The stafford accent??

John Marwood

John Marwood

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Our local MP sounds like he has two canes shoved up his arsehole

I hope the talking history project is taking note
 
staffordjas

staffordjas

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mimbee said:
I have lived in Stafford all my life, and I have also been called posh on a countless number of occasions. It's not that I'm posh, I just talk properly :up:
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When I first went into a shop on hubbys estate (One of the roughest around ) on my own to buy a mars bar, everyone behind was mocking me as I said in my 'Stafford' accent "Can I have a mars bar please? " They were all "Ooooh,can I have a mars bar please" in a (best as they could) posh voice.

Got back to his house shaking ,to be told I should have said "GIZ MARS!"
 
littleme

littleme

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Staffordies don't have an accent.

Penkies do sound more Wolves/Cannock (whiney).

Those from Stone now sound Stokie.

And those Stokies now have a horrific Liverpool crossed with Manchester accent!
 
kyoto49

kyoto49

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It's all relative surely? If the Queens English, or some other non-descript home counties accent is the standard, then Stafford does have an accent. I don't know what the sounds are called, but we say bAth, not barth, and we say our u's different. so Uup not ap, you get my drift. It's not a strong accent like Estuary English, or Geordie, but it's apparant when compared to softer accents in my opinion.
 
Glam

Glam

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kyoto49 said:
It's all relative surely? If the Queens English, or some other non-descript home counties accent is the standard, then Stafford does have an accent. I don't know what the sounds are called, but we say bAth, not barth, and we say our u's different. so Uup not ap, you get my drift. It's not a strong accent like Estuary English, or Geordie, but it's apparant when compared to softer accents in my opinion.
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I say buz for bus, call everyone duck. baff not bath, mesen not myself. orate not alright. and I miss out words, like a Stokie does.I'm goin work, not going to work.
 
darben

darben

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I find it a neutral north accent neither posh or common, it can sound a bit nasal but there is still an accent its just not very distinctive and hard for others to place.
 
United57

United57

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" I find it a neutral north accent neither posh or common, it can sound a bit nasal but there is still an accent its just not very distinctive and hard for others to place. " sums Stafford up really.
 
arthur

arthur

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I like my Stafford born and bred no accent with a hint of posh and intellect and cultural experience. But go anywhere toooooo north or south they just think I’m a brummie. I am most put out because I like to think I’m a little bit posh compared to other accents
 
ATJ

ATJ

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I have absolutely no evidence to back this up but I was once told that the reason the Stafford accent is so neutral, especially when compared to other local accents, is because the town is historically a stopping point for travellers and the locals needed to be understood by everybody.
Which kind of makes sense- the oldest establishments we have are hotels and banks and we're still a major crossing point for roads.
 
United57

United57

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My other half commented on some Stafford people being both rude and grunting. I asked her was it a neutral grunt or did it have an accent?
 
Jonah

Jonah

Spouting nonsense since the day I learned to talk
I''ve lived in Stafford all my life and got asked the other day if I was from Liverpool.

If I wasn't so polite I would have told them to stick the question where the sun doesn't shine and twist!
 
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