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Which accent do you absolutely love?

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AskAlice Thu 23-Mar-23 19:58:23

Hearing Steven Gerrard on the TV tonight (build up to the England game, which OH is currently watching.)

I just love a Scouse accent. Being Inner London born and bred, I have a typical Cockney accent (I was born in the City of London district within the sound of Bow Bells) but I think that is a boring sound. The Scouse accent just seems to sing!

What accent, apart from your own, appeals to you most?

Seamus89 Sun 26-Mar-23 17:56:42

As I was born in West Lancashire (now part of the bigger Merseyside conurbation) I have a fondness for the very quiet Scouse/ Lancs accent I grew up with. I am astonished however when I hear current thick Scouse accents which seem so much harsher , more difficult to understand but somehow celebrated .
My favourites will always be North Welsh and Geordie

essjay Sun 26-Mar-23 17:41:03

geordie, my dad was a geordie.

Kate1949 Sun 26-Mar-23 17:25:04

Not many actors can do a Brummie accent. Peaky Blinders drove me up the wall. Also the blonde lady in Doctors. Her supposed Brummie accent is hilarious.

Noreen3 Sun 26-Mar-23 17:23:42

Irish

Grandmagrewit Sun 26-Mar-23 17:22:57

Very few people know what a Norfolk accent sounds like and certainly TV and radio dramas set in the county almost always get it wrong. It's quite a difficult accent for actors to copy and most end up sounding like they are from Devon - much to the frustration of those of us who live in Norfolk. The following is a pretty good example
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2bHBmXXdJo&t=76s

nipsmum Sun 26-Mar-23 17:21:22

I love the accent from the Hebrides. Some of the islands have lovely accents.

songstress60 Sun 26-Mar-23 17:16:30

I like all Scottish, Geordie and Irish accents. HATE Scouse, Brummie and Essex accents. Voices are a big turn on or turn off for me. HATE David Beckhams voice. Can't see the attraction at all in him.

Dixieblue Sun 26-Mar-23 17:13:17

French
Italian
Southern Ireland

homefarm Sun 26-Mar-23 17:08:10

Highland Scots, Welsh and Italian.

Arto1s Sun 26-Mar-23 17:03:08

New Jersey and New York are my favourite accents.

knspol Sun 26-Mar-23 16:56:47

Love the southern US accents and also the gentle Irish ones.

Missiseff Sun 26-Mar-23 16:08:29

Irish

grannybuy Sun 26-Mar-23 16:02:03

South African

sazz1 Sun 26-Mar-23 15:55:42

French or Italian

sharon103 Sun 26-Mar-23 15:09:38

I love the Barnsley accent spoken in '24 hours in A&E' on the tele.
I like the west country accent too.

Ziplok Sun 26-Mar-23 15:03:46

I tend to like the softer, more lilting accents, for eg, those from Shetland, North Yorkshire.
As someone has already said, accents vary widely, even within regions. My own Yorkshire accent differs considerably from some one from The Dales, Barnsley or Leeds, for example.

Saggi Sun 26-Mar-23 14:56:40

North London…in fact …my own.

polly123 Sun 26-Mar-23 13:56:41

I like the Geordie accent, Southern Irish, Birmingham and Scottish but like them to be soft and not too strong.

Lulu16 Sun 26-Mar-23 13:43:24

Living in the North now, I have to say my birthplace and childhood accent of Cornish is my favourite. Sad that many old phrases and words are disappearing, my 97 year old Mum still uses them. It is a gentle accent that I will forever hold in my heart.

BeneathTheHowlingStars Sun 26-Mar-23 13:15:00

I love a West Country accent like Bristol or Somerset. Anywhere around there is so warm and friendly sounding. I always feel 'welcome' there.

Granless Sun 26-Mar-23 12:57:46

What about Lancashire - it’s a lovely warm accent.

Milest0ne Sun 26-Mar-23 12:31:57

I love all the British accents but the one I find it longer to get tuned into is a Somerset accent.
As a child, I used to have to act as translator for an uncle who came to visit from NW Cumberland. I couldn't understand why the bus conductor didn't understand him.
What I harte is dropping of H and also missing out T eg. sco'ish
and when did TH become F as in Fir'y Free

Nannashirlz Sun 26-Mar-23 12:31:26

I’m a Geordie myself but I love Scottish (outlander Jamie) lol Irish also a northern accent

Goldieoldie15 Sun 26-Mar-23 12:23:27

Oh strong Irish! Can listen to it for hours

Frankie51 Sun 26-Mar-23 12:22:19

I'm from Yorkshire , with the corresponding accent, but I adore Cockney / regional London and Southern accents .