I was just wondering if an english west country accent (such as somerset) is similar to an english northen accent such as manchester in any way?
2007-08-12 05:08:28 · 18 answers · asked by man_utd_chick 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
Studying the accents from different parts of the UK is actually quite interesting and with some, you can actually hear the slight changes due to the geographical locations of the different populations.
I mean, Somerset accents have a definite twang of the welsh accent in them, whereas I think that Scousers have a twang of irish probably due to the irish explosion in years gone by.
The Geordies are only a strain away from the Scottish sound and alot of them use expressions that originate from Scotland.
I once went out with a lad from Liverpool and he found my accent really funny - I pronouce Market like Markeet but when he mimicked me I thought he sounded more like he was trying to imitate a person from Yorkshire! I actually live about 15 miles away from Manchester!
The only accent I can't quite make a connection with is the Brummy accent?
2007-08-12 05:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by Banshee Babe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First question:- Where does the West Country start?
There is a wide variation in accents all across the West Country, for example in Bristol (originally Brigestow, shortened to Bristowe, then an L put on the end because it is part of the Bristolian accent to put an L on the end of everything ending with a vowel! My name of Veronica Alicia would be Vronicul Aleesul! Mosquitoes come from Malarial areals, the Britannul aeroplane was built there, Bristolians don't have ideas, they have ideels. Get the Bristol drift? and lack of inflection on vowels? There are some lovely books about the Bristol dialect, the first being "Krek Waiters speke Brisul" which translated means "The Correct Way to speak Bristol"
In Bath I would be Vroniker!!
The accent in Gloucester is different from the one in Bristol and if you go into North Somerset it is different from South Somerset, which is different from the Devon accent and as for the Cornish - they have their own language and accent altogether, e.g. a house on the rocks is chy an drey!
Quite different from Mancunian.
2007-08-12 06:05:21 · answer #2 · answered by Veronica Alicia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There s no such concern as a British accessory. Britain is made up of four international locations: Scotland, England, Northern eire and Wales yet as quickly as I had to respond to, i could say the southern English accessory
2016-11-12 02:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was born in south west Devon so was my parents and grandparents.
but people say i sound like a Londoner.
it hacks me off i,ll have to drink more scrumpy cider maybe that will make me sound more like a Devonian.
well i drink more anyway just cause i like and use that as an excuse to do so.
2007-08-12 05:18:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Closer to Eastern counties (Norfolk / Suffolk) yokel accent.
2007-08-12 05:14:08 · answer #5 · answered by Steven 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unless your from London or york i'm terrible at accents and i can't really tell the diffrence
2007-08-12 05:16:25 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, anyone with an ear for accents can tell they are completely different. i love them both but they are not alike
2007-08-12 05:12:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, there is a big difference between accents.
2007-08-12 05:17:28 · answer #8 · answered by Bethan T 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They are not remotely similar -
why do you want to know?
2007-08-12 22:31:41 · answer #9 · answered by Stuart A B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not the slightest resemblance,,,,,ooo arrrrr
2007-08-12 05:13:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋