Is it possible for your accent

Is it possible for your accent

To change?

as far as im concerned i have a broad Geordie accent but im finding it hard to convince people im from up here

Some random said i was Mancurian on Sat

Of course it is, please tell me that isn't a serious question

Of course it is! Accents change gradually over time, particularly when you change environment.

Course your accent can change over time. It can change slightly when you are with people who have an accent.

People never think Im from around here they guess at all sorts! Its just everyone personal way of speaking.

Of course its not serious its just baffling me as i think i sound Geordie but other people dont think i am

of course it is...depends on how strong the accent was to start with...

my mam's a mackem but now sounds more county durham with the odd mackem word...

i sound sound durham with a bit of geordie & the odd mckem word

my mate in hernando beach (florida) lived in england til he was 7 then moved to barbados & has lived in florida since he was 15...it's a strange mix to say the least

i think it's different for everyone. Mine changes very easily. Went to Uni, very broad yorkshire; after uni, slightly midlands twang to it; now - hardly any yorkshire left, just the occasional word, mainly weak geordie.

suppose working on phones day in day out and spending a few months in London has added to it

i reckon the messageboards havent helped either ive picked up alot of new words that other members use like mint, aye, areeet

county durham till im deed, county durham till im deed, i know i am im sure i am im county durham till im deeeeeeed

athankya

my favourite words

so your to blame for my new found vocabulary

any self respecting northerners first words

Aye

Mackem :groovy:

i dont think u sound like a geordie like janet

My mate went to uni down leeds and his totaly changed he's like sum half fucking yorkshire men wiv the odd bit of gerodie sprinkled in..........dont worrie i had a work

durh course it is

Haha I know loads of people with mutating accents. It's mostly people I know from the match who haven't lived up here for years but are still convinced they have a broad Geordie accent. Most of them have a hell of a 'twang' that they don't notice but everyone else does. :laugh:

Some peoples' accents just don't seem to change though.. like my sister's boyfriend's parents are from Birmingham (unlucky) but have lived up here for over 25 years.. They still have the strongest brummie accent and in fact my sister's bf and his brother both have a hint of brummie to their accent despite only having been there a handful of times.

na me niether ur quite well spoken (compliment)

Ive lived in Kent, Aberdeen and Newcastle for long periods of time and have a combination of all 3 accents


what a div question