Maybe off-topic, but of utmost importance. The Blackburn R

[Paul Mellelieu]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/28/strong-r-sound-of-some-lancashire-accents-in-danger-of-dying-out?CMP=share_btn_tw

[Upside Down]

Yet more of our heritage and culture being eradicated.

Just for the record,  whenever I hear a southern accent I don't think they sound more 'professional' I think what is this slimy southern cunt up to.

 

[Mattyblue]

The R still seems pretty strong with white Blackburn kids. Of course I have to differentiate because the Asian Blackburn accent is a different accent, similar-ish, but different. As the Asian community of Blackburn continues to grow the R will ultimately keep weakening. But it’s still strong in Darwen and Hyndburn.

[wilsdenrover]

14 hours ago, Upside Down said:

Yet more of our heritage and culture being eradicated.

Just for the record,  whenever I hear a southern accent I don't think they sound more 'professional' I think what is this slimy southern cunt up to.

 

I’m southern (live in the north mind) and I agree with you 😁

[Ianrally]

Well southerners should take solace in this. They even put R’s in words where they don’t exist: eg 

I thought I sawr a pussy cat

I did some drawring at school today

Obviously not English that they are speaking!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

On 31/12/2023 at 19:57, Ianrally said:

Well southerners should take solace in this. They even put R’s in words where they don’t exist: eg 

I thought I sawr a pussy cat

I did some drawring at school today

Obviously not English that they are speaking!

Yeah “ drawring “ used to drive me mad when I worked in the high school. All the teachers I worked with said it all the time.

[Ianrally]

7 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Yeah “ drawring “ used to drive me mad when I worked in the high school. All the teachers I worked with said it all the time.

Drives me mad and drove my dad mad too. And they reckon we can’t speak properly !!!

[ScorpioRover]

On 31/12/2023 at 08:23, Mattyblue said:

The R still seems pretty strong with white Blackburn kids. Of course I have to differentiate because the Asian Blackburn accent is a different accent, similar-ish, but different. As the Asian community of Blackburn continues to grow the R will ultimately keep weakening. But it’s still strong in Darwen and Hyndburn.

It also is in Burnley and Preston too

[Mattyblue]

Weaker R in Preston.

It’s a strong accent in Burnley, but it’s not as rhotic as the Blackburn one. More ‘down the stay-ers’, ‘over they-er’ than the ‘overrr therrre’ of a Blackburn accent.

[Upside Down]

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

Weaker R in Preston.

It’s a strong accent in Burnley, but it’s not as rhotic as the Blackburn one. More ‘down the stay-ers’, ‘over they-er’ than the ‘overrr therrre’ of a Blackburn accent.

Definitely more Yorkshire over in Dingle land.

Bastards.

[bluebruce]

On 11/02/2024 at 21:26, Upside Down said:

Definitely more Yorkshire over in Dingle land.

Bastards.

Twats and cunts.