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elerrina_amanya thinks Martha is annoying *sniff* On questioning, I found that it's not because she's a batchipper, but because 'she has an annoyinh accent. It's even more annoying that Rose's, and she was annoying too.'

Well, yes, Estuary is rather unpleasant (I LOATHE the th-->f shift because it deforms my name into a word. Do you think it'll become the standard eventually? If it does I'm moving to the South, sorry, Sout', as a dental stop is much better than an f).

But still, much as I grit my teeth whenever Rose or Martha try to say 'think', I don't hate them because of it.

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[leia-naberrie.livejournal.com]

Is Martha the hot chick in your icon? Then in that case, her accent is not annoying, it's exotic. Accents are only as annoying as the accent-'er'. ;)

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Yep, that's Martha. Isn't she gorgeous? The actress is half Iranian and half Algerian (?) I think.

Unfortunately we hear the accent often enough that's it's not exotic to us. It's about equally common on national television as Received Pronunciation (the classic "British accent"). I grew up with hearing enough RP that it's ;transparent', like my own accent, but not Estuary.

[elerrina-amanya.livejournal.com]

I didn't say I hated her...maybe her personality will grow on me. And what's a batchipper, anyway?

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Do you think it'll become the standard eventually?

We can only hope not. Actually, I suspect not. I think that it's still a fairly local accent - even if local here includes Dave "Down with the kids" Cameron who was very Estuary on television this morning, but I bet isn't at home with his wife's parents - that gets more exposure than an changing local accent in, say, Newcastle would. I've never noticed anybody not from London really speaking it.

/proud Northerner