Accents

[jennyjoan]

Why do ever the accents not say MarTIN - rather than MaR-IN - why do they not say the T amongst other vowels/consonants - I may ask.

Think when they are acting - it bad acting - like Danny Devoyrs (when he speak his lines - many consonants and vowels are missing.

Only for the the subtitles (TV) for (me) corned beef - I wouldn't understand any word of the "English" word.

I thank the Lord for subtitles for my TV.

[ummmm]

I don't understand what you mean?

[jennyjoan]

in the soaps - they leave Ts out - leave a variety of consonants and vowels out and as I say - only for subtitles - I understand the stupid soaps. Haven't a baldy.

but then again if the English watch Irish soaps - without subtitles - they would understand their lingo too.

[jennyjoan]

^^^^they wouldn't understand the lingo/accents

[Buenchico]

I'm struggling too, Ummmm. (It's not helped by Google refusing to recognise whoever 'Danny Devoyrs' might be).

However, if the question relates to (say) a character in a soap, surely they're required to speak in the accent that their character would use, aren't they? That will often be a long way from 'perfect' English!

[retrocop]

//Haven't a baldy.//

Eh ?

[ummmm]

I can only think of Danny Dyer...cockney accent.

[pixie374]

It sounds like a normal London accent ... they leave out the t... stick with subtitles.
I watched emmerdale for a couple of months and had to put the subtitles on :-)

[jennyjoan]

Don't fool yourselves nor me - you know what I am talking about re accents. thank you

[tonyav]

Cocknies, they have par y's never a party.

[sherrardk]

You’ve kind of answered your own question, people say things differently because they have accents. I expect you have a very strong accent that some would find hard to understand. Must be tough if you have hearing issues.

[ummmm]

But we don't. Were you talking about Danny Dyer from Eastenders?

I know some people from Kettering but according to them they are from Ketrin.

[Buenchico]

Danny Dyer was born in the East End and is playing a character from there, so it's hardly surprising if he replaces the letter t with a glottal stop:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-glottalization

[jennyjoan]

to be honest with you I think Danny Dyer "shoves his London accent on" just a little too much.

[ummmm]

Like Chris has pointed out, he's an East End boy, that's how they talk.

[tonyav]

So do I, jj. As much as a parody.

[retrocop]

What's Corned Beef got to do with accents?

[douglas9401]

Leave it!

[ummmm]

I can't remember him talking any other way.

[mallyh]

corned beef Scottish slang for deaf (deef)

[davebro]

I know what you mean but I don't think it's accents so much as sloppy pronunciation. It is annoying.