Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 15, 2019 Moderators Share Posted February 15, 2019 I was in West Yorkshire s'appens. Hebden Bridge. Aklthough tye bloke who called them that was from Tarn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 25 minutes ago, BomberPat said: I'm from Yorkshire. They're baps. A teacake is a fruity bun. It's only if you're from West Yorkshire that you get it wrong. My mum's family's from near Huddersfield. Never once heard her or anyone else call them teacakes - only the fruity buns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 40 minutes ago, JLM said: I was born in Hertfordshire, did some growing up in Lancashire, more growing up in Kent, then moved to Merseyside, then back to Hertfordshire and have now found myself in Yorkshire and settled here. My accent and regional dialects make no sense to anyone. I'm too Southern here in Leeds but too Northern when I go back to Maidstone. Regardless of my multi-regional open-mindedness when it comes to slang, I cannot accept the Yorkshire terminology for baked goods and have been persecuted for my beliefs many times since moving here. Muffins and fairy cakes are not buns and a bread cake is just the names of two baked goods thrown together. It's absurd. So what did the map show? I think yours will be fascinating.  Mine: Fackin' av some of that. Little bit well spoken (hence Hampshire and Cambridge), little bit common. Which just about sums up Hertfordshire to be honest, where I grew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars85 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I'm from Great Yarmouth. It gave me east Norfolk, which was impressive. But it also gave me Devon. I've spent most of my adult life trying to stop myself sounding like The Singing Postman, but I guess this quiz saw through me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 minute ago, lars85 said: I'm from Great Yarmouth. It gave me east Norfolk, which was impressive. But it also gave me Devon. I've spent most of my adult life trying to stop myself sounding like The Singing Postman, but I guess this quiz saw through me. Well that does nothing to quell the theory that people from the West Country and Norfolk sound the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars85 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Well that does nothing to quell the theory that people from the West Country and Norfolk sound the same! I know. I thought it was taking the piss. I can see slight similarities but I've never confused the two. Probably because I was brought up around it. I can see how someone with a more neutral accent might not be able to tell the difference though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 Spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted February 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Ronnie said: That's not far off for me: Our distinctive word for a bread roll did it, assisted by the word for a pathway between two houses. If I hadn't lost the distinctive last syllable on words like 'silly' and 'happy', I think it would've nailed me. I spotted plenty of things which would've clearly identified the region if they applied to me (I have family members who say '(h)ern' instead of 'hers') but we don't all grow up using the exact same features as our relatives. Saves me mapping it, because my map is essentially identical â sad that I didn't get the chance to call a cob a cop, or a twitchell a twitchell, but playing dobbie in the playground literally narrowed the map down to the right end of our street and no-where else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 15, 2019 Moderators Share Posted February 15, 2019 I went through the whole thing and then the stupid fucking map didn't load up. đĄ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted February 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Chest Rockwell said: I went through the whole thing and then the stupid fucking map didn't load up. đĄ I did it twice to the same effect so don't bother giving it another go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Dem Wanz Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 PCO for life (or something) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 15, 2019 Moderators Share Posted February 15, 2019 I'm assuming this thing just hates or can't accurately detect Londoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted February 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2019 If the map didnât load, itâs because youâre from the Isle of Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: I'm assuming this thing just hates or can't accurately detect Londoners. It must have been designed by a rural racist, jealous of your multicultural utopia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Dude Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Born in Bristol, spent most of my living memory on the Somerset coast, but grandparents left influences from further afield. Clearly 3 years on the Menai Strait and 10 months in Sussex didn't have any effect (or it's since worn off). Apparently calling a playground chase game 'tig' means I come from somewhere around Fife though... đ¤ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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