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Bob Dobson · 27-08-2008, 19:16

Just as people mistake accent for dialect, the originator of this thread is mistaking the content of speech for accent. Several of those posting have said this . I agree too that a good test is to listen how we say' car park'.

We've getten culture - wi' a capital 'k'. Ah know - Ah wer born an'bred in Accrington . You can't BUY class.

27-08-2008, 19:16	#12
Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158676	Re: Is the Accy accent changing? Just as people mistake accent for dialect, the originator of this thread is mistaking the content of speech for accent. Several of those posting have said this . I agree too that a good test is to listen how we say' car park'. We've getten culture - wi' a capital 'k'. Ah know - Ah wer born an'bred in Accrington . You can't BUY class.