An east end Londoner. I dated a Cockney for time. She could... well, lets just say... she was a hoot.
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local accents and understanding the English language
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All this regional stuff will of course be hotly argued. A true Cockney, it will no doubt be said, is born within the sound of Bow Bells.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney
Sorry @MaxPete The bit you posted is Yorkshire. They're called Tykes. Geordies are in the North East. (Though NOT nearby Sunderland - who are Mackhams and hate Geordies - and not from the town across the river, Gateshead - depending on who you ask - and certainly not Durham, who are southerners.
See. Its all quite simple.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney
Sorry @MaxPete The bit you posted is Yorkshire. They're called Tykes. Geordies are in the North East. (Though NOT nearby Sunderland - who are Mackhams and hate Geordies - and not from the town across the river, Gateshead - depending on who you ask - and certainly not Durham, who are southerners.
See. Its all quite simple.
@MaxPete this is Geordie
Note bairns = children, taaaalk not talk, "the fust time" not "the first time"
When the Boat Comes In is highly recommended (by me)
This is excellent and illustrates several accents. Wayne is a cockney, Barry is a Brummie (from Birmingham) but the main characters are Geordies, forced abroad for work.
Here, they argue about the nature of democracy (a hot topic at the minute for both the UK and the US).
Note bairns = children, taaaalk not talk, "the fust time" not "the first time"
When the Boat Comes In is highly recommended (by me)
This is excellent and illustrates several accents. Wayne is a cockney, Barry is a Brummie (from Birmingham) but the main characters are Geordies, forced abroad for work.
Here, they argue about the nature of democracy (a hot topic at the minute for both the UK and the US).
This is Bob Fox. Just because I love him. I lived in Geordieland for 35 years and although not a Geordie I am "affiliated" and have three Geordie "bairns". Their grandfather, my dad, was from Dublin and he used to say, "Whit are they talking about?" when they climbed onto his knee. I used to say, "Aaah divvent knaa." (I don't know.) LOL
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It is amazing how such a geographically small country as the UK has such diversity in speech. Germany and Italy are like that too.
Max Midnight
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We shouldn't forget that narthen outpost, Cumbria...this is what you have missed.
