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Is there such thing as a Sussex, or even Brightonian accent?
- Thread starter MissGull
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Mental Lental
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Brightonians have an accent which is known as "Estuary English" among linguists. It is close to Cockney but has some differences......
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/estuary/whatis.htm
It's hard to think of yourself as having an accent when you are surrounded by people who talk just as you do but believe me, Brightonians have a distinct accent that is very noticeable to anyone who has lived abroad. Or even out of London and the South East for that matter.
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/estuary/whatis.htm
It's hard to think of yourself as having an accent when you are surrounded by people who talk just as you do but believe me, Brightonians have a distinct accent that is very noticeable to anyone who has lived abroad. Or even out of London and the South East for that matter.
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KZNSeagull
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There is a definite rural Sussex accent but I did not hear it very often - a friend of mine lived in Ardingly all his life and he had it. eg he pronounced saturday as sa err dee.
Hastings woody
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I was at a youth hostel in Zambia last week sitting by the pool reading a book when a load of teenagers came over and started chatting to each other, I instantly recognised the accent. I asked them where they were from and it turns out they were on a trip with Varndean college. Recognised the accent immediately though.
Hastings woody
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The accent in Hastings is now a muxture of south london,Arabic & eastern European.
smillie's garden
Am I evil?
- Aug 11, 2003
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Cheers for that link kiddy, a great read. Now I challenge someone to come up with a song that incorporates some of our numerous terms for mud.
Biscuit Barrel
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When I was travelling around South America I could hear a lady talking at the table next to me in a cafe in Ecuador. I was in a bit of a remote area of the county and I had not heard a English accent for a few weeks. I could tell from her accent that she was from the Brighton area. I went over to he and asked her where she was from and she said Hove. It turned out that we lived only 500 yards from each other back in England.
I think there must be a Brighton/Sussex accent.
I think there must be a Brighton/Sussex accent.
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
my in-laws are from yorkshire and i cannot hear a difference between them and lancs. They hate it. When they said that I sound like a londoner, i simply thought I always did!
meh.....
meh.....
Screaming J
He'll put a spell on you
Brilliant! I was about to say the words kiddy/old kiddy are good signifiers of a Sussex background and possibly accent and then you used it
. QEDAnd my Mum, born and bred in Plumpton still uses the word Puggy to describe what can loosely be described as soil in her clay-infested wealden garden.
somerset
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I can tell the difference between London and Brighton/Sussex accents,..... coming back from the West Country, there is a clear distinction to me,...... cant describe it, but it is very clear, even when I bump into Sussex people over here.
explymouthnige
explymouthnige
suppose this holds some weight,People from Norwich talk the same as those from Plymouth
Don't get around much do you!!
Don't get around much do you!!
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Brilliant! I was about to say the words kiddy/old kiddy are good signifiers of a Sussex background and possibly accent and then you used it
And my Mum, born and bred in Plumpton still uses the word Puggy to describe what can loosely be described as soil in her clay-infested wealden garden.
I didn't realise that jiggered was Sussex dialect for surprised, if that link is correct. My Dad used to say, 'I'll be jiggered' when surprised at something. I thought it was in common usage everywhere.
Phat Baz 68
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- Apr 16, 2011
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When I went to Uni in East London and got to make friends with a fair few of the locals they used to call me carrot cruncher
just because of my accent.
So yes there is !
Puppet Master
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- Aug 14, 2012
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Puppet Master
non sequitur
- Aug 14, 2012
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There is definitely a female Hollingbury/Coldean area accent though. I can always tell when a woman is from round that way, go into Asda up there, speak to the staff and you can spot a "local" a mile off.
I was in Ipswich and met the then manager of BBC Radio Suffolk. As we greeted each other he asked if I was from Brighton? He had instantly picked up my Brighton accent. Formerly he was manager at BBC Radio Bighton. John Lees has a Brighton accent too he said.
In the 1950's I used to stay on a farm in Henfield. Very strong Sussex accent amongst the farmhands in those days.
In the 1950's I used to stay on a farm in Henfield. Very strong Sussex accent amongst the farmhands in those days.
Lush
Mods' Pet
Dropping the 't' is what's called a glottal stop, as in bottle/bo-all. It's a London thing too.
I reckon the test is counting to ten out loud. If you say 'noin' instead of nine, you have a Brighton/Sussex accent.