A guide to British accents

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http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20140619-one-woman-17-british-accents

Nuf said.

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Ohhhā€¦groanā€¦ohhhā€¦erā€¦I think I hate the sound of Poms now, LOL

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She didnā€™t do the aussie accent, but I guess she couldnā€™t get all types of Brits in one video :smiley:

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Oi! :slight_smile: Me not convict! LOL Btw, my ancestors emigrated from Germany in the 1800s. So technically, weā€™re not Prisoners Of Mother England (POME) or Prisoners Of Her Majestyā€™s Service ( POHMS). These days though, we just call Brits Poms or Pommies. Hereā€™s some trivia: After complaints to the Australian Advertising Standards Board regarding five advertisements poking fun at ā€œPomsā€, the Board ruled (in 2006) that these words are not offensive. The New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority made a similar ruling in 2010.

So, we can keep making fun of the Poms:)~~

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No Mancunian accent. I can fix that :slight_smile:

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Never heard the word ā€˜Pomā€™. They didnā€™t use it on Neighbours.

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My first husband was a Pomā€¦

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So was my second ā€¦

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You made me actually laugh out loud then!!! :slight_smile:

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My 2nd husband is Dutch (only passive understanding of Limburger)ā€¦so he has to put up with all the Going Dutch, Dutch Treat, Dutch Uncle, Dutch Oven, Double Dutch etc jokes^^

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Neighbours has to show itself to be politically correct. Even though officially not offensive, some ā€˜Pomsā€™ may feel offended. Anyway, most episodes of Neighbours were made before 2006.

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Did you ever get into them? I couldnā€™t stand that show, lol

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God, you girls have both had two husbands already! I havenā€™t had one yet. Stop hogging all the men!!!

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Here is for a Yorkshire accent.

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Even though they were all old farts, it was so damn funny! :slight_smile:

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My daughter did for a time. I needed to watch to be able to talk with her about what she was watching.

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