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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Accent in Hull, Leeds or Sheffield ?

0 Hi. I'm Greek and i'm moving to Hull in September for work.02br
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00I've never visited Hull or nearby cities like Leeds or Sheffield so i'd like to ask about the english accent in these cities.02br
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00Does it look like "London English" ? Scotish ? Is it completely different ?02br
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00Can i find relevant audio files ?02br
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00Anything particular that i have to have in mind ?02br
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00Thanx in advance. 0-
  

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0Hull has not yet managed to get under my skin as far as its beauty goes. 02br 02br 00So I recommend you to watch your back. 02br 02br 00Sheffield is not so close to Hull, but of course it is relative what is a long distance, especially if you take into account distances in, say, the Milky Way 051010id111id5

— Maya2

  • 0Hull has not yet managed to get under my skin as far as its beauty goes.
  • 02br 02br 00So I recommend you to watch your back.
  • 02br 02br 00Sheffield is not so close to Hull, but of course it is relative what is a long distance, especially if you take into account distances in, say, the Milky Way 051010id111id5
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0Hull has not yet managed to get under my skin as far as its beauty goes. There is nothing that could quicken your pulse and nothing to write home about.02br
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00They do not speak the BBC English there.02br
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00I have a hard time understanding them.02br
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00AFAIK, the place boasts the highest criminal rates in the UK.02br
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0 Thanx for your answer.02br
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00may i ask why do you think you have a hard time understanding people in Hull ?02br
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00Is it because of their accent ? Idioms ? something else ?02br
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00And, if anyone can help, what is the accent there like ? 02br
00Can someone give an example ?02br
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00Thanx.
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10And, if anyone can help, what is the accent there like ? Can someone give an example ? Thanx.12blockquote
10In Hull, they don't make phone calls, they make 'fern curls'. 'Oh no!' becomes 'er ner!', 'hello' is 'herler'...02br
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Maya2AFAIK, the place boasts the highest criminal rates in the UK.So I recommend you to watch your back.
To be fair, I'm from Hull and Bradford, Birmingham and London have much higher criminal rates than in the UK!

I think what you're saying is very disrespectful!
Hull is a beautiful place, don't judge a book by it's cover!!
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