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Gordon Booth · 30-01-2012, 11:20

It's surprising how local an accent can be.
My wife is from Darwen and I never noticed she spoke with a different accent than I did.
In a pub on the Isle of Wight some years ago a man came across, looked at her and said "You're from Darwen, aren't you? So am I". Being Darweners they spent ages discussing mutual acquaintances-everyone knows everyone in Darwen..
We hadn't lived there for many years, neither had he but he recognised an accent I hadn't even noticed!
We made great friends with him and his wife- saw them many times after that.

30-01-2012, 11:20	#6
Gordon Booth Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,402 Liked: 715 times Rep Power: 46612	Re: What's in an accent It's surprising how local an accent can be. My wife is from Darwen and I never noticed she spoke with a different accent than I did. In a pub on the Isle of Wight some years ago a man came across, looked at her and said "You're from Darwen, aren't you? So am I". Being Darweners they spent ages discussing mutual acquaintances-everyone knows everyone in Darwen.. We hadn't lived there for many years, neither had he but he recognised an accent I hadn't even noticed! We made great friends with him and his wife- saw them many times after that.