Lancastrian English: Dialectable Episode 4.

Lancastrian slang: www.mykp.co.uk/learn-lancastr...
Things I already know:
The framing's rubbish - I tried using a decent camera, but it didn't have a reverse view. I'll be going back to my phone's camera next time.
I'm often not looking at the camera - I stuck the script to the window behind the camera, I'll try placing it somewhere else next time.
I'm mouthing along to some of Ben and Adam's lines - Yeah lol. Didn't realise til editing.
It's been ages since you last uploaded - Yeah, I got nothing.

[@colinfrancis7229]

Ay up. Can't believe thas blathered on wiout mentioning the words Mither, Ginnel and Cruckle. Pure Lancastrian has to be the finest English accent by some distance.

[@teenwitch69]

.. all the towns in Lancashire definitely have very different twangs and slang words. I'm in Bolton 20 minutes drive from Wigan and I have no idea what people in Wigan are talking about

[@BURNLEY87]

Reece Taylor agree even the towns next door to us speak differently

[@JohnB28]

I was born in Bolton and my dad could tell you where abouts in Bolton someone lived by listening to them talk. I live in Australia now and miss that Lancastrian accent.

[@digbytaylor1030]

Prestonian Blackburn Rovers fan - I know what you're on about

[@gavhowarth1350]

Bolton borders Bury and they sound completely diffrent, heywood is the strangest accent in these parts, because of the bury, Rochdale and Manchester influences, because of the overspill estates from Manchester, Middleton kind of the same, but i can tell the diffrent between heywood n Middleton ppl, Bolton to me is a diffrent language, bury is wierd, I can tell if you come from, Radcliffe, Whitefield, prestwich, even locally in bury, you can tell if someone comes from dickybird, springs, Elton, the accents in just this tiny 10 mile area are mental, and I love it

[@grahamroberts2841]

I am from Westhougton…just 1/2 way between Bolton and Wigan..with Leigh and atherton close by…all with different accents…I worked in Wigan for many years and even the local villages had variants…I could tell by just listening to them where they we’re from…Pemberton…Scholes…Standish…Shevington etc…but that was in the 80s…a lot of that will have been lost by now…

[@milliex04]

Its kinda like that-every Lancashire town has their own individual accent. The middle towns of Lancashire have more of a Lancashire accent than everyone else.

[@wallyjumblatt]

Definitely

[@chrishall8705]

The belt covering Accrington in the East, through Blackburn to Preston in the West is the home of the archetypal Lancashire accent in my opinion.

[@milliex04]

@@chrishall8705 no still in my opinion weve all got our own. Blackburns accent is VERY different to a towns like Blackpool's or Burnley's necaise Burnley has adapted onto a Manc like accent/Yorkshire accent(I think anyway) and Blackpool's sounds more southern than northern whereas Blackburn's sounds very northern but different to a Yorkshire's accents but (I think) similar to an Accrington's accent

[@georgerobinsonandhisukulel6103]

George formby lived in Lancashire

[@creature2479]

As someone who has lived in Lancaster my whole life, this is really interesting!

[@ScotchArsh]

Isn't comedian, Diane Morgan, from Lancashire? I love listening to her speak.

[@simon2k4]

My Mum's side of the family come from Burnley and they sound really different to people from Manchester. Peter Sallis who does Wallace in Wallace and Gromit sounded like he did a Yorkshire accent rather than a Lancashire one. I think each area definitely has it's own dialect up there.

[@Isabel-wf6ho]

Omg yooo my mum is from burnley and my dad is from blackburn i kinda just exposed where i live but its all good ig

[@gavhowarth1350]

I'm from Bury, went and worked in Burnley, took me a few weeks to understand what they were saying, it's like diffrent languages

[@exsistentialis]

I'm a Brazilian and the oldest Ancestor I can tie myself with comes from the Lancashire region... Interestingly enough I have many troubles to reproduce myself the Southern accents of England, but the Lancastrian I speak is quite more close to the native one. Thanks for sharing this... I really love searching videos from people around this area or Yorkshire (I know they are quite different accents). The Lancastrian English is really the most beautiful for me!

[@vmm5163]

That's so interesting ! How did your Lancastrian ancestor get to Brazil? I come from Lancashire!

[@LeeRaldar]

My grandmother from Farnworth, born 1900 never spoke like a big girls blouse and her accent was heavier than a sackfull of pit boots.

[@XiagraBalls]

Guy on the left thinking: "Hoose this posh bahstud?"

[@mrgoldengraham027]

Please come back and continue this series. I'd love to see a complete list of all of the Enlgish dialects :^)

[@gavhowarth1350]

It's an impossible task,

[@dnel83]

I live in Lancashire but grew up in Cheshire, the shift of dinner to mid day has caught me out on a few occasions with the locals. I'm too old to change now

[@Evan_Meyer]

I'm a linguistics student at Truman State University in the US and I'll be studying at UCLan next year!

[@samyhou4118]

Don't expect too much from Preston, it's nothing like NYC or LA lmao

[@lucyhayes6777]

Nice one, I’m a UCLan student too.

[@nicholaswaring8393]

I'm a retired architect and curious how it went for you all in lancashire post-covid​, Tyson fury and rochdale events.

[@barryschwarz]

Great lesson. The triad thing is unintentionally funny, but that kept me watching and listening, so well done lads.

[@omniglot]

Interesting. I grew up in Silverdale in the northwest of Lancashire, and went to school in Lancaster, but don't have a Lancashire accent. Maybe I had a bit of one when I was younger, but don't remember. I pick up accents of wherever I am, so when I'm in Lancashire, I start speaking with the local accent a bit.

[@TheHazzasez]

I'm from a village in between Wigan and Southport and it's a mix of the Scouse accent and Wigan, more northern Lancastrian sounding accents. I've heard the term "Woolly Back" being used, but I think that is a scouse term. I've read the term scouse comes from Germanic and Scandinavian origins for meat stew. Generally the accents are softer and less distinguishable in the area I'm from and up towards the coastal areas near to Blackpool. I do enjoy the listening to the variations. Places such as Blackburn, Burnley have their own stronger sounds, as does Wigan, but Manchester is different again. The Liverpool accent is in a league of it's own. Having lived in Leeds and Bradford for many years, I noticed subtle differences and use of words between the two cities, often hard to put ones finger on, but less than 10 miles apart. Even in Sheffield and Barnsley, there were tones that varied. I found Lancashire to have more rounded vowel sounds as well as the use of the letter "R". Whereas in Yorkshire the vowels are a bit more flat and elongated. People in Leeds would say "Y'alright mate", but in Bradford; Y'alreet Pal". I'm sure this happens across the UK, but I've not heard of such subtle variations in such a small area as in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

[@user-lz5wf]

Are you from Skelmersdale by any chance, or Upholland?

[@TheHazzasez]

@@user-lz5wf Parbold. You?

[@user-lz5wf]

@@TheHazzasez I am from Ormskirk, I wouldn't have guessed you were from Parbold because I didn't think there was anyone there who had scouse accents.

[@TheHazzasez]

@@user-lz5wf I was born in Ormskirk hospital. There are quite a few people in Parbold with Scouse accents or a twang.

[@user-lz5wf]

@@TheHazzasez Don't suppose they are originally from Parbold though. Liekwise, there are people in Ormskirk who have Scouse accents but they tend to be people who have moved here from elsewhere rather than those born and raised here.

[@dannyevans8328]

FINALLY...🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Breakfast dinner and tea. Proud Prestonian trying to educate my peers downunder 😂😂😂

[@grahamroberts2841]

I am from Westhougton…just 1/2 way between Bolton and Wigan..with Leigh and atherton close by…all with different accents…I worked in Wigan for many years and even the local villages had variants…I could tell by just listening to them where they we’re from…Pemberton…Scholes…Standish…Shevington etc…but that was in the 80s…a lot of that will have been lost by now…

[@hayleytownsend9705]

Thank you for sharing and one of the most detailed videos on the accent on here. Well done 👌🏻 I’m hoping you were able to treat your fellow helpers to a beer or two for their part. 🍻🍾🍻

[@williambell8282]

Lancashire covers a large area and thus displays a range of accent and dialect from Manchester to Lancaster. As you travel from Preston towards Lancaster there occurs a very noticeable change from the well known and generally accepted Lancashire accent exemplified by such people as George Ford the rugby player to an accent more akin to that of the Lake District and North West Yorkshire. It is quite distinct from that found south of Preston. I think of my family members and others who were born and brought up in Lancaster and how 'rural' and 'countrified' their speech was and is. I was born in Lancaster but moved away at the age of 11. So, my attempts to speak the way they do in Lancaster, Morecambe and further north fail miserably. I have no doubt that you recognized and acknowledged these differences.

[@luntik7450]

I was struggling so much with my homework on the Lancastrian dialect, thank you so much !!

[@shakkycat2855]

They look like they are being held captive

[@kateking8709]

Loving the rashford feature 👹

[@tappyoklahoma]

Great work! Well done

[@beckiebagybay5062]

Thanks mate for clear explanation! Now I understand people around much better! :D

[@lucaswebster7941]

So interesting how all Lancashire towns have different accents, I think personally, Morecambe, Blackpool and Preston are all similar to the Lancaster accent, East Lancashire sounds much more broad.

[@hamishmctiaigh4363]

Kudos mate, I've learned a ton, cheers

[@Crazychihuahualady]

I’m from Blackpool and Fleetwood ten minutes down the road has a different dialect to me. My Nan and dad say to me…. Emma put wood int hole! (Shut the door) 😂

[@kathybarry2765]

Oh dear, Have we got to this....

[@L_Martin]

Why do I feel like these lads have cornered me behind a pub

[@jayjayr3477]

Very interesting

[@llainc259]

I wanna hear you try to describe scouse next

[@sh-hg4eg]

The borders of the county haven't changed, this is a very widespread misconception. The administrative boroughs changed. You'll find that Lancashire is still recognised by the royal mail as its original border.

[@nicholaswaring8393]

Unlike eg surrey and kent

[@lordvlygar2963]

To me, the Lancaster accent sounds American with the nouns and verbs having a London "curve".

[@afloatingpineapple6170]

How did u manage to miss out Peter Kay from the comedians lol

[@goonerbeagunner4life]

I'm too Southern for Peter Kay haha

[@sh-hg4eg]

Too busy shoe horning quotas in.

[@carltornell]

Brilliant. It explains very clearly why Non-Lancastrians won't understand Lancastrian.

[@kbhprinsesse]

He forgot Bubble from "Absolutely Fabulous".

[@clivealan4084]

You are a cunning linguist and mass-debator,. The biggest attack to the Lancastrian accent is in Liverpool where the Scouse accent is replacing the old Lancashire accent . The Beatles used the old Lancashire accent, for example "Over there" as opposed there "Over there!". Scouse needs culling.

[@robertwright7937]

WOTYONABOUT? PURIMINEER!

[@82mistam]

As somebody from Lancashire, I need to let you know that this video could not be more inaccurate. This is more Yorkshire.

[@TimHarrison1]

Jungletron Agreed. People do talk like that, but it’s not the same all over Lancashire. The lad on the left is probably from either north or east Lancs ( i.e. closer to Yorkshire) Also, young people have been using “f” in place of “th” for decades.

[@markymarco2570]

Jack Mountford and Tommy Heyes.

[@jacobmiller5834]

Why does such a small country have so many accents/dialects?

[@crazydavec3861]

2:30 "The biggest difference affecting the consonants of Lancastrian are to do with how the 'L' phoneme is realised, in the south of England you have what's called the "light L" and the "Dark L"..... in the north you have the "bloody L", as in.... "Aye, bloody L, like, y'knooh" 😁

[@addhy8008]

Gr8 vid

[@bg4928]

Just realised this guy just served me in Co op!

[@okkokooks8897]

Lee Mack as well

[@goonerbeagunner4life]

His accent isn't quite as pronounced as the people I chose to show, presumably after so many years living in London

[@okkokooks8897]

Yeah that's true

[@darknomad5600]

Johnny Vegas is from there as well.

[@expert_gamer1243]

Lel I'm from england and it's in Lancashire

[@rbxless]

They look like they're at gunpoint

[@jblogs1000]

wrong mard meaning soft person

[@gavhowarth1350]

No they don't. Bolton accent is a far cry away from a bury accent which is diffrent from a Rochdale accent, which is very diffrent fron a Moston accent which is diffrent from a Salford accent,

[@bg4928]

Did the two blokes just get pulled in off the street for this. They look bored out of their minds. You could have stood with two bits of carpet behind you and got more enthusiasm...

[@ameliamahmood543]

This is very wrong every town in Lancashire has its own accent

[@user-vi6wf4gh9x]

Danny Welbeck and Marcus Rashford. Behave mon.

[@STcaramonM]

It's interesting that when a Norwegian speaks English they sound Lancastrian.

[@silasriver109]

As both a Lancastrian and someone who has long since moved to Norway, I disagree completely. It just sounds like Norwegian mangled into English. Interestingly, most Norwegians I've met try to fake American accents, so your comparison is even more befuddling.

[@kylehere8360]

There are more posh-Lancashire accents than proper ones

[@L_Martin]

That's posh???

[@wallacesousuke1433]

It'd be amazing if all of these weird accents disappeared and everyone spoke proper "Queen's" accent, so annoying having to keep track of all these stupid accents

[@goonerbeagunner4life]

That'd be so boring!

[@wallacesousuke1433]

@@goonerbeagunner4life no it wouldn't, the point of a language is to be able to communicate well with others lol when accents are so different that even other natives can struggle to understand, you know you have a problem! Also, it's a nightmare for ESL learners like me. English is hard enough on its own (what's taught at schools and courses is almost nothing like the English spoken on a daily basis by natives, and don't forget the absurd disparity between written and spoken English), when you add the truckloads of accents into the equation, it becomes even more of a hell. I find it funny that my country is way bigger than the UK and still it's rare to come across accents so thick you struggle to understand.. that's not to say there aren't regional accents, in the contrary, there are dozens of them but the differences are subtle enough (as it should be) that you don't think they are speaking a different language altogether.