Irish Accent..
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irish boy said:
stackmonkey said:
You know where I'm going with this....
Anyone else find a soft Irish accent a distinct attraction when chatting someone up / being chatted up?
Not really. Everyone round here seems to have one. Anyone else find a soft Irish accent a distinct attraction when chatting someone up / being chatted up?
I am sure my mate is dating a young blond Irish boy for his accent 
Like on the British mainland, there are quite a few types of Irish accent - many of them quite different. I'm from Dublin and I always consider that the Dublin accent is very close in many ways to that of Liverpool, with very broad "u" sounds (think of how a Liverpudlian says "cup") and soft letter "t"s.
The "Northern" accent (of which there are a number of different types) exhibits a close kinship with Scottish as there has been a flow of peoples between Scotland and Northern Ireland for centuries - going way back before the mass immigration of Scots after the Ulster plantations of the 17th Century.
The Irish (as has been noted) do tend to harden the "th" sound to a straight "t" as in "turty tree". I have heard that this is down to the fact that no such "th" sounds existed in the Irish accent - or at least, if it does exist, it isn't arrived at by a using the "th" combination.
In old Gaelic, there were no letters "h","k", "V" or "q". Irish was "modernised" somewhat in the 1960s (to make it easier for children to learn) and the letter "h" was introduced at that time.
The "Northern" accent (of which there are a number of different types) exhibits a close kinship with Scottish as there has been a flow of peoples between Scotland and Northern Ireland for centuries - going way back before the mass immigration of Scots after the Ulster plantations of the 17th Century.
The Irish (as has been noted) do tend to harden the "th" sound to a straight "t" as in "turty tree". I have heard that this is down to the fact that no such "th" sounds existed in the Irish accent - or at least, if it does exist, it isn't arrived at by a using the "th" combination.
In old Gaelic, there were no letters "h","k", "V" or "q". Irish was "modernised" somewhat in the 1960s (to make it easier for children to learn) and the letter "h" was introduced at that time.
te so it is Wedgepilot said:
Back in college, I remember talking to an American girl who was clearly just listening to my Irish accent, rather than the words I was saying. It was very distracting for me! When I stopped talking, and was waiting for a response, she just said 'say something else...'
Ah ha! adam85 said:
Wedgepilot said:
Back in college, I remember talking to an American girl who was clearly just listening to my Irish accent, rather than the words I was saying. It was very distracting for me! When I stopped talking, and was waiting for a response, she just said 'say something else...'
Ah ha! 
yes, that had occurred to me...I'm liking this thread, I must go abroad with my Irish accent and try it out.
I think I'll try New Zealand first and pay Kylie (the one above, not the pop princess) a visit see if I can get her to (as she puts it) melt. We also have a love of Loti in common
I'll just book myself and the elise a flight and I'll be over in the morning ok
I think I'll try New Zealand first and pay Kylie (the one above, not the pop princess) a visit see if I can get her to (as she puts it) melt. We also have a love of Loti in common
I'll just book myself and the elise a flight and I'll be over in the morning ok Edited by patmahe on Tuesday 28th April 12:10
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