Accent in Hull, Leeds or Sheffield ?

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Anonymous  #366348  Thu, 17 May 07 05:07 AM
Hi. I'm Greek and i'm moving to Hull in September for work.

I've never visited Hull or nearby cities like Leeds or Sheffield so i'd like to ask about the english accent in these cities.

Does it look like "London English" ? Scotish ? Is it completely different ?

Can i find relevant audio files ?

Anything particular that i have to have in mind ?

Thanx in advance.
  
Maya2  #366383  Thu, 17 May 07 07:31 AM

Hull has not yet managed to get under my skin as far as its beauty goes. There is nothing that could quicken your pulse and nothing to write home about.

They do not speak the BBC English there.

I have a hard time understanding them.

AFAIK, the place boasts the highest criminal rates in the UK.

So I recommend you to watch your back. Smile [:)]

There are some hot spots on Beverly road if you want to party.

Sheffield is not so close to Hull, but of course it is relative what is a long distance, especially if you take into account distances in, say,  the Milky Way Wink [;)]

  
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Anonymous  #366529  Thu, 17 May 07 02:31 PM
Thanx for your answer.

may i ask why do you think you have a hard time understanding people in Hull ?

Is it because of their accent ? Idioms ? something else ?

And, if anyone can help, what is the accent there like ?
Can someone give an example ?

Thanx.
  
Conchita57  #367057  Fri, 18 May 07 01:05 PM
 Anonymous wrote:
And, if anyone can help, what is the accent there like ? Can someone give an example ? Thanx.


In Hull, they don't make phone calls, they make 'fern curls'.  'Oh no!' becomes 'er ner!', 'hello' is 'herler'...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull
(scroll down to 'Accent')

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/april2002/words_of_mouth.php

You can listen to some locals here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2004/12/14/voices_clips_feature.shtml
  
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