British Bill's Dialects INDEX

British Bill's Dialects INDEX

Nothing is so impenetrable as laughter in a language you don't understand.

William Golding, novelist, playwright, poet, Nobel laureate (19 Sep 1911-1993)

BRITISH BILL'S INDEX

1 ~ The Potteries by British Bill

2 ~ The Potteries Two by British Bill

3 ~ The Potteries Three by British Bill

4 ~ Folklore of Congleton, Staffordshire by British Bill

British Bill Explains

When you are born, raised and worked in the potteries it's second nature to speak the dialect. Even though I have lived in Leicestershire for over 40 years my accent is still rooted in the potteries. The accent and dialect here in Leicestershire is different and I'm able to notice the difference. Every county in England has its own peculiar accent and dialect. Why this is I'm not sure. In fact there is a certain amount of Latin still spoken.

A distance of twenty miles is all it takes for dialect to subtly change in England. The black country towns such as Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell and parts of Wolverhampton dialect and accent is distinct from the Birmingham (Brummie) dialect and accent even though only a few miles separate them. In some of these towns the word 'Yes' is spoken as 'Ar'. Sadly, over the past 30/40 years many people have moved from where they were born and raised to various places in the country because of where the work is. Consequently dialects and accents are not as distinct as they used to be. This applies particularly to the Southern counties especially London. Up North however in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Leeds, Liverpool for instance the accents and dialects can still be heard quite plainly.

British Bill ~ September 2017

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