Thursday 29 March 2007
Estuary English
Can all you guys out there with masses of street cred and a deep knowledge of the ever-changing English colloquial language tell me what 'Estuary English' is. And why is it called Estuary, and which estuary is it: the Tees, the Tamar, the Tyne, the Trent? And if it's the Thames which side of the bank, the Kent or the Essex (i.e. Southend or Margate)?
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Dear Mr Bachman,
I have been interested in languages ever since I started to wonder why Farmer Bill and Mrs Farmer Bill didn't have the same accent.
I later found that this was due to Farmer Bill's love of cider which gave him a certain red faced drawl, but my love of laguages has remained.
It is my understanding that Estuary English is the accent that results from a mixing of accents including Received Pronunciation and those of eastern England.
Estuary English is so called as it is most commonly spoken by those living alongside the Thames River and estuary.
I hope that this information is useful to you and would be delighted to hear of any further information that is brought to your attention.
Yours sincerely,
Gerrie Cow.
Estuary English = strangulated vowels?
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