Have you seen this video by dialect coach Andrew Jack? He gives a tour of Great Britain and Ireland and shows how different the regional accents are. Really fun to watch!
P.S. What British people say versus what they really mean.
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I love everything Irish from the accents, to the men and even the symbolic meaning behind their traditional jewelry. https://www.theirishjewelrycompany.com
Hi Jo I’m welsh, your blog name would be cwpan o Jo in welsh x
Hi Jo I’m welsh, your blog name would be cwpan o Jo in welsh x
I love it! So so funy!!! And of course Dublin accent sounds poetic :)
eKim, Southern Ireland (the Republic) is not part of Britain. Northern Ireland is, although many Northern Irish would probably not consider themselves British in the same way that may Scots do not consider themselves British either. Even though Scotland is part of GB, I would always identify myself as ‘Scottish’ rather than British.
It was called Britain before Scotland ( a made up name)
Funny video! Amazing how he moves from one to another so easily. I have a proper London accent but not a cockney accent like he did. More like the Queen’s English :)
Ireland is not part of GB however I’ve heard soneone who is from Northern Ireland say he was legally considered British although many will take offense in that. I know Northern Ireland is part of the UK but what confusing to me is that they’re considered British despite not being part of GB.
Perhaps they meant they’re British subjects? I believe any citizen of the Commonwealth realm is regarded as a British subject.
OK, Dorsett was soooo Hagrid from Harry Potter-esque!
My husband and I are going to Scotland for two weeks this summer and I’m SO excited for everything, but the accents are definitely something I’m looking forward to!
I love this– my husband and I watch ALOT of british television… I mean ALOT! We’re always trying to place the different accents. We can hear them, but we don’t know the territory well enough to pinpoint where they’re from.
There’s also this video of Jimmy Carr doing accents on The Graham Norton Show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeYDI4wdjQw
And I agree with Lula, his Glasgow accent didn’t sound very Glaswegian! And his Liverpool was a little off (just think Beatles!) What was interesting though was that the Dorset and Somerset accent sounded EXACTLY like Hagrid from Harry Potter! Pretty cool considering Robbie Coltrane is Scottish- great accent. :)
Love this! I’m from Toronto and I did an exchange to Edinburgh, Scotland in 2010 and had several British kids in my class. It was really interesting to hear and learn about the different dialects in the English accent (Birmingham, Newcastle and Manchester.) But of course I’m still such a sucker for a proper Dublin accent, like Colin Farrell and Glen Hansard. Sigh! <3
Ireland is not Britain.
Very proud of my Lancashire accent! I live in Canada now and get comments about my accent all the time!
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