For those orgers in the UK, how many regional accents are there exactly? This may sound silly but I've just watched the first Harry Potter movie and I'm not sure but I could've sworn I'd heard a few differences in the way the kids spoke. Forgive my ignorance but are there such drastic differences in how someone from say Liverpool, London or Wales speaks? Is it much like the regional differences here in the US (the South for example)?
[This message was edited Sun Jun 29 5:06:12 PDT 2003 by NovaAngel]

ohhh yes, there r alot of differences, and it is the same as down here in Australia. That is why the english language is the most difficult to learn. so many different ways of speaking it and they all sound funny

Harlequin said:

Yeah I know . It's the same in Australia is it? What different types do you have down there?

NovaAngel said:

hard to say really, the only way i can describe it is its like your south. the ppl that live in the bush talk a lil slower and sound less educated, but it also depends on which state u r in, and who the locals are. but then of course, u have the footballers, they speak slow and uneducated as well, but that is only cause they have no brains i think in a way it all boils down to social standing (upper and lower classes) but im not one to talk of that, im border line lower class...any hoo, it all depends on where u live.

Geordie = Newcastle

Cockney = East London

Scouse = Liverpool

JDINTERACTIVE said:

jd - don't know if you ever watch the show, but there is an occasional character on Ab Fab, i don't even know her name, but she speaks extremely fast, and i can't understand a word! for some reason, i was under the impression that she had a Liverpudlian (sp?) accent - could that be right? just curious...

Harlequin said:

Maybe that's why people overseas have trouble understanding me.