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Old May 2nd 2013, 9:16 pm
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Originally Posted by merylbaz
I left Canada when I was 10yrs old and have lived in Coventry ever since, ( a very long time) but whenever I strike up a conversation with someone, we can only get so far when they will say ' are you from Somerset or Devon?'
How did that come about?
You sound like a Wurzel
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Old May 3rd 2013, 11:43 am
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Ive moved around alot and have had various people suggest I have an Australian accent, American, Irish, South African and then the practice nurse at our new GP practice asked if I was Canadian ehhh?
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Old May 3rd 2013, 12:42 pm
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Default Re: So how is your accent?

Originally Posted by nbdonkey
Stokie is NOT the easiest accent to mimic either. I'm from Stoke and miss oatcakes terribly. You can get them in Sainsburys in London (UK) but they are packaged and taste like rubber.
Very true lol I have yet to meet anyone who can do it well enough to make me think they were a Stokie.........they always sound Brummie or Scouse when trying...

About a week after I moved here I was stood at a bus stop and a cradle started a conversation with me, the second thing he asked me was if I was from Nottingham!! Bloody hell matey...near enough!! His Aunt was from there I thought that this was amazing as most people where I lived down south had no Idea where I was from.

As for Oatcakes you used to be able to get them in Sainsburys in Bournemouth for a while but have not seen them for years and they were as you described....We used to order about 20 dozen from Castle oatcakes or London road oatcakes and put them in the deep freeze.... even defrosted they were better than the Sainsburys ones
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Originally Posted by Oakvillian
Not wishing to be pedantic, but do you perhaps mean "pedantic?"

"More simple" is quite acceptable, especially in this anaphoric construction.

Pretentious, moi?
I appreciate the observation, but in fact I chose the word "pretentious" as a subtle ironic reference to Caretaker's preceding post ! Not keen on "more simple" but agree that there are certain situations where it is acceptable usage.
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Originally Posted by Alex2201
Very true lol I have yet to meet anyone who can do it well enough to make me think they were a Stokie.........they always sound Brummie or Scouse when trying...

About a week after I moved here I was stood at a bus stop and a cradle started a conversation with me
Is that Stokie for ... "I was standing at a bus stop" ?
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I don't have any kind of accent, thankfully the typical 'Leicestoh' twang disappeared as soon as I hit the workplace so no one has a clue - unless I say "Giz a cob" or "oraaaght m'duck". Which is never.

I remember when I first met Butch Cassidy - he said "you sound dead posh" I think he's probably deaf though. cos posh is one thing I ain't (there goes that Leicester again)
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Originally Posted by mandymoochops
I don't have any kind of accent, thankfully the typical 'Leicestoh' twang disappeared as soon as I hit the workplace so no one has a clue - unless I say "Giz a cob" or "oraaaght m'duck". Which is never.

I remember when I first met Butch Cassidy - he said "you sound dead posh" I think he's probably deaf though. cos posh is one thing I ain't (there goes that Leicester again)
That was my reaction when I first heard you too. After comments you had made on here, (about how you speak) I expected you to sound very different. I agree with Butch
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Default Re: So how is your accent?

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
You sound like a Wurzel
Apparently so
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
That was my reaction when I first heard you too. After comments you had made on here, (about how you speak) I expected you to sound very different. I agree with Butch
hahaha - I'll take it
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My dad sounds just like the late great Mike Reid..him out of that there eastenders and not the crap former radio 1 DJ
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Originally Posted by mandymoochops
I remember when I first met Butch Cassidy - he said "you sound dead posh" I think he's probably deaf though. cos posh is one thing I ain't (there goes that Leicester again)
You have to remember though that Mr. Cassidy's taste is all in his mouth.
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Originally Posted by Steve_P
You have to remember though that Mr. Cassidy's taste is all in his mouth.
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Default Re: So how is your accent?

Originally Posted by Shard
Is that Stokie for ... "I was standing at a bus stop" ?
aaa yowth eet is.....

ast thay got nowt berrer gain on??

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Old May 3rd 2013, 3:32 pm
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Very nice thanks, for a southern pansy shandy drinker

I have got a lot of attention here for my accent and I think I will miss that
Although it's damn annoying when people are not listening to what you are saying, but just hearing the accent.
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Originally Posted by Lorry1
Although it's damn annoying when people are not listening to what you are saying, but just hearing the accent.
i guess it makes a change from them not listening cus they are looking at your boobs
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