My wife's father is from England. Often, I can't understand a thing he says. Sometimes I ask him again, sometimes I just laugh or smile and agree. Sometimes if my wife is there, I have to ask her. Forget about it if I call the house and get him on the phone, I can't understand a thing he says.
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I can't understand english people....how bout you?
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IamElectro
Golden Member
People in southern WV have a draw to thier words yes I agree. It is nothing like trying to speak to or understand some of the folks from South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama or even Louisiana. Not any different than trying to listen to and understand some Canadians at times.
I think some regions just develop a dialect that is all thier own. I can understand probably 19 out every 20 British people I meet. Scotts and Irish I have problems with if they are talking to fast.
By the way Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels was a great movie and I had no problems catching what they were saying.
Monkey muppet
Golden Member
I agree: I work as a Service desk Technician and deal with calls Nationwide; From Lizards Point up to John O'Groats (Most southern to the most northern points on mainland UK) I understand all accents
(I've also been with girls from Europe, Brazil and Hong Kong so I kind of have no choice but to learn the dialect very quickly).
I be a Wes' coun'rey..errr, I ain't got no pro'lem wi'h me accen'.
Monkey muppet
Golden Member
Bristol has several different dialects within a very small area (110 sq km, or 69 sq miles). The 'Bristolian' accent can be very easily understood
An important test of Bristolian is that it's not only lazy in style but rhythmic as well, so that consonants are essential to achieve effortless delivery. No true Bristolian would use an iota more energy than they need to to deliver a statement. As in the morning greeting on the workers' bus - "Awlrite 'arry?" "Awlrite, 'n thee?" No answer was required. Elegant economy.
There are several rules to Bristolian which shape its sound and flow and are essential to master if you want to learn to speak or understand Bristolian. Its use of 'A', 'I', 'L', 'R', 'S', 'T', and its lack of 'H', the pronunciation of 'TH' and 'ING', its confusion of ownership and tense, and its addition of words to the end of sentences. Also, harsh sounding letters and syllables are generally dropped or substituted for softer ones.
A An 'A' located within a word is usually pronounced like the 'a' in Sat - a kind of drawn out 'ahh' sound, giving words like Apple, Glass, and Bath a distinct sound.
I 'I' is very often used as both a subjective and an objective personal pronoun. This turns "Give it to me" into "Gif I it!" and "That's just like me" into "Thas just like I".
L Words that end in a vowel often have a short 'L' added to the end of them turning "area" into "aerial" and "idea" into "ideal". This mostly occurs when the next word begins with a vowel. However where words actually end with an 'L' it is often silent. Where an 'L' is pronounced it will generally be accompanied with an 'aw' sound such as "Breakfast Cereawl". The letter 'L' is also often inserted into words where the 'aw' coupling exists such as "drawing" which becomes "drawlen".
R 'R' is often heavily emphasised both at the start and ending of words with the sound of 'er', this gives them a warm tone, such as "NeveR", "BabbeR" and "Right".
S 'S' is usually added to the end of verbs when referring to all persons, instead of just the singular third person. This turns phrases like "I go" into "I goes" and "They go" into "They goes".
T Where a 'T' is found inside a word is rarely pronounced and if it is it will be very soft. This turns words like "Westbury" into "Wessbree", "Weston" into "Wesson", and even "Bristol" into "Bristle".
H Words that begin with 'H' are shortened disregarding the first letter giving us "ave im" instead of "Have him". This trait is also sometimes applied to the letter 'W' as seen in "He would" turning into "Ee ood".
TH Where the coupling of 'th' occurs at the start of a word it will often be pronounced as an 'F' turning "Think" into "Fink". This could also apply when it is found at the end of, or inside a word, but where this is the case it can also be pronounced as a 'D' or a 'V', turning "With" into "Wiv".
ING Where the triplet of 'ing' occurs at the end of a word it is often pronounced as 'en' with emphasis on the 'N', but be warned this is not always the case. Where this does occur it changes "Going raving?" into "Goen rave-en?" and "Are you going to do all the driving?" into "Is you gonna do all the drive-en?"
END To finish a sentence generally a choice of three words can be used; 'Look', 'Mind', or 'See'. Which word you use would depend upon the context of the sentence. 'Look'; "Yer tiz, look!" - when you find something that's been lost. 'Mind'; "Be careful with that, mind!" - when you're taking a full pint back to the table in the pub. 'See'; "I tawld you, see!" - when you've proved yourself right in an argument. Also when you finish a sentence part of the way through, pausing for thought, the word 'Like' will often be inserted in the place of a more traditional 'er'; "You can ave im fer like, a fiver or summut."
An important test of Bristolian is that it's not only lazy in style but rhythmic as well, so that consonants are essential to achieve effortless delivery. No true Bristolian would use an iota more energy than they need to to deliver a statement. As in the morning greeting on the workers' bus - "Awlrite 'arry?" "Awlrite, 'n thee?" No answer was required. Elegant economy.
There are several rules to Bristolian which shape its sound and flow and are essential to master if you want to learn to speak or understand Bristolian. Its use of 'A', 'I', 'L', 'R', 'S', 'T', and its lack of 'H', the pronunciation of 'TH' and 'ING', its confusion of ownership and tense, and its addition of words to the end of sentences. Also, harsh sounding letters and syllables are generally dropped or substituted for softer ones.
A An 'A' located within a word is usually pronounced like the 'a' in Sat - a kind of drawn out 'ahh' sound, giving words like Apple, Glass, and Bath a distinct sound.
I 'I' is very often used as both a subjective and an objective personal pronoun. This turns "Give it to me" into "Gif I it!" and "That's just like me" into "Thas just like I".
L Words that end in a vowel often have a short 'L' added to the end of them turning "area" into "aerial" and "idea" into "ideal". This mostly occurs when the next word begins with a vowel. However where words actually end with an 'L' it is often silent. Where an 'L' is pronounced it will generally be accompanied with an 'aw' sound such as "Breakfast Cereawl". The letter 'L' is also often inserted into words where the 'aw' coupling exists such as "drawing" which becomes "drawlen".
R 'R' is often heavily emphasised both at the start and ending of words with the sound of 'er', this gives them a warm tone, such as "NeveR", "BabbeR" and "Right".
S 'S' is usually added to the end of verbs when referring to all persons, instead of just the singular third person. This turns phrases like "I go" into "I goes" and "They go" into "They goes".
T Where a 'T' is found inside a word is rarely pronounced and if it is it will be very soft. This turns words like "Westbury" into "Wessbree", "Weston" into "Wesson", and even "Bristol" into "Bristle".
H Words that begin with 'H' are shortened disregarding the first letter giving us "ave im" instead of "Have him". This trait is also sometimes applied to the letter 'W' as seen in "He would" turning into "Ee ood".
TH Where the coupling of 'th' occurs at the start of a word it will often be pronounced as an 'F' turning "Think" into "Fink". This could also apply when it is found at the end of, or inside a word, but where this is the case it can also be pronounced as a 'D' or a 'V', turning "With" into "Wiv".
ING Where the triplet of 'ing' occurs at the end of a word it is often pronounced as 'en' with emphasis on the 'N', but be warned this is not always the case. Where this does occur it changes "Going raving?" into "Goen rave-en?" and "Are you going to do all the driving?" into "Is you gonna do all the drive-en?"
END To finish a sentence generally a choice of three words can be used; 'Look', 'Mind', or 'See'. Which word you use would depend upon the context of the sentence. 'Look'; "Yer tiz, look!" - when you find something that's been lost. 'Mind'; "Be careful with that, mind!" - when you're taking a full pint back to the table in the pub. 'See'; "I tawld you, see!" - when you've proved yourself right in an argument. Also when you finish a sentence part of the way through, pausing for thought, the word 'Like' will often be inserted in the place of a more traditional 'er'; "You can ave im fer like, a fiver or summut."
boredtodeath
Banned
we speak englsh, you speak american
isnt that how you people claim that mexicans do not speak spanish, but rather mexican?
isnt that how you people claim that mexicans do not speak spanish, but rather mexican?
Except for REALLY bad cases of Cockney accents i have no problem with it. Regarding Scottish or Irish, no sane man can understand the mix of keltic and english anywayz, i doubt they know what they are saying themselves.
There are some German dialects that i cannot understand either, i think it is the same with all languages.
There are some German dialects that i cannot understand either, i think it is the same with all languages.
imported_Phil
Diamond Member
Quick question here: you guys can all understand the presenters on Top Gear & Fifth Gear, right?
If so, that's the way the vast majority of British people talk albeit with a slightly less well-rounded pronunciation - anyone with a seriously messed-up accent is rare where I live (South coast).
If so, that's the way the vast majority of British people talk albeit with a slightly less well-rounded pronunciation - anyone with a seriously messed-up accent is rare where I live (South coast).
johnjbruin
Diamond Member
There was a study that in America, people are 25% more likely to pay attention to a television ad if it had a british accent compared to a one that had american accent.
I think i understand 95% of all british accent talk.
I think i understand 95% of all british accent talk.
CHfan4ever
Diamond Member
totally agree with your post dude.
I , as a french guy, have sometime difficulty to understand regular english, imagine one second trying to understand this "british" accent??
OMG.It suck but i usualy hate watching movies, like trainspotting etc....it gave me headache.
Other english language i hate is the "texan cowboy sound" english, you know, a la "king of the hill".I rather listen japanese hehe
I , as a french guy, have sometime difficulty to understand regular english, imagine one second trying to understand this "british" accent??
OMG.It suck but i usualy hate watching movies, like trainspotting etc....it gave me headache.
Other english language i hate is the "texan cowboy sound" english, you know, a la "king of the hill".I rather listen japanese hehe
imported_Phil
Diamond Member
God, you're right 😱
imported_Phil
Diamond Member
You think everyone else has it easy with French when you rattle sentances out at the speed of light? No-one's perfect.
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