Howmever@mastodon.social to UKCasual@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe Rosetta Stone for spotting a Welsh accent is: "I'm not bein' funny but like…"files.mastodon.socialimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up121arrow-down1imageThe Rosetta Stone for spotting a Welsh accent is: "I'm not bein' funny but like…"files.mastodon.socialHowmever@mastodon.social to UKCasual@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePuttaneska@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoNah…that’s not unique to Wales. ”where you to, now?” “I’ll be there now, in a minute”
minus-squareabrasiveteapot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago“I’ll be there now, in a minute” is also very common in Ireland.
minus-squareHowmever@mastodon.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year ago@Puttaneska There are not many chipper, upbeat accents in Britain so I say “I’m not being funny, but like…” in a Welsh accent and that makes the distinction in my mind between Geordie, Welsh, a few other buoyant accents. Hence: the Rosetta Stone.
Nah…that’s not unique to Wales.
”where you to, now?”
“I’ll be there now, in a minute”
Who’s coat is this jacket?
“I’ll be there now, in a minute” is also very common in Ireland.
@Puttaneska
There are not many chipper, upbeat accents in Britain so I say “I’m not being funny, but like…” in a Welsh accent and that makes the distinction in my mind between Geordie, Welsh, a few other buoyant accents.
Hence: the Rosetta Stone.