On 03/03/2018 01:56, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 3/2/2018 3:13 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> Fun!
>>
>>
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180205-which-british-accent-is-closest-to-your-own 
>>
>>
>> I am a West-Londoner it appears :-)
>>
> 
> 
> It says I'm from the East Midlands, despite never having been to England.
> 
> 

Ay oop Mike.
Are you sure that you want to make that public. ;-)


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On 2-3-2018 14:28, Stephen wrote:
> On 02/03/2018 12:02, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 2-3-2018 11:01, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 02/03/2018 08:13, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>> Fun!
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180205-which-british-accent-is-closest-to-your-own 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am a West-Londoner it appears :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>> As am I. But with the change of one answer I became a Glaswegian.
>>> Splinter or skelf, 400 miles distance.
>>>
>>> I am a Glaswegian living in West London.
>>> Spooky. ;-)
>>>
>>
>> I learned a few words indeed.
>>
> 
> There were a few dialect words, I don't know.
> 
>> I guess that most foreigners like me would come up as West-London as 
>> it is the"dialect" teached.
>>
> 
> Taught! old chap. :-P

Gosh! Even at my age. I have to show I am from the continent, haven't I?

> 
> I've never actually heard of a West London accent. East London (cockney) 
> and South London, yes. They are different.
> 

It probably just means "standard" British... Whatever that means of course.

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On 3/3/2018 2:36 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> Gosh! Even at my age. I have to show I am from the continent, haven't I?
> 
>>
>> I've never actually heard of a West London accent. East London 
>> (cockney) and South London, yes. They are different.
>>
> 
> It probably just means "standard" British... Whatever that means of course.
>

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On 3-3-2018 8:42, Mike Horvath wrote:
> http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1256483-steam
> 
> 
> On 3/3/2018 2:36 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> Gosh! Even at my age. I have to show I am from the continent, haven't I?
>>
>>>
>>> I've never actually heard of a West London accent. East London 
>>> (cockney) and South London, yes. They are different.
>>>
>>
>> It probably just means "standard" British... Whatever that means of 
>> course.
>>
> 

LOL. "English Simplified". That should be the future. ;-)

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On 03/03/2018 07:36, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>
>>> I learned a few words indeed.
>>>
>>
>> There were a few dialect words, I don't know.
>>

Me too.

>>> I guess that most foreigners like me would come up as West-London as 
>>> it is the"dialect" teached.
>>>
>>
>> Taught! old chap. :-P
> 
> Gosh! Even at my age. I have to show I am from the continent, haven't I?
> 

I thought that you were trying to speek "young". ;-)

>>
>> I've never actually heard of a West London accent. East London 
>> (cockney) and South London, yes. They are different.
>>
> 
> It probably just means "standard" British... Whatever that means of course.

More than likely. The fact that the BBC were based in West London. Might 
have something to do with it.

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On 03/03/2018 07:46, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 3-3-2018 8:42, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1256483-steam
>>
>>
>> On 3/3/2018 2:36 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> Gosh! Even at my age. I have to show I am from the continent, haven't I?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've never actually heard of a West London accent. East London 
>>>> (cockney) and South London, yes. They are different.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It probably just means "standard" British... Whatever that means of 
>>> course.
>>>
>>
> 
> LOL. "English Simplified". That should be the future. ;-)
> 


It is and it is coming from the west.



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On 3-3-2018 9:23, Stephen wrote:
> On 03/03/2018 07:36, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I learned a few words indeed.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There were a few dialect words, I don't know.
>>>
> 
> Me too.
> 
>>>> I guess that most foreigners like me would come up as West-London as 
>>>> it is the"dialect" teached.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Taught! old chap. :-P
>>
>> Gosh! Even at my age. I have to show I am from the continent, haven't I?
>>
> 
> I thought that you were trying to speek "young". ;-)

I am past that stage, I must confess ;-)

> 
>>>
>>> I've never actually heard of a West London accent. East London 
>>> (cockney) and South London, yes. They are different.
>>>
>>
>> It probably just means "standard" British... Whatever that means of 
>> course.
> 
> More than likely. The fact that the BBC were based in West London. Might 
> have something to do with it.
> 

That seems a good explanation indeed.

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On 03/03/2018 11:57, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>
>> I thought that you were trying to speek "young". ;-)
> 
> I am past that stage, I must confess ;-)
> 

You are not the only one. :-)

>>
>>>>
>>>> I've never actually heard of a West London accent. East London 
>>>> (cockney) and South London, yes. They are different.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It probably just means "standard" British... Whatever that means of 
>>> course.
>>
>> More than likely. The fact that the BBC were based in West London. 
>> Might have something to do with it.
>>
> 
> That seems a good explanation indeed.

I've lived in West London for 35 years and that is the only thing I can 
think of. There isn't a distinctive accent that I've noticed.
The link below doesn't have anything to do with London accents. But it 
does give a smattering of the accents here on the British Isles.*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDdRHWHzwR4


*
She mentions Ireland so it is not the UK. And she is not 100% correct in 
all she says.


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On 3-3-2018 13:31, Stephen wrote:
> On 03/03/2018 11:57, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>
>>> I thought that you were trying to speek "young". ;-)
>>
>> I am past that stage, I must confess ;-)
>>
> 
> You are not the only one. :-)
> 
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I've never actually heard of a West London accent. East London 
>>>>> (cockney) and South London, yes. They are different.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It probably just means "standard" British... Whatever that means of 
>>>> course.
>>>
>>> More than likely. The fact that the BBC were based in West London. 
>>> Might have something to do with it.
>>>
>>
>> That seems a good explanation indeed.
> 
> I've lived in West London for 35 years and that is the only thing I can 
> think of. There isn't a distinctive accent that I've noticed.

One notable exception at the BBC is Neil Oliver. And there are couple of 
other presenters who use their own accents too.

> The link below doesn't have anything to do with London accents. But it 
> does give a smattering of the accents here on the British Isles.*
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDdRHWHzwR4

I am going to take a little time to watch this. Thanks; very instructive.

> 
> 
> *
> She mentions Ireland so it is not the UK. And she is not 100% correct in 
> all she says.
> 
> 


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On 2018-03-02 04:13 AM (-4), Thomas de Groot wrote:
> Fun!
>
> http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180205-which-british-accent-is-closest-to-your-own
>
>
> I am a West-Londoner it appears :-)

I'm from the Black Country in the West Midlands, unless I say "fall" 
instead of "autumn," in which case I'm transported to East London.

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