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The Cumbrian Accent
Welcome - Calpol 25 Here
Hi everyone its Calpol 25 here....
I got the idea about this hub from Daniel Carter yesterday about doing a video hub with my accent for you to see that its a very different sort of English to what many of you will be used to hearing.
My accent is Northern English and is Cumbrian therefore it becomes a very complex accent for you to understand so I have linked this hub to the cumbrian colloquial one so that you can refer to that when you hear me speak.
I hope you enjoy and please let me know if you want a second part :)
All the best.
Calpol 25
Stage One - Eh and Gan
Stage One these are excerpts from the colloquial hub so you can understand how these words are used and their meanings :)
Eh - this is tonal as I have mentioned - This word has many meanings and i say word because it is one of the most common colloquial words used in cumbria, and depeneding on what context you use it can decide how you speak to some one, for example EH is used at the end of nearly every sentence when talking some one - so I will explain this mysterious word to you as it has many meanings - for example - When said aggresively - EH! - means what did you say? When said politely usually in a sentence for example - How you doing eh? - the eh means, is there anything wrong? Some times when people are confused they will use EH!! aggresively not always meaning to be aggressive its just trying to understand what you said? And it is this Eh that a lot of cumbrians use, further south of the country in the other counties people will say Ay? and then when you come to cumbria we Eh?. Becareful when using this word, make sure you dont come across aggresive as it can start a fight with someone, as it is a short way of saying Are you wanting a fight? Its a complex word.
Gan - The word Gan is very commonly used here and replaces the word "going". This word is used quite alot by everyone in cumbria, and is pronounced with a gutteral G and the word an added together to form Gan.
A very common sentence in cumbria is "Where ya gan to?" Meaning where are you going?
Stage Two - Meeting & Greeting
Stage Two - Meeting & Greeting
Its pretty simple just try to remember the three way stage as I explain in the video.
My Goodbye Message
I hope that you have enjoyed listening to me ramble on and that you have found this hub useful. please let meknow if you want to learn more as I will bring a part two out to you :)
All the best Calpol 25 :)
Here Is A Hub With The Colloquial Forms Of Cumbrian
- The Cumbrian Accent Part Two
Lesson Two :) - Cumbrian Colloquialisms
The Language is written here so that you can see how it works and what the meanings are :)
Comments
You're very sweet to have posted these lessons. I first looked for Cumbrian because I heard it once and it sounded sort of American. A guy called George Ball who was on HMS Dorsetshire in WWII spoke like an American in interviews. He died last year and I saw he was Cumbrian.
Your welcome, Ian!
Yay - logic won out!
Thanks, Ann - for the lesson and the fun!
Ian.
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Thanks ann I enjoyed the suspense :)
Yes! Well done, Ian! It's a fairly narrow passage or short cut between buildings, as is the Yorkshire word 'snickett' I believe. You deserve extra hub points for that! Thanks, Callum, for the instigation of this diversion! Best wishes, Ann
I like your hub. I cannot wait to see part 2!!!
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Thanks Poohgranma I will keep producing them till we get to the nitty gritty of the language and you all in America are speaking it lololol!
Thanks for commenting :)
A brilliant idea for a hub! I will now be bored with "just words" and will never again want to write such.
You're voice is as delightful as I'd imagined. I have a Norwegian tie somewhere in my background but I don't know more than that. I so enjoy hearing the different words and uses of words. I'll be following as many of these hubs as you produce!
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You should do it homestead I love mimicking accents so I would be able to mimic yours :)
This is a very interesting hub. I would have not thought of doing this, but I don't have an interesting accent at all. Just plain... as Ardie would say!
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Thank you Rosie I am sure we will master the audio and sync thingy lol :)
Thank you again it was a first attempt so will definitely try again ;)
Have a great day too ;)
Calpol x
Hiya Calpol25, I love your Cumbrian accent! Now, if only I could understand what you were saying... just kiddin'!!! LOL It's difficult to synchronize the audio and video of a webcam, isn't it? I'm having the same problem. But you did well for your first videos. Congratulations! Cheers!
Have a nice day,
Rosie
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Yeah thats it Ian, I have PMS - Post Morrisons Syndrome what can I say lololololol :)
Callum x
What, Callum? Methinks you're still being affected by what you described in your latest Hub!
Ann, is it a path between buildings?
Ian.
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Or is it Twitters evil brother Twitten who has made a pathway to his site and is trying to take over the world using Pinky and the Brain, Dr Evil, Mini Me, and some computer genius called Fred who drinks a lot of Coffee and is a 43yr old virgin who lives in Mini Me's basement?
No to both! I'm signing out now - will look in tomorrow. See ya!
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A Garden Path?
Calpol25
A path through a wood?
Ian.
You're almost there, Ian, well done! However, it's a particular type of path. I'll give you a little more time......
Ann
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Weird one isn't it Ian :)
Is it a path? I have visited friends down in Brighton (I'm a Scot) and seem to remember the word.
Ian.
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Okay annart looking forward to finding out :)
Never mind. I'll be back tomorrow to see if anyone's come up with it - I won't keep you in suspense for too long!
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I am still stuck :)
Clue - think 'snicket'! (Your version is interesting.)
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Your very welcome annart am so glad you liked it, dying to know what Twitten means, although we use it here as a form of complaining about something - The twitten thing was annoying :)
I love anything to do with regional accents and dialect words. My grandfather was a Geordie and my grandmother from Durham, so I adore the accents in and around Newcastle - so musical and soft and delightful. My partner is from Birmingham and I'm always teasing him about his accent - not one of my favourites! I'm from near Brighton, Sussex which does have its own accent but not so interesting or distinctive; it does, however, have a few regional words, one of which is 'twitten' - I wonder if anyone out there knows what it means? (Those of you from Sussex who know, please don't give the game away!) Thanks for nudging the brain cells! Voted up and interesting.
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Thank you Caseworker - yeah it used to drive my teachers up the wall when we spoke the language but am glad you like x
I would imagine that this would cause a stir with those learning the English language for the first time! A great hub
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Hi Sally
What a fantastic idea, now that could be for part two or three I am thinking about it now :)
Thank you so much for that it has inspired me now lol i will do this then you can see the language in use ;)
Thanks again
Calpol25 x
I LOVE this Hub! It is so neat to hear the Cumbrian accent and also listen to your detailed explanations that dissect the accent into understandable bits (understandable to an American!). The videos of you speaking are a joy...you are very engaging. I think I'd like to see/hear you do a dialogue with a friend, in the usual way and usual speed that you would speak, and then provide a test at the end for Americans to figure out what you said. LOL Voted up and awesome.
Haha! I know what you mean about brummie, I live just south of Birmingham, and even I struggle to understand what they're saying at times :)
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Ian you want to hear west cumbrian thats a language on its own and extremely broad even us here in northern cumbria cannot always understand what they mean :)
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Thanks INFJay
Thanks Ardie I will bring a part two to you tomorrow as I need to decide now the easy words to mimic for you then we can work up from there. Am so glad you enjoyed would have loved to have heard you and the little one trying to mimic it when we relate to a child here in cumbria we say this Bairden - phonetically pronounced as Bare-den to mean child :)
The Aberdeen brogue sounds absolutely lovely but I'm afraid I can't understand a word of it and I'm a Scotsman!
Ian.
OOoh what a fascinating Hub idea! I love accents and I always try to mimic them hahah so a part 2 is in demand!!! That said, you should've heard me and my 6 year old both sitting here trying to copy what you said :) Yes, I have dragged her into my weird accent obsession!
I enjoyed listening to your hub and insight to the Cumbrian accent. This is quite helpful for me as I watch a lot of British television, the latest series I just watched is Vera. I needed to use subtitles to make sure I understood everything as there are words used that we don't use in everyday American conversation. Good job!!
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@ JKenny my favourite accents are Scottish and Scouser and Southern Irish my least favourites are Brummy and Northern Irish because I cant understand a word :)
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There is a Northumbrian but its more geordie influenced than cumbrian though it does have a slight scottish twang to it too :)
Neat LOL! I knew the Normans and the Saxons made this mess. I thought there was a Northumbrian too. And Kentish? I feel soory for thie venerable Joda..I mean Bede..! Nice read!
LORD
A very interesting hub, Callum. I work with a guy from Wigan and my Nan is from Hartlepool and I can definitely recognise their accents when you speak. Incidentally, apart from your own, what is your favourite accent? and least favourite? My favourites are Lancashire and Geordie, least favourite is Scouse and Essex.
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Thank you my mum insisted we had elocution lessons as children as to avoid the broadness of the language but I can still do it now and again :)
Thanks for commenting Ian x
A novel Hub, Callum.
You know that you don't seem to have a broad Cumberland accent! Unlike my cousins (yes, Mabel's sons!). You are very refined!
Ian.
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