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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:03 pm
by danolboy
If you start looking up words in an urban dictionary then you've really got it twisted.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:12 pm
by kion
DJ Whistla wrote:KION wrote:Shonky wrote:
Same thing's been happening with cockney throughout the south for years. Brighton, with it's well-to-do, predominantly middle-class population seems to be way too fond of affecting London slang when they've blatantly never lived there. When they do meet up with folks who use the language as natives, they often seem a bit worried. Always fascinating to notice how people's accents change depending on circumstances, like the difference in their voices in chatting to mates or their parents.
Brighton is full of ex Londoners, or people with London origins, and always has been (as it's comparitively close geographically) - hence the similarity in the accent compared to other parts of Sussex (which are more 'yokelised'). Nothing to do with people 'emulating' another accent lol
You hear a typical Brighton taxi driver, and he'll sound cockney.
And as for Brightoners being predominently 'well-to-do' - I think you'll find it the other way round. It's only the facade of a few new buildings that give that misconception.
i hate the way that "cockney" keeps gettin used as a general catch-all for for people from London.
According to tradition, the strict definition is limited to those born within earshot (generally taken to be three miles) of the Bow Bells
due to the expansion of the east end this strict definition was extended to include areas further east. but dont confuse people from west london as being cockneys yeh. they are from west london and hav quite dif accents, imo
rant over, lol
I hear ya - the Taxi drivers (as a running example) I'm talking about have got traditional East End accents.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:24 pm
by ozols man
Danolboy wrote:If you start looking up words in an urban dictionary then you've really got it twisted.
fuckin lol at this thread! good stuff
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:32 pm
by metalboxproducts
Goin out to see if Gaterfaceis is ploughin his force tens. Last time i slooped on his gain it was out on the mainstrip. Hope he's boxin the sleepy stuff this time.
Yeh get meh
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:44 pm
by shonky
metalboxproducts wrote:Goin out to see if Gaterfaceis is ploughin his force tens. Last time i slooped on his gain it was out on the mainstrip. Hope he's boxin the sleepy stuff this time.
Yeh get meh
Tairblee sowwy, one doesn't speak twat, please speak more clearlay
Oh, and tell Gaterface that supper's at eleven and that Jeeves is locking the gate at midnight sharp so he'd best return before then.
Wot wot tally ho
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:49 pm
by metalboxproducts
Shonky wrote:metalboxproducts wrote:Goin out to see if Gaterfaceis is ploughin his force tens. Last time i slooped on his gain it was out on the mainstrip. Hope he's boxin the sleepy stuff this time.
Yeh get meh
Tairblee sowwy, one doesn't speak twat, please speak more clearlay
Oh, and tell Gaterface that supper's at eleven and that Jeeves is locking the gate at midnight sharp so he'd best return before then.
Wot wot tally ho
lol
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:04 am
by sick boy
Joseph-J wrote:ac23 wrote:u cant be serious....this aint doa....overanalyzing everything or whhhhhhha!!?!?!
Seems to be something this board is good at.
Must be all the people from dissensus.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:47 am
by alex bk-bk
ok lets just stick to BIG TUNE SICK TUNE BIGGUP SKREAM and leave the cerebral stuff to all them academics, yeah?
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:57 am
by aems
[quote="mos dan"]
<i>what ho, brer! bally good merkage! it's not a bad-minded ting is it old chap?</i>
quote]
this is one of the funniest uses of london slang ive ever seen.... we should all adopt this... would purely fuck with peoples heads....
"jolly choong tings, i need to pur-chase some quality creps to attend the dance"
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:03 am
by mr. messer
FUCK off
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:10 am
by aems
i dont think its offensive mate... its just a discussion about the spread and evolution of the english language, with a slight twist of silly humour... and everyone loves silly relevant humour dont they?
in what way is it offensive?
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:17 am
by parson
yeah that avatar is more offensive than this thread
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:18 am
by mr. messer
saved by the bell was heavy
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:22 am
by parson
tru
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:25 am
by subhuman
you brits and your funny talk
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:35 am
by metalboxproducts
We all loves a bit o bull shit. Don't we now?
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:39 am
by aems
of course we do old bredrin! my parlez is particuarly nang. blapizzle my good fellows... sillyness is definatly in this season innit...
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:36 am
by danolboy
The tone of this thread is of extreme gayness.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:38 am
by n-type
shank is my favorite
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:59 am
by mos dan
Danolboy wrote:The tone of this thread is of extreme gayness.
speak for yourself. some of us are enjoying it.