Why do I speak in a Northern accent when I'm telling stories about the past??
2007-01-31 04:37:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Is it 'cos you grew up in the North? I once met a woman who had no language she particularly called her own. When she thought of her youth, she would think in Russian. When she thought of her time at University, she thought in German. When she thought about the present she thought in English. I found that really weird. If you didn't grow up in the north than it's just 'cos you're strange.
Otherwise it's 'cos a northern accent rules all ;)
2007-01-31 04:47:29 · answer #1 · answered by Jack 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you were born 'up north' then you may have retained some of your original accent or even all of it.
I was born in Birmingham of Welsh parents in 1941 but we did not stay there long.
During my upbringing I lived in the South East, Hampshire, Sussex and Kent. In 1965 when I came out of the army, I moved to London and now sound [sometimes] like a Cockney but for the most part a bit like the Larkins from 'Darling Buds of May'.
The accent and dialect which we start out with in learning to speak, usually sticks throughout our lives even though we may susequently learn to speak with another quite different accent. For example, traces of Cardiff were detected in the voice of John Wayne, even though he had perfected something close to Texan. He was born in Cardiff of Welsh parents, original name, Morrison.
2007-02-01 03:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do i not sound northern but i come from there. I have mats called upper class english accent even though i was born in the north of england...Help me......Would love to get rid of it but then i am stuck with it.......I pronounce all my words which is reflected in my writing, Cant you tell People.....
2007-01-31 13:35:04 · answer #3 · answered by GRANDMA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive lived in Kent my whole life, and havnt really been anywhere interesting, or met any interesting people, but always talk in an Australian accent, or fluent french when i am drunk (i learn french at school but can speak it more fluently when pissd) but i dont know where the Australian comes from
2007-01-31 13:42:07 · answer #4 · answered by Nemo Credete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do I sound scottish when I'm drunk!?
who knows!
2007-01-31 12:43:15 · answer #5 · answered by serephina 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're the only one that can answer that!!
Why do you ?tell me!!
2007-01-31 17:38:08 · answer #6 · answered by EVA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eeeeeee by eck i don`t know.
2007-01-31 12:42:22 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have no idea???
2007-01-31 12:43:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋