tanyatriangles

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I don't mean those who just live down there, but those born and bred.

Yesterday I was out in the car, and was bombarded with a new T-Mobile advert.
The young lass voicing over it had a strong southern accent, so that "L"'s became "W"'s.

It was most pronounced when she talked about "T-Mobile internet", which came out, incredibly, as "T-Mow-buy-winternet" Yes, there was even a pause before the "winternet" bit

Add to this the increasing number of southerners on TV/radio who seem to want to talk like Jamie Oliver, ("Look at me, I've got a squirrel in my mouth instead of a tongue"!), both males and females are guilty of the above.
LEARN TO SAY AN "S" FFS!!!!!!!

I'd REALLY like to hear a few ads, programmes etc without these annoying traits.

dunx

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It's Southern biased because they have all the money.... and spend it on sh*te that is advertised in the media, whilst we invest in modified Scoobs.

LOL

dunx

DJ Dunk

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Norvern munkeys

The Zohan

In fairness there has been a lowering of standards and we do seem to have more chavvy sounding newsreaders and reporters and dumbed down news that they seem to understand and report. Perhaps sadly a sign of the times and the current quality of their viewers.

yu knar wot i meen!

Leslie

One thing that irritates me is those women who cant pronounce their "O's". They never go home-its "gay hame", and similar with all the words with "O" in them.

Its an affected accent by the southern contingent and I come from down south as well!

Les

Simon K

Wahey, a north / south discussion. I love these. :-) Will let this thread mature before I go in with my thoughts :-)

SBK

David Lock

Southerners........why can't they talk properly?

Probably 'cos that have spent too much time trying to understand Northerners

Gear Head

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A northerner asking a southerner to talk 'properly'......priceless!

The Zohan

cut him a break, remember tis grim up 't noorth!

belliott69

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the only reason theres lots of southerners on telly and radio is because we dont mind working unlike the northerners. lol

john_s

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Why can't they talk properly?

Because down south is full of cants.

SwissTony

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I think I am perfectly qualified to discuss this matter as I am originally a northerner who has lived in the south for years and speaks the Queen's English, albeit with a slight London twang


1. All northerners are monkeys who dont give a toss about anything down south and cannot be understood by anyone except in their immediate vicinity.

2. Midlanders are less monkeys but are worse in the knuckle dragging, marrying your sister kind of scenario and more liable to be on the take

3. There exists a half and half twilight zone that is the peripheral around the southern counties where they dont know whether they are northerners or southerners and as such have a blank window licking persona about them and are best avoided.Unfortunately this mixture is made more complicated by the fact that this group includes the commuter belt from London...god help them as it is like 'Deliverance' in there

4. Proper southerners are mostly stuck up, daily mail readers who feel the north should be bombed or used as a mass prison, think they are the 'bees knees' and all roads lead to Landarn (though all the roads are full up and cost you to try and drive on them ). A multi cultural cross section which is distrustful of each other.


The only exception is those who are notherners living in the south as we are well balanced, have no grudge to bear and can talk 'proper like'. We seemlessly blend in with both 'Posh Rupert' and ' Northern Monkeyboy Dean'

Funkii Munkii

Think yourselves lucky, my 6 year old has adopted the Aussie vernacular where T's become D's, Pardy, Dorido's, why use one L when you can use 4 L's, Bllllue Gllllue Pllllease etc etc. I keep on at her it's spelt with a Tee, t, t, t, t, Tee , I dont mind her getting the accent but speak the bleeding Queens English for gawds sake !

It was actually refreshing to hear a broad black country accent in the supermarket the other day !!

I thought all southerners now had a Polish accent anyway , niiiice

dunx

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It's not about criticising the way in which people speak, it is about the bias based on the fact that the "Sarf" is culturally and financially dominant, I love having a free empty run to work and home every day.... I enjoy the fact that a home costs peanuts, so even I can afford a Scoob.

dunx

Ow ow ow ah ah ah ! banana please !

sarasquares

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I am a southerner and i am increasingly hearing my daughter correcting my words, like butter and water, i forget the t in the middle

All in all i think us southerners have the edge over the northerners when it comes to the English language

J4CKO

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I notice a lot of yoof programming relying on either young black guys talking all "Street" or white jokers trying to do the same, innit.

Gear Head

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An edge? More like a country mile!

sarasquares

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I was trying to be diplomatic

tanyatriangles

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EXACTLY..........and they do it with "U"'s too, a "U" becomes an "I", look is pronounced lik.

I reckon anyone who speaks like that is a fikkin cint

Snazy

lol hilarious tarring of the south there.

Norman D. Landings

Is the fact that not one jellied eel consumer has yet commented on the original post a silent admission of guilt?

What's wrong with you people? Why can't you pronounce the letter L for Christ's sake?!

Also, why does "Down town" become "Dayern Tayern", "Up North" become "Ap Nuwf".

I quite like educating you 'Geezas' really, it's almost like participating in our own little version of 'My fair Lady'"

As Eliza said, " I ain't dirty! I washed my face and hands before I come, I did."

Milamber

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if the north's so great how come the Queen doesn't live there?


or even Oasis for that matter

sarasquares

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And we have better weather here too


Its lovely out today

SJ_Skyline

I would rather be a southerner than one of you wife-beating northern monkeys any day!

sarasquares

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Who would want a northern boyfriend anyway? They are always spitting

tanyatriangles

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LOL at the southerners attempting to stereotype us, but NOT answering the original question.

Go on, one of you, how DOES an L become a W? Or the word "bath" gain an R?

How come "bath" and "path" get R's but "flash" and "maths" don't? Go on, explain it all????????

And today I listened to a presenter who talked about "Assax", I think she meant Essex.

scooby L

Why do all the "Northerners" assume that everyone in the South talks like a Londoner?

Now that's stereotyping

sarasquares

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See, you seem to have a good grasp at understanding the lingo


I cant make head nor tail of what they are saying