26-10-2012, 12:23 PM
Thanks for the confirmation that I'm a Midlander - apart from some people thinking we talk with a strange Brummie accent which is actually a Black Country accent (no need for SRowell to comment here as the Black Country is actually an area of the West Midlands to the geographical west of Birmingham) and people from this area are often referred to as Yam Yam's because when they try to say 'You are' it has been shortened to 'You am' and it comes out Y'am. Not all people from the midlands speak in this dialect.
The 'Brummie' accent is similar but nowhere near as strong - it's like the difference between Cockney and Essex.
I have a more countryfied accent as I live in Worcestershire with hints of Brummie due to spending a lot of time working with people of this once great city and at one time being married to one of its former residents.
From the Midlands and British!!
The 'Brummie' accent is similar but nowhere near as strong - it's like the difference between Cockney and Essex.
I have a more countryfied accent as I live in Worcestershire with hints of Brummie due to spending a lot of time working with people of this once great city and at one time being married to one of its former residents.
From the Midlands and British!!