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Worst. How about Birmingham or South African.
Best. My favourite Norfolk

What about Northern Ireland. When I was at BT spoke to a guy from the six Counties and he started on about seeing " hours ". Hours of what? I asked him. This went on a while, Then he said he would spell " Hour ". ECHO- ROMEO- ROMEO-OSCAR-ROMEO-SIERRA

What part of England is South Africa and Northern Ireland?

English language not country.

Red_Army wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:20 am What part of England is South Africa and Northern Ireland?

One is still a colony and the other broke free a long time a go but not before the English introduced concentration camps to them and the world, so they did.

I often wonder whether Max is a "Plastic Jock". Probably born in Hackney.

Forty-Niner wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:43 am I often wonder whether Max is a "Plastic Jock". Probably born in Hackney.

Wonder no more I was born in the same place as Sir William Wallace.

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:45 am

Forty-Niner wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:43 am I often wonder whether Max is a "Plastic Jock". Probably born in Hackney.

Wonder no more I was born in the same place as Sir William Wallace.

Australia?

Ah Dinnae Ken.

William Wallace was hanged, drawn and quartered at Smithfield for being a leader in the quest for Scottish Independence.
Wee Jimmy Krankie should take note.

Forty-Niner wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:50 am Ah Dinnae Ken.

The use of the word Ken is not in common use in Renfrewshire/Lanarkshire. It widely overused on the East Coast, Fife etc and in Ayrshire.

I have an uncle who lives 1 mile from the Renfrewshire/Ayrshire border who uses "ken" all the time. It's weird like.

StillSpike wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:49 am

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:45 am

Forty-Niner wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:43 am I often wonder whether Max is a "Plastic Jock". Probably born in Hackney.

Wonder no more I was born in the same place as Sir William Wallace.

Australia?

Not that one you muppet.

English sounds best in a French or Italian accent

I think best when spoken by Chinese...

Also when I worked at BT:- Foreign Telecomms when dealing with other countries, have to offer either English or French, by International agreement. Mind you, that never stopped the Italians or South Americans from speaking neither. So it was common, in our office for someone to shout out " French speaker" etc. One day a guy was having problems and to everyone's mirth yelled out " Scots speaker". Dave from Glasgow took over.

London & the south east is proper sh*te & not an accent at all
Even though i have spoken that way for most of my life.
Having it as my 2nd accent means i get to flip out of it every now & then

I used to attend conferences where there was simultaneous translation of the speaker into English. Boy, do u get some funny peculiar accents and pronunciation then.

My mum was Liverpudlian, I love the accent.

Geordie is the worst.

Worst - Ray Winstone
Best - Joanna Lumley

Brum and thick Estuary can grate, but the English-speaking accent that really grinds my gears is US east coast educated female. I’d rather listen to an angle-grinder.