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<blockquote data-quote="Bradskii" data-source="post: 76026067" data-attributes="member: 412388"><p>I'm pretty good with most American accents. But a strong Glasgow, Geordie or Cockney accent might be a struggle for some Americans. And a strong Welsh accent might be the worst of all. I was born 'n' bred in South Wales and originally had a very strong accent. We tend to talk very rapidly as well and throw in a fair amount of local dialect. When I moved to London in my early twenties, next to no-one could understand me so I had to make a conscious effort to 'anglicise' my speech. The deeper into Wales you get, the more indesipherable it becomes. I had to reverse this process:</p><p></p><p>It's nice, isn't it. Shortened to...</p><p>S'nice, innet. Drop the t...</p><p>Nice, inneh. And drop the first sylable...</p><p>Nice neh. And 'nice' becomes 'lush' in some parts, so effectively...</p><p>Lushneh. Stress on the 'neh'.</p><p></p><p>What a lovely sunset.</p><p>Yeah. Lushneh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bradskii, post: 76026067, member: 412388"] I'm pretty good with most American accents. But a strong Glasgow, Geordie or Cockney accent might be a struggle for some Americans. And a strong Welsh accent might be the worst of all. I was born 'n' bred in South Wales and originally had a very strong accent. We tend to talk very rapidly as well and throw in a fair amount of local dialect. When I moved to London in my early twenties, next to no-one could understand me so I had to make a conscious effort to 'anglicise' my speech. The deeper into Wales you get, the more indesipherable it becomes. I had to reverse this process: It's nice, isn't it. Shortened to... S'nice, innet. Drop the t... Nice, inneh. And drop the first sylable... Nice neh. And 'nice' becomes 'lush' in some parts, so effectively... Lushneh. Stress on the 'neh'. What a lovely sunset. Yeah. Lushneh. [/QUOTE]
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