Babies

So do I.

Sandrina

I think Babies is brilliant. The drama is deliberately slowed down to capture human relationships. It shows just how hard it can be to say the things we really feel - how we avoid, pretend, or even joke to cover our painful emotions. I’ve only watched two episodes and I find it heart wrenching. To make this about London accents completely misses the point.

I agree.

Regional accents are one thing, but mispronunciation is another. Maybe the BBC feel that they need to hire presenters from diverse backgrounds. However, some 'ave such irritating accents I find myself totally distractdd by my irritation, and I tend to enjoy whatever programme it is less as a result. A shame.

Can't blame them for wanting to appeal to the hoi polloi - the masses, the many - anyone with a TV pays the licence fee, it's not a subscription channel for pearl clutchers.

I don't personally enjoy a lot of their output but I watch what I do like.

Astitchintime

Yes, it is irritating when people omit letters from words…….we watched Channel 4 Batch From Scratch presented by Joe Swash and another person. Joe stated that they were travelling to “Nottnum” to visit the xxxxx family……NO Joe, you were visiting NOTTINGHAM!!!!!

I feel the same when presenters say Birminum.

I think it was Ian Wright who actually did a programme of around the Midlands/Birmingham, who was guilty of this.

Wishes

Astitchintime

Yes, it is irritating when people omit letters from words…….we watched Channel 4 Batch From Scratch presented by Joe Swash and another person. Joe stated that they were travelling to “Nottnum” to visit the xxxxx family……NO Joe, you were visiting NOTTINGHAM!!!!!

I feel the same when presenters say Birminum.

I think it was Ian Wright who actually did a programme of around the Midlands/Birmingham, who was guilty of this.

Everyone knows it should be pronounced Brummegem! 😲

Essexgirl145

Estuary English is dreadful. Lived in Essex for over 40 years and always struggled.

Well both sides of my family (DM & DD) were born and bred in Essex, not far from Sunny Sargent, and not one of us has the awful Essex twang, maybe something to do with both parents and all aunties and uncles attended the local Grammar school and DM father was a Classics Master at one of the boys Grammar.

However, I attended the local girls Secondary Modern and along with a couple of my good pals were labelled as “posh” so I developed a form of speech I reserved for school and have never ever used since 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Barbadosbelle

Watermelon

The BBC's continuing downward spiral to appeal to hoi polloi and those of the lowest intelligence, intellect and education.
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Put the claws away.

Barbadosbelle
I hope you weren’t watching the boat race this afternoon.
If you were it must have been quite shocking for you to hear the cox of the Oxford boat say what a f+-%#£g awesome win

julieray

Aarrgh! Don’t get me started. Beth Rigby on Sky News drives me nuts!! She drops every ‘g’ from the end of words. I’m surprised the entire country can’t hear me shouting ‘gettinG, movinG, waitinG etc’ at my TV 😂

Have you ever had the misfortune of listening to Radio 6 where they now have Nick Grimshaw. He has never knowingly inserted a ‘t’ into any of his words. All you hear is the year tweny tweny six and the word city is shortened to cee. I am shouting at the radio in frustration.

Loved both Babies, (it made me cry a little bit), also loved The Other Bennett Sister Didn't think it would be "my" type of programme, but loved every minute of it, cheered at the ending (no spoilers!)

The first 2 accents I heard were Irish and easily understandable London ish accent.

I don’t have a problem with the accents but I find the silly conversations and overdone laughter very annoying. And while I feel sorry for the couple I can’t really take to them.
Keep comparing them to the couple from ‘trying’ who were much more likeable