Even Pens God Nett has gone upmarket these days.(Apart from the shooting a while back)
It's now known as Ponsnaye.
Lower Gornal on the other hand is still full of scratters. 😉
TBF I think the only truly Blackcountry places left are Cradley Bonk,Owd Ill and the paradise island of Tipn.
That's what I think of regional accents, when two like tongued get together it's like moving poetry..
Beautiful
Regional accents are important and part of our culture. I love them.
when two like tongued get together it's like moving poetry..
Mrsstu is a prime example of this. She lived her younger years in Macclesfield but can't do a Macc accent to save her life. Until she starts talking to her brother or dad. Then i have no idea what she's saying. 🙂
Regional accents are important and part of our culture. I love them.
Agree wholeheartedly. And I say that as an RP speaker. My daughter is growing up in West Lancashire so is in the heart of the Wigan/Scouse collision.
Regional accents are important and part of our culture.
Quite right. It helps at a stroke to distinguish us what speak the Queen's English from the lower common classes.
... us what (sic) dun spake the Queen's English from the lower common classes.
FTFY 8)
Me old mon cud tell which un them pictewereque fishing villages of the Black Country yow were frum just accent. Some of the words are very local and are said so fast you would have trouble keeping up.
I love all of the different language that was used in all of the different industries. Most of the industries are gone, but some of the language still gets used.
To appreciate just how localised the scouse accent is.
Witness...
Liverpool.
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St Helens. ( A couple of miles up the road from Huyton)
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general Northwestern
Anywhere past Cheltenham is the North as far as I'm concerned!
Born and bread 2 miles outside a 'Dugly' in Netherton.
Love it at it ar.
Some if my fav Black Country jokes...
One day Ayli looked over his garden fence to see his pal Aynuk digging a hole.
" Wot yow dewin arr kid "asked Ayli
" Arm burryin the goldfish ay I " Aynuk replied.
" Its a bloody big ole fer a fish ay it" said Ayli.
" Well its in yower cat ay it" said Aynuk !