Words that em indelibly linked t'the Black Country accent

[CaptainFantastico]

Shap is a great shout.

R. I'd agree with you on that sound eminating from the Bonk and nearby

[CarlosCorbewrong]

Shap is a great shout.

R. I'd agree with you on that sound eminating from the Bonk and nearby

I do love that, to the discerning ear, we can tell where someone is from within a mile or two.  Ask a Londoner (cockney) and they can't tell the difference between a BC and a Brummagem.

[MrFizz]

Skewl is whey-a ar went ter lern ter spake proper. Non on this yoonivearsity palava. Aer skewl waz onny owver the rowad an-all.

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Shap is a great shout.

R. I'd agree with you on that sound eminating from the Bonk and nearby

I do love that, to the discerning ear, we can tell where someone is from within a mile or two.  Ask a Londoner (cockney) and they can't tell the difference between a BC and a Brummagem.

Ar. Darn Krerdlee yow werk farv days a wik. In Wensbree its fuyiv.

[CaptainFantastico]

Shap is a great shout.

R. I'd agree with you on that sound eminating from the Bonk and nearby

I do love that, to the discerning ear, we can tell where someone is from within a mile or two.  Ask a Londoner (cockney) and they can't tell the difference between a BC and a Brummagem.

I reckon I can get the BC down to half a mile in places.

The accent around some parts of brum - especially Kings Heath, Stirchley etc, has some particularly funny nuances. There's also an area that seems to afflict Villa fans mainly where the way the letter R is pronounced is quite something. I cant even mimic it, it's a total reshaping of how the letter should work.

[CarlosCorbewrong]

Shap is a great shout.

R. I'd agree with you on that sound eminating from the Bonk and nearby

I do love that, to the discerning ear, we can tell where someone is from within a mile or two.  Ask a Londoner (cockney) and they can't tell the difference between a BC and a Brummagem.

I reckon I can get the BC down to half a mile in places.

The accent around some parts of brum - especially Kings Heath, Stirchley etc, has some particularly funny nuances. There's also an area that seems to afflict Villa fans mainly where the way the letter R is pronounced is quite something. I cant even mimic it, it's a total reshaping of how the letter should work.

Chembo is the most identifiable Brummie accent. Stirchley's full of MCWs, these days.

[Bob Fossil]

Werta
Boons
Code
Oss
Wench

[CaptainFantastico]

In fairness to Hudds, if you listen to the way the blokes at the BCM say There, he's spot on

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Shap is a great shout.

R. I'd agree with you on that sound eminating from the Bonk and nearby

I do love that, to the discerning ear, we can tell where someone is from within a mile or two.  Ask a Londoner (cockney) and they can't tell the difference between a BC and a Brummagem.

I reckon I can get the BC down to half a mile in places.

The accent around some parts of brum - especially Kings Heath, Stirchley etc, has some particularly funny nuances. There's also an area that seems to afflict Villa fans mainly where the way the letter R is pronounced is quite something. I cant even mimic it, it's a total reshaping of how the letter should work.

Chembo is the most identifiable Brummie accent.  Stirchley's full of MCWs, these days.

Small Heath by a chalk

[baggy1]

Shap is a great shout.

R. I'd agree with you on that sound eminating from the Bonk and nearby

I do love that, to the discerning ear, we can tell where someone is from within a mile or two.  Ask a Londoner (cockney) and they can't tell the difference between a BC and a Brummagem.

I was always able to tell which BC area someone are from by their words back in the day. It's all a bit mokney now so I reckon I'd struggle but I could always tell which pub would be their local (that took a lot of research)

[baggiebloke]

Typical phrase:

"R cor fun it"

=

"I cannot find it"


Regarding "stoon" = "stone", I think many a good proper BC chap or wench would say "stowan"

[baggy1]

Once upon a time I did the reading at my mate's wedding and put on my poshest voice for the occasion, afterwards I was complimented by an out of towner on how I had managed to round (or rowund) all of the vowels so completely - cheeky bastard