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From: "pauline davy" <>
Subject: RE: [Lon] Off-Topic - London accents
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:28:30 +1000
In-Reply-To: <CFEPKMJHFGOPLILMJCCDOENDCCAA.denise.smart@blueyonder.co.uk>


My mum said you had to be born within the sound of the "bow bells" to be a
true cockney.
Pauline from Oz

>From: "Denise Smart" <>
>To:
>Subject: RE: [Lon] Off-Topic - London accents
>Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:41:24 -0000
>
>
>Hi
>
>Isn't a true cockney from the East End of London? I know some people can
>say that they can tell the difference between the East End, Norf London and
>Sarf London accents
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: kaz campling [mailto:]
>Sent: 23 December 2005 10:37
>To:
>Subject: Re: [Lon] Off-Topic
>
>
>I have a question that maybe everyone else would know, but I don't. And
>that is, the British accents that my ancestors would have had.
>
>Hiya Diane, the 'cockney' accent wasn't a very nice accent although I
>personally love it, reminds me of my childhood, visiting family in Leyton.
>My Dad was a true Cockney but he purposly lost his cockney accent because
>he
>felt it sounded very common. The best person to listen to would be Alf
>Garnett, not a movie star, but a great actor. His best acting can be seen
>in
>a British sitcom called Til death us to part. Bob Hoskins has a great
>accent
>also, the one person whom you don't want to make a comparison to is Dick
>Van
>Dyke!!!!! lol
>Meryy xmas everyone.
>Karen
>
>Researching:
>CAMPLING - Bethnal Green
>DRAYCOTT - Belfast
>COX - Bethnal Green
>RAWLINGS - Oakley, Bucks/Silverstone Northants
>FINEDON - Bedford/Northampton
>PAVIOUR - Towcester,, Northants
>KNIGHT - Newport Pagnel, Bucks/Northampton
>
>View my Family website at:
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