billyblade Posted April 17, 2012 Member ID: 34 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 47 Topic Count: 182 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2097 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 1003 Achievement Points: 14880 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 12, 2018 Birthday: 04/29/1966 Posted April 17, 2012 Hey m8, if you sounded more like this. A) most folks would really think you were british....includint the british folk everyone could understand you better when you talk, even the non english speaking players. I think all would agree thatthis has to be the best British accent ever recorded on camera....even DAvid Attenburrough.... Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted April 17, 2012 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted April 17, 2012 There is no such thing as a "British" accent! Using that term is rather like referring to a "North American" accent. I think you could guess how Canadians and Mexicans might react. The "British" live in the four countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. So, a "British" accent could be from England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland! Within each of the constituent countries, there are regional accents. This linguistic diversity can be traced back to ancient times, for example the Liverpudlian accent is said to have been heavily influenced by the Norwegian settlers who arrived there in the days of the Vikings. More recently, street talk in London, e.g. Jafaican, has its roots in the Caribbean. Dick Van Dyke's appalling imitation of Cockney should not be used as a model for students. The regional accents used by English people in the north and north-east feature pronunciations more faithful to the Germanic roots of our tongue - water is "watter" not "worter", mother is "mooh-ther" not "mather". Down south (darn sarf), we speak differently (I've heard it described as "Cockney with a bit of yokel included" by a Yorkshireman with whom I used to work). We can thank William Caxton for our standardised spelling. He drew heavily from English usage in the Midlands (the old Angle territories) to establish our norms. "Received Pronunciation" (RP) as practised by our Prime Minister is a "manufactured" accent that was favoured by the BBC so everyone could understand what was being broadcast. These days, it is not as popular. The north-eastern accent (similar to but stronger than SOB's) has been determined to be that most trusted by people (so call centres abound in the north-east!). RP, however, is associated with dishonesty and a lack of trustworthiness ( I wonder why???!!!). Now watch the instructional video... BeerGoat, Sonovabich and Jud1 3 Awards
Sonovabich Posted April 17, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Device: Windows Posted April 17, 2012 I can't see it Billy, i cannot (for some unforseen reason) install the plugin (adobe flash player) to let me see any videos on the website
billyblade Posted April 17, 2012 Member ID: 34 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 47 Topic Count: 182 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2097 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 1003 Achievement Points: 14880 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 12, 2018 Birthday: 04/29/1966 Author Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) i dont want you to miss this my friend.....enjoythis stoopid thing wont just embedd the link...go to youtube and type dick mary poppins...a comical poem...and enjoy....DOH!!!!! Edited April 17, 2012 by billyblade Awards
Exe Posted April 17, 2012 Member ID: 2567 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2905 Content Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 985 Achievement Points: 17127 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 06/08/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 30 Birthday: 12/11/1986 Device: Windows Posted April 17, 2012 I can't see it Billy, i cannot (for some unforseen reason) install the plugin (adobe flash player) to let me see any videos on the website Try an other browser mate! Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted April 18, 2012 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted April 18, 2012 By coincidence, this has been published by the BBC today... "Cockney cash: Lady Godivas and speckled hens Need a speckled hen and not near a cab rank, where do you find some sausage and mash? Why, you go to your local cash machine of course and, if you live in east London, you might even come across one which gives you the option of proceeding in a variety of languages - and offering cockney." Read the article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17535156 Awards
Damage_inc- Posted April 19, 2012 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Posted April 19, 2012 SOB AT THE PUB Awards
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