2006-10-12 03:34:16 · 9 answers · asked by refatr17 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
I think you need a Londoner to explain. Cockney is a dialect spoken by Cockneys, to be a cockney you need to be born within the sound of St Mary le Bow which is in Cheapside not Bow.
People that come from the East London, and East Ham as suggested are not Cockneys and do not speak with a Cockney accent. They are East Londoners which is different.
To most people Londoners may sound the same but there are of course differences depending on which part of London you come from, the same as there are differences depending of which part of Liverpool, Birmingham, or Newcastle you come from
2006-10-12 06:41:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep definitely watch Lock, Stock & two smoking barrells for Cockney accent & yes some people really do speak like that !! as for the most widespread I don't know, there are so many .... will be interested to see what the answer is if anyone can provide one !!
2006-10-12 10:45:16 · answer #2 · answered by Mari C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. by definition your only a cockney if you were "born within the sound of bow bells". My understanding of that is, that your a cockney if you were born near a church in bow (the east end of London) with big loud bells. It was blown up during world war two. Accents in the uk change from mile to mile. In my opinion Birmingham being the worst and Manchester being the best.
2006-10-12 10:47:46 · answer #3 · answered by Jay W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yorkshire is the most widespread dielect/accent in the England due to its massiveness! The Yorkshire Empire encompasses 95% of England, those bits not included were rejected due to inferior stock.
See All, Hear All Say Nowt Eat All, Drink All,Pay Nowt, And if ever tha does owt for nowt Allus do it for Thisen
2006-10-12 10:48:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scouce is the most widespread, not because it is the greatest spoken accent, it is just the widest spread cause as soon as the average Liverpudlian can save up a few pennies together they get on the first train from Lime Street with they Shell Suit and stolen stereo
I'm only joking
2006-10-12 10:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
for the "most cockney" you can get, go to east london, somewhere near the docks as thats where it started out like east ham is a good example, its basically commen and has strange phrases like "apples and pears" which means - going down the stairs. maybe the plain london accent is the most widespread as they dont change the tone in their voice like people from birmingham (who always sound miserable) people from liverpool(who r very high pitched) etc (no offence to anyone from these areas)
2006-10-12 10:39:06 · answer #6 · answered by katie 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
watch losck stock and two smoking barrells or snatch or layer cake by Guy Richie. or alternatively football factory or the business. Danny Dyer has a good London accent, but cockney is a bit different but if you watch these films you'll catch on, especially lock stock.
I dunno what the most spread accent is.
2006-10-12 10:40:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gawd Blimey my muvver wos born on Sundy and the Bow Bells wos ringin at that time.
But she didn't have a cockney accent.
I woud do wun for yah but we ain't got sund ere.
RoyS
2006-10-12 13:17:38 · answer #8 · answered by Roy S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's horrible! Watch Eastenders!
All accents vary slightly. Even in the Black Country (where I am from), there are different variations of the accent.
BTW Black Country is NOT Birmingham!!
2006-10-12 10:43:53 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah (31/UK) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋