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Originally Posted by vorlon24
What's wrong with the accent in the south east (or is that sarf east?), or lack thereof.
I don't talk like Chas and Dave, and I also don't talk like they do on the BBC, just normal english (no accent!)
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There's nothing wrong with any of the many accents of the South East but the region does have varied accents. Cockney, of course, is very distinctive though a lot of Northerners don't know it from any other southern accent. I particularly like the Essex accent, and I mean "old" Essex, not the London overspill type. I had an uncle who was, originally, an Essex countryman. His accent was a little like the Suffolk one, and not dissimilar to "old" Kent. I can always remember him calling my dad, "Harry booy (boy)", a typical Essex expression. I have 2 friends from Surrey and their accent is different again, far more like the London accent but not as nasal. Oh, and there's a difference between North and South London too.
By the way, I just love the way Chas and Dave speak. Long live ALL accents!
(I, of course, haven't got one.
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