Spoke to my Grandma Yesterday, She was 90.
Had a lovely chat with her, sweet lady, miss seeing her. She said "You do not sound Leciesterish any more".

But I still sound English but my Leicester tones are now gone and I sound a little odd. It will be 3 years here in NZ soon so accent change is all very interesting, I wonder how far it will go, to me it does not sound to much different.

Anyone of the other guys who moved outside of England been told there is a change to theirs?

a lot of people i know get a weird twang.. usually its down to changing the way the speak
to match those they speak to in their new areas, then there are people around here who still
have their english accents when I hear them speak & can still tell if they are from up norf, or scotland
or the home counties, etc.

locals ask me where Im from all the time.... at least once every few months..... and look at me a bit strange when I tell them Ive lived here all my life....

 

Has happened to mine through moving round with work, Northern accent mostly gone to be replaced with a fairly mongrel version of being a southerner.

Quote from: knightylocals ask me where Im from all the time.... at least once every few months..... and look at me a bit strange when I tell them Ive lived here all my life....

 

What do you sound like, I always had you down as a cast member of Jonny Briggs

lol

I always thought Jan Molby getting a scouse accent was pretty funny

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Quote from: knightylocals ask me where Im from all the time.... at least once every few months..... and look at me a bit strange when I tell them Ive lived here all my life....

What do you sound like, I always had you down as a cast member of Jonny Briggs
lol

I sound like the presenters on the BBC sounded 40 years ago



but if it gets messed up on its way to your ears thats not my fault !

lol @ knighty.

Nexus: some people lose their accent easier than others. Everyone here can spot instantly Im English - even from just saying hello or something.

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Nexus: some people lose their accent easier than others. Everyone here can spot instantly Im English - even from just saying hello or something.

I bet English people probably would pick up a bit of American from your accent now though

I remember starting to sound slightly northern after the last Samcrasher :|

Apparently I have welsh tones in my voice now after living in Cardiff for years... How as Cardiff is the least welsh place there is, I dont know.

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Nexus: some people lose their accent easier than others. Everyone here can spot instantly Im English - even from just saying hello or something.

I bet English people probably would pick up a bit of American from your accent now though

I remember starting to sound slightly northern after the last Samcrasher :|

Youre quite right. When I return home many of my friends say I sound American although to the people here they dismiss it as nonsense.

The American accent is a particularly "harsh" accent too. Australian for example tends to be more subdued a bit like southern English.

In addition.

A lot of the accent changes come from words and phrases you wouldnt have said in your native accent.

For example, no one in England says "hey, how you doing?" when you go into a shop. Youd say, alright mate, or something. But thats the standard greeting here. Since Ive picked that up I say it the "american" way.

Interesting, last week in the gas station the clerk asked me if I was from the east coast. I found that funny. Remember I just moved from Philly to Iowa after 3 years in Philly. He obviously thought I sounded like I was from Philly !!!

Well, Rotherham is pretty east..........

lol, Stockton on is on the east coast

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A lot of the accent changes come from words and phrases you wouldnt have said in your native accent.

For example, no one in England says "hey, how you doing?" when you go into a shop. Youd say, alright mate, or something. But thats the standard greeting here. Since Ive picked that up I say it the "american" way.

Ive noticed that with my Uncle who has lived in Canada for ~15 years too. He still sounds broadly English with a slight twang, but if he uses a Canadian term he says it with a more pronounced Canadian accent.