an 'introducer' on radio4 at the moment who has the deepest posh voice I have ever heard.
It realy is very annoying/irritating. He is usualy on late night or early morning.

[Shaw Tarse]

Remember "Why Don't You?" that's where accents started

[andy400]

biper said:

There is an 'introducer' on radio4 at the moment who has the deepest posh voice I have ever heard.
It realy is very annoying/irritating. He is usualy on late night or early morning.

Why is it annoying?

[Langweilig]

wulluff said:

why? I'm watching a seriously st prog on ITV and I cant understand an effing word the presenter says.

whats the point ?

I suppose it depends where you're from. I like Dr. Phil Harding's Westcountry accent on the Time Team. "Well Tony, oi've dug anuthurr trench 'ere oi ave. But ur's nuthin' in it!"

[Halb]

Eric Mc said:

Aren't all accents regional?

Indeed they are! Should we al be speaking like Bet Windsor!

[Don]

Eric Mc said:

Aren't all accents regional?

Yep. Hence BBC English "Recieved Pronounciation" was once used as a standard.

[motco]

Eric Mc said:

Aren't all accents regional?

Of course. It's just that we Home Counties chaps don't have an accent...

[okgo]

motco said:

Eric Mc said:

Aren't all accents regional?

Of course. It's just that we Home Counties chaps don't have an accent...

Exactly, one of the only lot to not invent stupid fking words/sayings that don't exist and put them into daily phrases.

[StevieBee]

motco said:

Eric Mc said:

Aren't all accents regional?

Of course. It's just that we Home Counties chaps don't have an accent...

Oh yes you do!

It is often subtle but accents change over quite small areas.

It's possible to spot where someone comes from in London if you know what you are looking for.

[okgo]

StevieBee said:

motco said:

Eric Mc said:

Aren't all accents regional?

Of course. It's just that we Home Counties chaps don't have an accent...

Oh yes you do!

It is often subtle but accents change over quite small areas.

It's possible to spot where someone comes from in London if you know what you are looking for.

Of course it is.. Its one of the easiest things to do, someone from east london sounds like nothing else. Same as south.

But you won't be able to tell the difference between most of surrey and Hants (unless you go to the pikey bits)

[Eric Mc]

motco said:

Eric Mc said:

Aren't all accents regional?

Of course. It's just that we Home Counties chaps don't have an accent...

That's what you think.

[grumpyscot]

Never usually have a problem with accents....... except Eastenders and Jonathon Woss. Simply can't understand what they say.

Mind you, listening to those trawlermen from Peterhead is a challenge even for a Scotsman.

Can't stand the accent of her that does Strictly Come Dancing with Bruce Forsyth (can't stand him either, but that's summat else).

And Cheryl Cole's accent.... aaarrrgggghhh!

And the least said about Lulu the better.

Edited by grumpyscot on Tuesday 12th January 11:52