"Walt Davidson" wrote...
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:12:56 +0100, "The Magnum"
wrote:

Do you know, in all my years of CB radio use ive never actually heard anyone
talk like that on the CB. Ive been on since 1979 (not continuously, i do let
go the mic occasionally ;o) The only people who talk like that are people
who have no real idea of CB and are just taking the Mick. Am i wrong?? do
people talk like that on the CB where you live?? Let us know where these
people are so we can avoid them ....

Everyone on CB in the Cardiff and Swansea areas talks like that.

Except that in the Cardiff area, they don't have "handles" ... they
have "angles". As in, "The angle by yer would be Smokey Joe, and the
personal would be Dai".

I have heard similar things in other parts of the country. In some cases, it may be
from someone with a speech problem. It is possible that people have heard it and
copied it just to take the pss.

Around here, you can hear differences in accents with people just a few miles apart. In this
small town people often have a broad accent. In another town, only about 6 miles away, the
accent is not so strong. Then, there is the city accent.
Those in the city are often refered to as "Di-Dahs", and it is not uncommon to hear people
immitate certain words with other local accents.

Depending on where he is and who is present, my old man tends to switch accents or
put on some "posh" accent. When visiting family around his home town (my birth town), he
tends to go all "ooh-aahh" farmer Joe. When visiting us, he tends to fake certain words as
if to act "upper-class".
There are certain words which only seem to be used locally, and words that are pronounced
in totally different ways, so he starts things off. However, having been brought up with a
mixture of accents, my Son has a great time with this. Nobody is safe from his mimicking.
When my children get going together with funny voices and accents, they are a real hoot to
listen to.

There are also some words which tend to have my children in fits of laughter... like hospice.
If you don't see the joke, don't worry, it's all in the accent...

Hoss: Four legged animal seen running in the Grand National.


Regards,
Peter.