Forum: Writers


Subject: Writing a British Accent

japes opened this issue on Aug 02, 2003 ยท 21 posts


pakled posted Sun, 03 August 2003 at 11:53 AM

'ere now, 'oos tawkin' 'bout no straynge ahccents, guv?..Oy, which bloody one's the one? depends on which accent you're talking about, there's so many, that most Brits can peg you by social class and region after a coupla sentences..writing 'in dialect' isn't quite as popular as once it was, though gets used on occasion. All that comes to mind is a book called 'the House that Jack Built' series, by Asprin, sci-fi, they're time travellers to 1880's London..you'd probably have to go back further to get more examples. Then you have to figure in the slang, idioms, etc., some of which gets convoluted..heck, if you could heyar me, y'all maht thank I wus south of th' Masun-Dixun lahn..;) do tell..

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)