Not Scotland or Wales, only England. Can you describe them?
2006-09-08 16:10:46 · 12 answers · asked by ferarevalo 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The list is long... too long for here. Accents in England vary widely from the North to the South and then from within regions. I am from the Midlands and can tell if someone is from the yam-yam black country, posh Sutton, inner city Brum, etc... from their accent. Its different from the accent varations in America.
To name a few : Scouse, Brummy, Cockney, Home Counties, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Geordie.........
2006-09-08 16:16:19 · answer #1 · answered by PEP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard all of them and can do all of them as well. Having been brought up in that great country, i can safely say that it is impossible to describe them. Some are gutteral, some speak the Queens English, some cockney rhyming slang(although thats pretty rare these days) and some are just down right impossible to comprehend! Why do you want to know?
2006-09-08 19:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by lounursey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100's
Around here the accent changes every 10 to 15 miles or so.
I can tell the difference between, Warrington, liverpool, Wigan, St Helens. All these towns and cities are next to each other and have completely different accents.
2006-09-08 20:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by David T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well im originally from manchester, but i never had a strong manc accent, i was southern manchester but i moved to cambridge and ive been here 10 yrs but ive had someone say i sound like im australian so i think it depends on who really tells u the truth on where theyre from or not etc.
2006-09-08 16:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are innumerable variations of accents, it is impossible to describe or count them.
It is said that a real expert can even tell which VILLAGE you came from, because each has subtle differences.
2006-09-08 20:58:14 · answer #5 · answered by rose_lin_uk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i been 2 england like only twice but, i am sure there is like 25 or more.something like that.
2006-09-08 17:14:13 · answer #6 · answered by Edith 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
good article on British accents here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4312433.stm
and interesting link too:
http://lings.ln.man.ac.uk/Students/CourseUnits/LI1011/10Accents.pdf#search='how%20many%20different%20accents%20are%20there%20is%20the%20uk'
2006-09-08 16:21:51 · answer #7 · answered by dianafpacker 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
over 30 or 35 or something like that. I herd them speak in turkey it was AWSOME!!!!!!
2006-09-08 16:12:01 · answer #8 · answered by alleina s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have never been to england
2006-09-09 20:48:32 · answer #9 · answered by ramu 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have lost count
2006-09-10 23:30:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋