ACCENT LOVE
Monday, November 26, 2012On Friday I was sat at a bar, sipping a gin and tonic eating delicious food. It was a good night.
Chatting away (as I do!), a fellow patron mentioned how much she liked my accent. It is true I stick out like a sore thumb in Canada with my broad UK tones but I do wonder what people here think of how I sound.
Most film actors from the UK speak a posh sort of mix of London South with a hint of regal pronunciation. Think Huge Grant, Prince William and James Bond all mixed together. I sound nothing like that! I am a Northerner from the UK and a broad one at that. I come from a farming background where we actually have our own words for things that even other people from the UK would not understand!
For those who have never visited the UK I give this shocking example of what I sound like. This is a group from not very far from where I grew up in the beautiful location that is Lancashire.
Listen and make your own mind up about how I sound to the blisfully unaware Canadians!
This is also an educational video. If you knew nothing about the battle of Hastings before, this is all you need to know!
1 comments
Elyse you sound nothing like that, believe me but be proud of your Lancashire accent. On your 'pig' video you sounded great - in fact, quite 'posh'. xxx
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