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Question: Any tips on talking with a northern english accent!?
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I can't remember what Northern English sounds like, but the most common theatrical English accents seem to fall into:
- Cockney (think "My Fair Lady", or Michael Caine)
- BBC / high class English (see below)!. A lot of the accents in the Harry Potter movies, especially the snooty ones, are like this!.
- Sussex / Cornish -- thick, almost soupy, lots of weird phrases!.!.!. think about the Redwall novels!.
- Scottish -- a thing unto itself!. Think Craig Ferguson or Sean Connery!.
- Irish -- also a thing unto itself!. Think Cranberries, and to a lesser degree, Bono!.
Liverpool area -- think Beatles!.

For BBC English
1!. Soft R's!. Any word with an "er" sound should have the "er" replaced with "eh"!. First --> Fust!. There--> Theuh!.

2!. Pronounce your consonants clearly!.

3!. A lot of it is mannerisms!. Collective nouns are plural in British English, singular in American English!. The Brits sometimes say "one does such-and-such" rather than "you do such-and-such"!. And so on!.

I know I have probably sold short an entire country with this summary!.!.!. sorry, I'm a bloody Yank and can't help myself!.

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The vowels are very Broad!.!.!.
Try watching the movies Billy Elliot, The Full Monty!.!.!. or look up clips of the British soap opera "Coronation Street" on YouTube!.Www@QuestionHome@Com