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garinda · 07-09-2005, 17:31

I think it was connected to the man that BabyBoo mentioned, but in the other week's Sunday Times there was a report saying that regional accents are making a come back. There was also an example given of regional ways of saying cold. Our's was 'fleeing'. Which we say all the time, and I have never really thought of before.

Does it mean that it's so cold in Accrington that we don't need delousing because they have jumped off?

This flies in the face of the fear that with mass communication, and the Americanisation of our culture, we would all be speaking Estuaryspeak before very long, that awful Thameslink corridor garbage they speak in the south east.

After nearly half my life living away from Lancashire, I'm happy to report that my accent is returning. Though I guess I'm lucky, everything ever to leave my lips is the Queen's English, ie: mine.

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garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16469	Re: English and how it is spoke I think it was connected to the man that BabyBoo mentioned, but in the other week's Sunday Times there was a report saying that regional accents are making a come back. There was also an example given of regional ways of saying cold. Our's was 'fleeing'. Which we say all the time, and I have never really thought of before. Does it mean that it's so cold in Accrington that we don't need delousing because they have jumped off? This flies in the face of the fear that with mass communication, and the Americanisation of our culture, we would all be speaking Estuaryspeak before very long, that awful Thameslink corridor garbage they speak in the south east. After nearly half my life living away from Lancashire, I'm happy to report that my accent is returning. Though I guess I'm lucky, everything ever to leave my lips is the Queen's English, ie: mine. __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher. Last edited by garinda; 07-09-2005 at 17:33.