Accents....

[drama-queen]

Hello all,

Just a poll out off intrest,

1. Whats your favourite accent??

2........ and least favourite accent? :-)

[confused79]

I quite like irish accent, and i love aussie accent.
Worst had to be brummie! sorry they sound bit thick, but thats not saying there are!

[Pippa68]

You sure you have that the right way round, pa___ul? lol.

My favourite accent is Welsh

My least favourite is South African

[drama-queen]

My turn ;-)

My favourite accent, Irish, musical and soothing

Least favourite is the South african one, harsh and confusing, i can't understand a word they say.... sorry :-(

[Pippa68]

I thought the Southern Irish accent was softer eg. Terry Wogan/Gloria Hunniford ?

drama-queen, that is why I don't like the SA accent..it is very harsh. I find the same with the Dutch accent, although of course that is where the SA accent originates from.

[confused79]

I must add i hate the german accent, sounds like they greenying when they talk, so harsh and horid!

[puddicat]

used to love the scouse accent, married one and then divorced, the dundonian accent is quite sexy, not glasgow though sounds whinny,geordie is quite nice, least favourite the brummie accent sounds so monotone!

[rugeleyboy]

i think your getting the black country accent mixed up with the brummie one?

fave......irish or goerdie!!!

worst........... welsh!!

[Panic Button]

This guy from Dudley goes into the jewellery quarter in Brum and asks for a brooch for his wife - a picture of his dog in gold.

The jeweller asks 'Eighteen carat?

He says 'Nah, just chewin a bone will be fine''

[tiny e.a]

Yeah, I've always considered the rep or Ireland accent to be generally softer. Like in Britain though Irish accents differ from county to county, I'm sure those that say they like the Irish accent would rethink if the heard the sounds that come out of many Derry mouths these days, it's an awful accent. (I do realise that not all Derry accents are awful). It's really hard to say because really you can get very strong and harsh versions of every accent and very soft and aubtle versions of every accent. I like many welsh accents for instance but when they start flemming and hjacking on their words I can't stand it! Equally within England, I like some London accents but others are apalling. Same with Manchester...everywhere.

Anyway! My likes would be the geordie accent and I like the way English is spoken by people that don't actually have an accent. Not poshly, like a plummy aristocrat, but neutrally, like Bill Nighy say.

Dislike, has to be thick Gloucester accent and thinck Brummie accent.

[Pippa68]

To be honest I have never heard Colin Farrell speak...and I have just been told that Gloria Hunniford is from Portadown, NI.

Boy, that has told me...lol.

[Pippa68]

LOL, PB!

Oh yes, I love the Bill Nighy accent too..although I do think it is bordering on 'plummy'...a well spoken 'Queens English' as it were.

[Psychick]

I wouldnt say the irish accents are my fav/worse but I do agree with pa_ul.........the northern irish accent is much better than the southern irish.

Im still trying to decide which are my fav/worse accents lol I'll get to you on this one!

[LoftyLottie]

Favourite: Geordie/Scottish Highlands
Least Favourite: Newtown type essex (Harlowish)

[saxy_jag]

Favourite = Welsh

Least favourite = Geordie

[Babz]

Favourite Essex
Least favourite Scouse

[warpig3]

Just for clarafication:

Northern Irish:
Gloria Hunniford
Colin Murray
Liam Neeson
Van Morrison (pl0nker)
James Nesbitt
Eddie Irvine
Sam Neill (long time ago)
George Best

Southern Irish
Terry Wogan
Barry Mcguigan (from the borders, hence the happy accent)
Colin Farrell

(didn't realise there were so many 'famous' people from NI)

My fav has to be the Newcastle accent, always makes me smile, even when I don't know waht they are saying.

[Romeo]

I like all accents except the fake mockney or estuary English that young upper-middle class Londoners put on so as not to sound posh like their parents. I'd rather they just spoke posh.