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**Jumble** · 17 July 2009, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by Sarai View Post

Really??! Crikey, I think that's the first time I've ever heard anyone call a Yorkshire accent sexy

! Give me Irish any day, although if we're branching further abroad I love a bit of Aussie

, as you can probably tell from the avi

Really? But... Alan Titchmarsh? Plus I know a few Yorkshiremen............

It's so weird reading everyones posts and thinking about their accents! Not so much with you Jumble, since I know what you sound like, but the rest of the non-UK Woohoos all sound so funny when you think about them like that. Plus I secretly think Cags is lying and she's a pure blood Cockeney *giggles*.

EDIT: Kim seriously you want to know? It's about as major as spoilers get!! Besides, its not even the saddest bit!! Now I really am in danger of ruining things...

So what do I sound like? Please tell me I don't have a 'Surray' accent

Yes, I'm betting Cags is broad Cockney

We'll find out in a few weeks

**TrueRomantic** · 17 July 2009, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by Sarai View Post

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EDIT: Kim seriously you want to know? It's about as major as spoilers get!! Besides, its not even the saddest bit!! Now I really am in danger of ruining things...

Yes, I think I do. You could just give me a rundown of what to expect in regards to that huge spoiler and the saddest bit...I normally don't want to be spoilered, but I'm making an exception for Torchwood. Ruin it all for me, lol!!!

**Sarai** · 17 July 2009, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by jumble View Post

Really? But... Alan Titchmarsh? Plus I know a few Yorkshiremen............

Hmm, think I might be a little young to really appreciate Titchmarsh. But then surely RDA is older? Trust me, if RDA was from Yorkshire things wood be a whole lot different

Alarmingly the only other Yorkshireman's name that springs to mind is Parky. And he's certainly not aesthetically pleasing. Although very amusing

.

So what do I sound like? Please tell me I don't have a 'Surray' accent

No definitely not. I know quite a few people from Surrey (dahling) and they all have a tendency to draw out their vowels

. No I can definitely hear an Essex twang in your accent. You can tell you've picked up accents from all over, at least maybe you could if you lived in the UK, for others around the world it might be tricky. I'm like you though, I have a twang of the Midlands, Warwickshire and Yorkshire (a bizarre mix) and when I visit my mum down south I pick up the Buckinghamshire accent again.

I think thats the thing with the Brits, only a very few of us actually have a proper thick accent, whilst the rest of us absorb bits and bobs from all over. I guess its because we are such a small and nationalised country, whilst somewhere like America has much more distinct regions.

Yes, I'm betting Cags is broad Cockney

We'll find out in a few weeks

Certainly will! Even if she's not I'm crossing my fingers for a few renditions of "My old man's a dustman"

!

EDIT: Kim, will write on your wall

**TrueRomantic** · 17 July 2009, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by Sarai View Post

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I think thats the thing with the Brits, only a very few of us actually have a proper thick accent, whilst the rest of us absorb bits and bobs from all over. I guess its because we are such a small and nationalised country, whilst somewhere like America has much more distinct regions.

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EDIT: Kim, will write on your wall

Well, even in a place like America you've got people that bob around adding bits of accent from different places. Not me...Certainly not me...

*dances off to look at wall*

**Sarai** · 17 July 2009, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by TrueRomantic View Post

Well, even in a place like America you've got people that bob around adding bits of accent from different places. Not me...Certainly not me...

*dances off to look at wall*

Very true! Although what I'm getting at is that our country is so tiny in comparison that there is a lot of accent-merging going on!

EDIT: Absolutely pooped (what a tiring day!)

Day OT (heavy amounts of gushing following forthwith):

Spoiler:

After all of that I'm pooped so its off to Bedfordshire with me. I swear one of these days Jumble will be looking for me out of the window

.

Night night Woohoos

**Jumble** · 17 July 2009, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by Sarai View Post

Hmm, think I might be a little young to really appreciate Titchmarsh. But then surely RDA is older? Trust me, if RDA was from Yorkshire things wood be a whole lot different

Alarmingly the only other Yorkshireman's name that springs to mind is Parky. And he's certainly not aesthetically pleasing. Although very amusing

.

Alan is 53/54 so not that much younger than RDA

I agree on Parky though, his accent is a little sharper than the Yorkshire I'm used to and not so attractive

No definitely not. I know quite a few people from Surrey (dahling) and they all have a tendency to draw out their vowels

. No I can definitely hear an Essex twang in your accent. You can tell you've picked up accents from all over, at least maybe you could if you lived in the UK, for others around the world it might be tricky. I'm like you though, I have a twang of the Midlands, Warwickshire and Yorkshire (a bizarre mix) and when I visit my mum down south I pick up the Buckinghamshire accent again.

Thanks heavens for that, I'd hate to think I talked that affectedly posh

I'm surprised about the Essex accent though, I only lived there for three years back in the 70's. Maybe a hybrid of Hampshire/Surrey = Essex

I think thats the thing with the Brits, only a very few of us actually have a proper thick accent, whilst the rest of us absorb bits and bobs from all over. I guess its because we are such a small and nationalised country, whilst somewhere like America has much more distinct regions.

I once spent a week in Wales with a friend from Gosport who had a friend from Hull......... nobody could understand a word I said when I got back home

Certainly will! Even if she's not I'm crossing my fingers for a few renditions of "My old man's a dustman"

!

EDIT: Kim, will write on your wall

I'm expecting 'My old man said foller the van, and don't dilly dally on the waaaaaaaaay!!!!'

I wonder how many ~~glasses~~ bottles of wine that wood take

**Jumble** · 17 July 2009, 02:37 PM

Aw, HUGE CONGRATS to your little sister

What a lovely memory for her to have. Seems like your whole family is celebrating their achievements lately, well done all of you

**Cagranosalis** · 17 July 2009, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by jumble View Post

Really? But... Alan Titchmarsh? Plus I know a few Yorkshiremen............

So what do I sound like? Please tell me I don't have a 'Surray' accent

Yes, I'm betting Cags is broad Cockney

We'll find out in a few weeks

Nope, I like the Yorkshire accent too. I think it's well sexy on a bloke. Well some areas of it because even in Yorkshire there's a broad diversity of accents.

I can assure you I am not cockney at all. I never sang "my old man's a dustman" once in my life!

I guess someone from another country might think I am but there is a huge difference from the West London and the inner London and the East London accents. Not to mention the Norf and Sarf (spelt relatively phonetically as a North Londoner and South Londener would pronounce them. I am pure West London and not in the Kensington & Chelsea way, rather in the less auspicious Chiswick/Brentford/Hounslow way (which, I guess you'd need to be a Londoner to appreciate).

OK, just for you I have uploaded a video from Christmas which, while it does not feature me in front of the camera (aargh, never), I can be heard talking behind it and *shock horror* at one point even singing.

If you call that singing.

That's my accent and those around me - yep, they're the West London accent too (even though they live in Lincolnshire).

Oh and there's a penguin in the video too and an extremely cute little man but I am biased on that point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIHmgXEGKO0

Originally posted by Sarai View Post

Very true! Although what I'm getting at is that our country is so tiny in comparison that there is a lot of accent-merging going on!

EDIT: Absolutely pooped (what a tiring day!)

Day OT (heavy amounts of gushing following forthwith):

Spoiler:

After all of that I'm pooped so its off to Bedfordshire with me. I swear one of these days Jumble will be looking for me out of the window

.

Night night Woohoos

Ah bless. That's fab. Well done to your little sister and rightly so you have every reason to be proud.

**Jumble** · 17 July 2009, 04:56 PM

Aw Cags, he's utterly gorgeous!!!

And I wonder whose idea it was to get him a penguin

Actually, to my ear you sound very much like me

Even the tone and timbre of your voice are similar to mine. Although I'd say you sing better than I do

And definitely no sign of a Cockney accent

Thanks for showing us that

But what are you doing up this late?

Edit: And having said that, I'm off to bed. Woodnight (((((WooHoos)))))

**starlover** · 17 July 2009, 06:59 PM

*waves*

Just back from Washington DC

....interesting trip....certainly with the family

*snort* B's brother is hilarious though!!!

(think about sitting in the car for a whole day with 3 ADHD'ers

)

Didn't saw Jack there!!

*gives quickly a big hug to Martin*

**Regularamanda** · 17 July 2009, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by starlover View Post

*waves*

Just back from Washington DC

....interesting trip....certainly with the family

*snort* B's brother is hilarious though!!!

(think about sitting in the car for a whole day with 3 ADHD'ers

)

Didn't saw Jack there!!

*gives quickly a big hug to Martin*

You give Martin a hug but not the rest of the woohoos?

I love DC

Glad you have an interesting trip...don't forget to do a report on it

(*is teasing*

)

**starlover** · 17 July 2009, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by Regularamanda View Post

You give Martin a hug but not the rest of the woohoos?

I love DC

Glad you have an interesting trip...don't forget to do a report on it

(*is teasing*

)

((((all the woohoos))) blame it on me being socially tired...really...3 ADHD'ers are exhausting....on one moment I just put my earphones on and took some "alone" time

Well...I could do a report but if you had FB and B and me on it you could follow it already

**Regularamanda** · 17 July 2009, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by starlover View Post

((((all the woohoos))) blame it on me being socially tired...really...3 ADHD'ers are exhausting....on one moment I just put my earphones on and took some "alone" time

Well...I could do a report but if you had FB and B and me on it you could follow it already

I do have FB

Linkage please!

Darn JM didn't answer my question

Bummer

**Luvnjoe** · 17 July 2009, 08:13 PM

Accents: I have a distinct twang from living in Wyoming. And I love Scottish accents! *swoons a little* AND (of course!) a certain Italian/French-Canadian accent.

Yeah, having us all on a vid conferance someday would be sweet (and crazy! And don't expect any nekkid running if we do it!)

**Luvnjoe** · 17 July 2009, 08:28 PM

LOL! I love Joe...

AndyBrind writes: “what nationality accent will robert carlyle be using in the new series?”

Answer: Latvian. Surprised?

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