tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post2323096162308737..comments2024-03-28T13:23:34.891+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Talk Like a RoyalA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-90059158036052047212022-10-01T09:14:48.063+01:002022-10-01T09:14:48.063+01:00dearieme - I recently walked past two chaps chatti...dearieme - I recently walked past two chaps chatting to each other and only realised they were speaking English when I caught a word or two. It's partly my age, but partly their slurred diction. They were swallowing whole syllables too - everything ran together.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-43723871017899518822022-09-30T21:25:48.633+01:002022-09-30T21:25:48.633+01:00I saw a blog comment a few months back. Somebody...I saw a blog comment a few months back. Somebody had been buying petrol near Stirling and overheard some children speaking. He was astonished: they pronounced every syllable. <br /><br />I suppose he was used to the London habit of swallowing whole syllables. When I first moved south I found I couldn't understand the receptionist in our lab over the phone. I always had to invent an excuse to go downstairs to speak to her: I suppose her lip movements helped make her just about comprehensible in person.<br /><br />It was great shame; she was a pleasant lass and a willing worker but her accent was unlikely to help her progress. I'd guess that more than 50% of the UK population would have had trouble understanding her.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-2955975456394832662022-09-30T14:17:21.372+01:002022-09-30T14:17:21.372+01:00Sam - I'll probably watch a few more too. This...Sam - I'll probably watch a few more too. This one is good -<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaXYas58_kc<br /><br />Scrobs - I don't remember that Jimmy Edwards sketch, but I'll look it up. It's the kind of thing which brings back memories of our old wireless in a wooden case.<br /><br /><br />A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-85967274126869238592022-09-30T08:05:14.076+01:002022-09-30T08:05:14.076+01:00You're quick off the mark, AK!
Only recently,...You're quick off the mark, AK!<br /><br />Only recently, some nobody on the awful BBC was whingeing about the number of presenters with received pronunciation, and the dearth of South London speech!<br /><br />You may possibly remember Jimmy Edwards on 'Take it from here', when he was in a posh restaurant and ordering 'Grice'...Scrobs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12942449871600526680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-51858462660359758322022-09-29T22:32:38.784+01:002022-09-29T22:32:38.784+01:00Another one of those enthusiastic blokes (and they...Another one of those enthusiastic blokes (and they nearly always seem to be blokes...) who makes you want to watch more. I'll have a look at some of the other videos that he's done.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com