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UK Dialect map
via https://starkeycomics.com/2023/11/07/map-of-british-english-dialects/
Map of British English dialects - Starkey Comics

This map took me a long time to make, and is very detailed, but will always be incomplete and inaccurate due to the nature of language. Why this map is so detailed The diversity of English dialects in the United Kingdom is enormous. It’s common for people from either side of a river, mountain, or […]

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Oct 18, 2024 at 11:55amWeb
Show threadLaloofahOct 18, 2024
@infobeautiful Love this! Such a variety of dialects (& scenery!) in a relatively small but historically vast geographic area. When I research my family 🌳 full of people from the British Isles (mostly 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) I long to know what they looked & sounded like & so view YouTube videos showcasing various dialects. My great-grandmother, daughter of a mariner, was born in Birkenhead in 1858 & lived there till she emigrated to Massachusetts in about 1877, & I wonder if her accent was anything close to Scouse.
Show threadDragonFlameOct 18, 2024

@infobeautiful

Love this, grew up speaking good Zummerzet, "Ow be on, then?"
Who can remember the wonderful Adge Cutler and The Wurzels?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TyPBLz8Xh6s&si=o2zoOxUUUDtMqRfW

Adge Cutler and the Wurzels - Don't Tell I, Tell 'Ee

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Show threadMark BurtonOct 18, 2024
@RHW @infobeautiful
North Manc and South Manc: very different.
Show thread@shezza_tOct 19, 2024
@padzor Mid-Ulster is covering a lot of ground there. The accents 15 miles up the road from my Antrim childhood home were practically a different language.
Show threadPatrick MooreOct 19, 2024
@shezza_t Oh yeah, I know!
Show threadMark HOct 19, 2024

@infobeautiful

Nice to see #Pompey out on its own there. Never heard Isle of Wight referred to as Caulkhead, though.

cc. @sharongascoigne

#Portsmouth #IsleOfWight

Show threadSharon GascoigneOct 19, 2024
@neonbubble @infobeautiful Caulkheads is the term that many Islanders use for someone born here. There's even a pub in Sandown called Caulkheads.
Lots of people are very proud that they are recognised as one. I don't think our son will be deemed eligible as both his parents are "Overners".
I've no idea how many generations back meet the qualifying criteria but I don't think place of birth is enough on it's own.
Show threadDavid John CrookOct 20, 2024
@infobeautiful I would say there are, or certainly were, many more subdivisions. The Vale of Evesham has a particular dialect else. I would argue that in addition to a Herefordshire accent there is a separate Hereford city accent which is less oh arr and has a Welsh lilt. Sadly don't here it very often.