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Regional dialect/accents

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Post May 21st, 2004, 6:15 pm
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hi, a bit of a strange one this. I was just wondering if the area you live in, has a regional dialect or a regional accent. If so, could you give an example??

Where I come from, Wolverhampton in England, we're known as yam yams. This is because we say stuff like "how'mya?" (how are you?) and other things that end in something sounding a bit like "yam", lol. Its a shame I am forced to talk in clear English on here [lol], because in real life i talk in full yam yam accent and dialect. The very first thing I wrote on this site got deleted because no one could understand it [lol]

example of a yam yam conversation:
"how'mya mate?"
"not too bad tar"
"Where'mya goo-in?"
"noo-wee-ar, Why'myaskin?"
"I dow noo"
"aight, tara"
"ai, tara"

[lol] and if you understood any of that, well done [lol]

translation:

"how are you?"
"I'm ok thanks"
"where are you going?"
"nowhere, why do you ask?"
"I don't know"
"alright, bye"
"yes, bye"

Stupid conversation I know, but its only an example [:p]

Post May 21st, 2004, 7:47 pm
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i don't really have a dialect, but i know that there are some in holland...
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Post May 21st, 2004, 7:51 pm

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I know I have slight Long Island Accent and a little New Yorker. Thats about it.


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