London English

[follyfancier]

why do Londoners say things differently
such as "you was" and "somefink"
no offence to anyone but I find it puzzling to say the least

[mccfluff]

why do people in some parts of the midlands say buzz instead of bus

it's regional dialects and i love how different we all are. except for people from hartcliffe in bristol, that type of language mangling should not be allowed

[tinkerbell23]

I love bristol accent! Haha x

[Ankou]

there's no f in summink

[LoftyLottie]

No different from other accents in others counties.

Unless you speak the 'Queens English' these irregularies in grammar and pronounciation crop up everywhere.

When I go up North the way they use language is completely different.

http://www.british-ge...bits-of-Norfolk-speak

I live in Norfolk. They muddle up their verb tenses here! and pronounce a lot of words completely differently.

I am a South Londoner, south londoners don't say somefink. That is North London/Essex.

What on earth makes you think that it is different in London? Where do you come from folly fancier?

[emmie]

not all, there are up to 7 million here, so it's a little difficult to say how many would speak that way

[LoftyLottie]

Me too Doc. I am told that when I get with my Suff Lundon family I drop back into the accent.

[mccfluff]

not bristolian specifically hartcliffe, if you've ever heard it you'll understand

[hc4361]

I find it interesting that it is usually correct to say 'I was', 'we were', 'you were' but the phrase 'if I were a rich man' is also grammatically correct.

[rowanwitch]

most Londoners don't.... young and ill-educated ones sometimes do.

Neither do they speak like phil Mitchell from east enders... aw-rite just ge'in it sawted

[follyfancier]

I think I probably do speak "Queen's English" as Lottie calls it, that is just the way I was brought up, everyone at my school went to elocution lessons

[Ankou]

i talk with received pronunciation, but my friends back home really do say

"aw-rite just ge'in it sawted"

[sith123]

accents and inherited dialect

[emmie]

i know some who do, but most who don't. No more than i would expect someone born in the north to continually say eh oop lad, or other expressions of that ilk. Apologies if i haven't got that right, but it's been a while since i visited my friends in the north..

[cazzz1975]

I like regional accents, they sound warm and welcoming.

[Harry-Wragg]

see me?
see mince?
see ma maw?
ma maw hates mince.

One for the Englanders to translate.

[wolf63]

ma maw made braw mince
not now - she's deid.

:-)

[Frank97]

Coming from Somerset I've always liked the local accent, trouble is all I seem to hear these days is Brummie, Scouse and Polish.