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BigSweetie B
BigSweetie Nov 24, 2005 10:20:55
Replying to PeterH

> Even the local accents are going - no one in my home county under 80 has the slightest trace of > an Essex accent

surely not? whenever I'm at Staaaaaaan-sted I can't move for Essex accents!

Cheers
Andy

P PeterH
PeterH Nov 24, 2005 11:11:59
Replying to BigSweetie

Stansted! They are NOT Essex accents at all. What you are hearing is Thames Estuary derived from East London. After London was blitzed, 1000s of families were relocated in Essex - mine included.

The Essex accent is very similar to the Suffolk accent but even that and the Norfolk accent are in decline.

Boo-i-ful way o' tolk'in hhev they ol' bhoys garrt, 'bor