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Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:34 on 9th August 2008 I'm sure it's lovely, Lyn. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:36 on 9th August 2008 Common is the word Ruth LOL My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:37 on 9th August 2008 I can wave like the queen, Lyn. Over here we call it the Miss America wave. LOL. Are you kind of a Professor 'enry 'iggins when it comes to accents, Paul? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 09:01 on 10th August 2008 Terry's brother speaks with a cockney like accent Lyn. He moved near London in his early twenties and now he lives in Spain. Terry thinks he betrayed his Black Country roots!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 09:03 on 10th August 2008 After watching TV from America for so many years Ruth I can pick out different areas on there accents now! I love the Boston accent - that would be what Diana hears alot I suppose! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 09:05 on 10th August 2008 On 9th August 2008 20:16, Lyn Greenaway wrote: Aww nice pic Steph, I wore a navy/white suite at my wedding way back in the early 70's, but i'm not putting my pic of that on here lol Forgot to say thanks Lyn! Not awake yet and I'm putting off doing the housework now - better go and get it done!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:37 on 10th August 2008 Nice new avatar Steph. I have an east end, cockney accent now, but when I go home to Wales within a couple of days I am talking with a strong Welsh accent again. When I took my son camping in Wales, he started moaning that we were ignoring him by talking Welsh. I did try expaining that we were talking English, but with a Welsh accent. He couldnt understand us at all It took him all week to start to understand us but then it was time to go home. Lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:08 on 10th August 2008 On 9th August 2008 21:08, Ruth Gregory wrote: By the way, I don't have an accent. Just that flat, boring, nasally American whatever it is. I never tire of hearing the British Isles accents. They're much more musical and colorful. I agree Ruth. I never tire of hearing the British accents either. I have always imagined that the American accents are very harsh and nasally to British ears. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 18:16 on 10th August 2008 On 10th August 2008 18:08, Diana Sinclair wrote: On 9th August 2008 21:08, Ruth Gregory wrote: By the way, I don't have an accent. Just that flat, boring, nasally American whatever it is. I never tire of hearing the British Isles accents. They're much more musical and colorful. I agree Ruth. I never tire of hearing the British accents either. I have always imagined that the American accents are very harsh and nasally to British ears. No, that is not so, the American accent sounds great to me! they differ so much too from the New England to the deepest South. Many Brits brought up on western films when they were kids, particulalry admire the John Wayne drawl. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:19 on 10th August 2008 Interesting Ray. I suppose that what grates on one person's ears is music to another! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions