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Scouse (/ s k aʊ s / skowss), more formally known as Liverpool English [2] or Merseyside English, [3] [4] [5] is an accent and dialect of English associated with the city of Liverpool and the surrounding Liverpool City Region.
The Liverpool accent, known as Scouse, is an exception to the Lancashire regional variant of English. It has spread to some of the surrounding towns. Before the 1840s, Liverpool's accent was similar to others in Lancashire, though with some distinct features due to the city's proximity to Wales.
Scouse English. London: Abson Books. ISBN 0-902920-94-4. Partridge, Eric; Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry (2007). The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Robinson, Mairi (1985). Concise Scots Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. ISBN 1-902930-00-2
He worked at Radio Caroline, transferring from Caroline South to Caroline North, and adopting a mid-Atlantic accent because of fears that his Scouse accent might alienate some listeners. In 1969, he joined Radio Luxembourg, and, with a distinctive and powerful voice, became one of the key presenters on the station, sometimes credited as "Baby ...
He also has a Scouse/Liverpool accent inspired by the Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr. Dot (voiced by Tress MacNeille , occasional singing voice provided by Missi Hale in reboot) – Dot is the youngest sibling at 10 years old, and the only sister.
As an American, Weidenfeld questions if the Received Pronunciation accent Villanelle adopts during the episode is Jodie Comer's real accent, [7] with Burt (also American) believing that it is and saying this was "both bizarre and fun to hear". [1] Comer, a native of Liverpool, actually has a Scouse accent in real life. [n.
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) can be used to represent sound correspondences among various accents and dialects of the English language.. These charts give a diaphoneme for each sound, followed by its realization in different dialects.
As for the "plastic scouse" thing. I haven't found a reliable reference for it beyond obvious humour sites. From my own experience it's applied to anyone with a scouse accent outside of Liverpool, but particularly the exceptionally harsh sounding scouse accent that is even thicker and more pronounced.