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warspite1ORIGINAL: geofflambert
The problem comes up when they stop singing and start shouting. Some people like shouting.
warspite1ORIGINAL: mullk
isn't this the general discussion forum? I haven't entered any of the sub forums so i must be in the general forum...
ORIGINAL: mullk
isn't this the general discussion forum? I haven't entered any of the sub forums so i must be in the general forum...
ORIGINAL: Lecivius
I Could Care Less came outta Silicon Valley.
My Bad came outta L.A.
You do the math [:D]
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: geofflambert
A woman speaking cockney, however, is the opposite. Think Billie Piper pushing her best cockney in Dr. Who.
Billie Piper (thankfully) had only a very mild Cockney or estuary English accent in evidence in Doctor Who (well she was born in Swindon? for goodness sake).... Even so it really bugged me on the few occasions it came through to any degree and she would fail to pronounce a t for example. No one expects BBC English anymore, but....
Sadly this lazy way of speaking is becoming more prevalent in the UK as people think its cool and moron, right-on media bosses go out of their way to hire presenters, DJ's etc who speak like this. Even worse are two fairly recent happenings: Firstly the rise of Jafaican, where dumb-arse white kids think its cool to speak with a mix of cockney and Jamaican patois. Pet peeve? No that £$%^ turns me into a homicidal loon. I got on the train the other day and a young kid who should know better was on da phone asking his mate "where is you?". I had to stick my ipod on loud to drown out the assault on my eardrums; either that or chuck him off the train before reaching the station. The even more recent phenomena is for previously "normal" speakers to start purposely adopting a cockney accent as they think they are "gettin daan wiv da youff".
So no its not cool its just plain lazy. My dad and his family - 4 brothers and sisters - were "true" cockneys - born within the sound of the bow bells, just before during and just after the First World War, into a poverty that our generation would find a world away - sharing a "bathroom" with other families, no hot running water, and certainly no money. My dad went to school only until he was 13, but despite that upbringing he never dropped an H or missed a T in his life. No one has to speak that way - its just lazyness (or worse - idiots trying to be cool).
As for regional accents, they are a real mixed bunch. I think they all have a charm of their own - provided they are not toooooo broad, at which point they can become difficult for the listener in fully understanding. It also depends a lot on who is speaking of course. I find female regional accents generally sweet. Brummie is perhaps the least "ear-friendly" of them all - regardless of who is speaking [;)] Sorry to those from Birmingham and environs [:)]
Wheyey Cheryl, you can talk Geordie to me all day pet - I'll listen [:D]
ORIGINAL: Feltan
ORIGINAL: warspite1
... I mean how in the name of Bonaparte's Balls did that catch on? ...
Making a comparison to French testicles is probably against forum rules and etiquette. If not, I vote that it should be.
What a horrible visual that creates!
Oh .... wait a minute .... that's right, I couldn't care less!
Regards,
Feltan
Be honest, how many of us didn't misunderstand lyrics from our former days?
Any investors out there?
ORIGINAL: bomccarthy
The offending ad agency is Havas Worldwide New York, who won the account in 2014. You might recognize another one of their campaigns:
ORIGINAL: Lecivius
ORIGINAL: bomccarthy
The offending ad agency is Havas Worldwide New York, who won the account in 2014. You might recognize another one of their campaigns:
That was no campaign, they just started showing images of me around the world [:D]
warspite1ORIGINAL: Lecivius
ORIGINAL: bomccarthy
The offending ad agency is Havas Worldwide New York, who won the account in 2014. You might recognize another one of their campaigns:
That was no campaign, they just started showing images of me around the world [:D]
