Don't say "nowt".

[Workingman]

Ah the famous/infamous glottal stop...

I had to cringe the other day watching Sky News. There was a piece about the Africa Nations Cup and a team from Cape Verde were playing someone. The presenter insisted on calling them Cape Verd, without the final 'e'; it was Cape Verd this and Cape Verd that!

The guy is a professional journalist and presenter, he should KNOW!

[KateLMead]

My youngest daughter married a Wolverhampton lad.. My two grandchildren's accent is very strong.. The other day my grandson telephoned me the conversation went something like this.

"Hello Grama
"What have you been doing today darling"
"I went on a boos Grama"
"Do you mean a bus dear"
"No Grama a boos"
My father was from West Hartlepool what little I knew of him as a small child I couldn't understand a word he said.
I love most dialects, but there are a few that I do not find pleasing to the ear.

[Aggers]

One of the problems is that, sadly, there seem to be some teachers who can't speak correctly themselves.
Like the Headmaster I heard on the TV recently talking about his "kids".

When I was a personnel executive I was frequently asked by young people for tips on how to conduct themselves when
being interviewed for a job, and I always stressed that one of the most important things was to speak correctly.
I believe that one of the best ways to do this is to read well-written books. A good use of the language will never be
attained by sending text messages or playing about on Twitter.

[KateLMead]

One of the problems is that, sadly, there seem to be some teachers who can't speak correctly themselves.
Like the Headmaster I heard on the TV recently talking about his "kids".

When I was a personnel executive I was frequently asked by young people for tips on how to conduct themselves when
being interviewed for a job, and I always stressed that one of the most important things was to speak correctly.
I believe that one of the best ways to do this is to read well-written books. A good use of the language will never be
attained by sending text messages or playing about on Twitter.

I remember absolutely the day that Kid became the in word. And from that day it was used on the BBC, schools, and in all walks of life.. Tony B'Liar was on TV discussing his KIDS when he was brought to book over something or other... His words!! "Of course I protect them they are my KIDS".

And that is all it took for this nauseating expression to become the norm

[Rodo]

He's an old goat

[Gal]

My father was from West Hartlepool what little I knew of him as a small child I couldn't understand a word he said.

Oh dear....I live not far from there.....

[KateLMead]

I dont think you could sound anything like my father Gal , I remember him saying that they hung the monkey in Hartlepool stating it was a German spy!! In actual fact his family came from Whitby, I visited his birth place last year, loved the people and the place. (however sadly I never thought much of my father)

[TheOstrich]

My FiL was a head-master in West Hartlepool in 1939. Although it is reputed never to have been formally put into circulation, the famous "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster was actually out on display up there at the outbreak of the war as the authorities didn't want the local population, remembering the threat in WW1 of a German naval bombardment, heading for the hills!