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I'm a Liverpudlian and I've been in London since 1963. While most of my accent is southern, I still can't bring myself to say barth or grarss! :(

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When I went to university and told people I came from a small town about an hour north of Aberdeen - the usual response was that they didn't know there was anything north of Aberdeen.

Do i win a prize for being the northermost person?

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No. :thumbdown:

I know an Icelandic chap.

R.

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That's one item that made the cull of belongings prior to the move - our Still Game box sets. So, so funny. Just right when you need to be cheered up a bit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTshN...eature=related

and a particular favourite when Jack sets Victor up with his girlfriend's sister

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zyjl...eature=related

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bah humbug.

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No it goes more like burski burgi schnorschnump schmittir gurrb.

R.

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which town is it im fae the broch:thumbsup:

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Is his name Santa?

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sadcasiy quick, call an ambulance ,i`ve broke a rib

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Keith - so the broch is probably north of there.

We had some new windows put into the house a couple of months ago, and the two guys that did that, their mum came from Sandend!

small world isn't it!

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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:rofl::rofl: it is that.

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I've been here yonks, just like Steve, but like Ann M I still say bath and plant - with an "ah" sound in the middle. I have to admit I sometimes say "tomayto" but sometimes I don't. I always say "vytamins". As I worked in an office, I had to change pronunciations or people could never understand me.

On the other hand, my husband, who is a butcher still says things that I can't even understand. He calls a courier a "currier". Is that how its pronounced in England? I don't know! He was in the States when my son and his wife had their baby last week and when I phoned him, he said: Did they have a "gew" - I said "yes they had a girl"!! Another one of his that it took me ages to get was "a-KYOO-ra" a what??? Oh you mean an AK-yoo-ra (Acura). And his version of "walk" and "talk" sound to me like "wowk" and "towk".

When I hear a recording of me speaking, it sounds to me exactly like my sister who stil lives in England. But when I get over there, people ask if I am "American"!

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I have family in Halifax - West Yorkshire and Scotland IS North from us .... just as London is South.

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I think most people just tone down there accent to prevent ackwardness of conversion in real life situations! I used to get the phone put down on me all the time as the person on the other end didnt have a clue what i was talking about! Since my 10 months in BC my work pals from Scotland can actually understand me more now, my yorkshire accent must be fading slightly i guess!