That West Midlands one could be broken down a lot. It seems like it suggests people from Leamington, Kenilworth, for example speak like people from Tamworth, for example. Or at least the handful of people from Tamworth that are capable of speech.Saw something on twitter and looked it up , seems coventry really does have its own accent/dialect .. how amazing is thatView attachment 32407
I reckon they fit in the coventry accent , Leamington and kenilworth that isThat West Midlands one could be broken down a lot. It seems like it suggests people from Leamington, Kenilworth, for example speak like people from Tamworth, for example. Or at least the handful of people from Tamworth that are capable of speech.
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It’s definitely got aspects similar to Estuary English.Yeah there is. I’ll never forget a geordie girl I met on a night out who could do an absolutely perfect Coventry accent. It throws people as well, they don’t place it as Midlands all the time, it’s definitely not Brummie or Black Country or as posh as further south.
I'm from kenilworth originally but it took me moving away to realise people in Cov and Warks do actually have an accent. Thought we were beige as fuck but its definitely a bit midlandy. Although I probably sound more Londony now, unfortunately.Yeah there is. I’ll never forget a geordie girl I met on a night out who could do an absolutely perfect Coventry accent. It throws people as well, they don’t place it as Midlands all the time, it’s definitely not Brummie or Black Country or as posh as further south.
Same here, living down south for something like 15 years changed my accent a lot.I'm from kenilworth originally but it took me moving away to realise people in Cov and Warks do actually have an accent. Thought we were beige as fuck but its definitely a bit midlandy. Although I probably sound more Londony now, unfortunately.
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Yeah there is. I’ll never forget a geordie girl I met on a night out who could do an absolutely perfect Coventry accent. It throws people as well, they don’t place it as Midlands all the time, it’s definitely not Brummie or Black Country or as posh as further south.
I'd say Leicestershire rather than the city of Leicester. Their "citeh" "coffeh" accent is proper grating.I think we're closer to Leicester than Brummie, accent wise. Somewhere in between (lucky us)
We’re all here for you. Just don’t speak much.I’ve been working in Brum too long… I’ve def got a Cov accent with a Brum lilt. There I’ve said it… and I feel dirty for saying it.
I think "well" is similar to Estuary English - similar to how they say towel the same as tail.To say that Worcestershire and Herefordshire are "West Midlands", the same as Tamworth, and even Leamington, is plain bonkers. They have very distinct accents and ancient dialects (mainly grunts).
I think the Cov accent is immediately recognisable and distinct from Brum. The main tell-tale sign for me is the way Coventrians can't say the letter E in certain words - Elvis is always pronounced like Alvis, which is very confusing. A former workmate of mine said she going to the Alvis night - i assumed she meant at the Alvis Social Club, but it was an Elvis tribute act!!
The word "well" is the same (and probably used more often than Elvis) - comes out more like an A, but fuck knows how you'd type it phonetically, as it isn't "wall" (as in bricks and mortar).
I can't talk, i'm a Bristolian by birth but have been all over the Southern half of England, so i think my accent is pretty neutral, but when i hear myself talking (recording, or whatever), i still have a West Country twang.
Yes, I noticed that with a few of my friends as school: think it’d be ‘wah-ll’ (if that’s even classed as a phonetic). Very distinct. Same as the ‘A’ in certain names/nouns, like Elvis, Elton, Ellington.To say that Worcestershire and Herefordshire are "West Midlands", the same as Tamworth, and even Leamington, is plain bonkers. They have very distinct accents and ancient dialects (mainly grunts).
I think the Cov accent is immediately recognisable and distinct from Brum. The main tell-tale sign for me is the way Coventrians can't say the letter E in certain words - Elvis is always pronounced like Alvis, which is very confusing. A former workmate of mine said she going to the Alvis night - i assumed she meant at the Alvis Social Club, but it was an Elvis tribute act!!
The word "well" is the same (and probably used more often than Elvis) - comes out more like an A, but fuck knows how you'd type it phonetically, as it isn't "wall" (as in bricks and mortar).
I can't talk, i'm a Bristolian by birth but have been all over the Southern half of England, so i think my accent is pretty neutral, but when i hear myself talking (recording, or whatever), i still have a West Country twang.
Not even Brummie, sounds black country. Unsurprisingly from that dreadful showSlight brummie twing with a touch of southern
I'm now singing the old Lilt advert in a Brummie accent.I’ve been working in Brum too long… I’ve def got a Cov accent with a Brum lilt. There I’ve said it… and I feel dirty for saying it.
I worked all over the City for several years and the accent differs a bit in certain areas,I think north Coventry (Longford,Holbrooks etc) have a distinct "Coventry" accent,Tile Hill, Eastern Green,Whoberley,Canley definitely slight Birmingham influence.
Years ago I used to spend three nights a week in the Hall Green area of Brum nobody ever asked me where I came from.
I worked all over the City for several years and the accent differs a bit in certain areas,I think north Coventry (Longford,Holbrooks etc) have a distinct "Coventry" accent,Tile Hill, Eastern Green,Whoberley,Canley definitely slight Birmingham influence.
Years ago I used to spend three nights a week in the Hall Green area of Brum nobody ever asked me where I came from.
Village?Totally agree with most of this, I can usually pick up a "north Cov" accent.
Tile Hill, where I mostly grew up, is completely different of course. We all speak proper there, like what the Queen did.
I was seeing a girl from Daventry for a bit back in the day, there were crossovers with their accent as well.Definitely a Cov accent which to these ears sounds a bit separate to rest of West Mids (due to Meridan Gap?)
When I lived in the city '92-'98 I noticed it shares a fair bit with my North Northants/South Leics neck of the woods.
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