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West Midlands accents do not have the trap–bath split much like Northern England English, so cast is pronounced [kast] rather than the [kɑːst] pronunciation of most southern accents. The northern limit of the [ɑː] in many words crosses England from mid-Shropshire to The Wash, passing just south of Birmingham.
an affectionate term meaning "one's sister", also used sometimes by husbands referring to their wives. Derived from the word "wench " 's older 16th- and 17th-century meaning of "young woman" The outdoor an exclusively West Midlands term for the off-licence, or liquor store Pop another word for a carbonated drink, e.g. "Do you want a glass of pop?"
Wolvos, Yam Yams (from local dialect where people say "Yam" meaning "Yow am" meaning "You are"), Yammies, Dingles (pejorative) Wombwell Wombats Woodbridge Woodworms (pejorative) Worcester Woos, Wusses, Glovers (after the former major industry) Worth Nothings (pejorative) Worthing Pork Bolters [78] Workington Jam Eaters Wye Bovvers Wymondham
The Potteries dialect descends from the West Midlands dialect of Middle English (ME), whereas modern Standard English descends from the East Midlands dialect. ME /a/ became /ɒ/ in the West Midland area, so that man is pronounced /mɒn/, and cannot is /kɒnə/. ME /eː/ has diphthongised in many cases to /ei/.
The Cornish accent has an east–west variation, with the east of the county having influences from West Country English and the west of the county having direct influences from the Cornish language. There is great variation within Greater London , with various accents such as Cockney , Estuary English , Multicultural London English , and ...
South West England or "West Country" English is a family of similar strongly rhotic accents, now perceived as rural. It originally extended an even larger region, across much of South East England, including an area south of the " broad A " isogloss , but the modern West Country dialects are now most often classified west of a line roughly from ...
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
West Midlands English, a dialect spoken in the United Kingdom, spoken in the western area of the English Midlands. Midland American English, a dialect spoken in the United States, spoken in parts of the Midwest, Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey, and sometimes included, are the Appalachian dialects of West Virginia to Georgia.