Which accent do you absolutely love?

For those who say they like a ,' southern Irish' accent - which one? Accents vary from county to county and even within a county. I live in Fermanagh N.ireland and accent here is very different from eg a Co Antrim accent. There is a middle class N.Irish accent which is not associated with any particular area - a sort of 'standard Ulster'.

FannyCornforth

fiorentina51

Brummie for me.

Oh! Oh! I could kiss you! 🥰
(Is Black Country acceptable?)

But there's a world of difference between Brummie and Potteries accents - with several variations in between 😀

Kate1949

I actually think the Birmingham accent is awful but I love it because it's mine.

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FannyCornforth
Of course Black Country is acceptable too! Who could resist the lilting tones of Upper Gornal, Dudley and West Bromwich, to name but a few? 😍

Thanks for the votes for us geordies!

I suppose I ought to say Welsh because DH was Welsh but years of military exile had watered it down so that it was barely discernible most of the time. But it really has to be the Geordie accent for me. I could listen to it all day long.

French and also love a brummie accent

Geordie is miles ahead of Scouse for me which is in strong second place.

Glammanana Do you find the scouse accent of years ago is very different to the very strong drawn out lazy sound of today? , I do, born and bred in Liverpool I would hardly believe it was the same accent

Geordie and Southern Irish for me, though Somerset always makes me feel happy for some reason.

The trouble is that in England regional accents are class-related. Received Pronunciation/Standard English is the same all over the country. Alexander Armstrong, for example, comes from Northumberland, but his accent doesn’t tell us that. I know there are other well-known examples, if only I could think of them. I personally know many northerners who have no local accent.

There are regional English accents I dislike, but I can’t think of any I particularly like. Welsh, Scottish and Irish are a different subject.

Scottish and some Irish accents but I do not like the Liverpool accent.

Great to hear all your favourites, many and varied! I think I am particularly fascinated by all the different accents, although I couldn't identify most of them by region, because the Home Counties (where I have lived for the past 20 years after leaving London) is really mostly London overspill. For instance, Hertfordshire has no particular accent to call its own as far as I am aware, likewise Bedfordshire.

My daughter's partner still has a discernable West Country burr, despite having left his native Devon 20-odd years ago. I love hearing it!

I love country accents, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk especially.😍
Like in Detectorists.

I actually think the Birmingham accent is awful but I love it because it's mine.

South Walien
French
Italian
Southern Irish

What a mix, Scouse + Geordie. Which one dominates or is it a 50/50 mix.

I'm from Liverpool originally - still have quite a strong accent and I live in Newcastle.
My work takes me to one location and I'm welcomed by a lovely man who will call me 'hinnie / bonnie lass' and makes my morning a little brighter, although he tells me he loves my accent so it's a mutual ego boost I think!

I do love a Northern Irish accent and a Glaswegian one....

I'm not sure if I have a favourite accent in particular, but there are certain people whose voices I do love. I could listen to football boss Jose Mourinho talk all day, for instance - he's got a voice like melted chocolate!

I absolutely love the Geordie accent, and Highland Scottish and the Western Isles. And I love hearing people from the Netherlands speaking English. There is one accent in particular that really grates on me, but I'm not saying which!

West Highland/Hebridean for me every time.

As I posted above, I love a Brummie accent because I am a Brummie. It's because if I'm away from Brum and I hear one it makes me think of home.

Dublin. Especially Northside Dublin. I follow the World Snooker Championship just to get my fix of Ken Doherty's commentary!

fiorentina51

Brummie for me.

Oh! Oh! I could kiss you! 🥰
(Is Black Country acceptable?)

Brummie for me.