Vicky wrote...

Why do some scousers, myself included, say the "The Asda". We dont say 'The Sainsburys', or 'The Tesco', but for some unknown reason us scousers have singled out this supermarket and chosen to put 'the' before it.
Where did this start?

Posted by: Vicky  | July 11, 2007 5:21 PM

Fred Brown wrote...

I would just like to make a particular comment about the idea of a Scouse accent and the potential problems that might occour if you start being all precious about who is one and who isn't. Think of the Cockney 'sound of the Bow bells' preciousness.

I'm just thinking about the great pride that people have in both having the accent and coming from the City. I would suggest that, in particular, the people of Kirkby are most definately able to claim Scousership, if you look at where the place was populated by. I'm reminded of the African/Irish 'Diasporas' and for their reasons, and in comparison, why the Scousers are spread across the world. I've got relatives in Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand (and possibly other places as well by now)and all would claim their own Scouse heritage-we don't possess a World Heritage site status just for the buildings- and by definition their Scouse accent, albeit corrupted by the necessities of communicating with the natives. They're soon back into it when you talk to them over the 'phone, or on that rare visit.

There-thats me done

Fred Brown

examples? Having once again, going against my own wishes, been drawn into the antics of Big Brother, there's the seeming incredulity by other inmates of the Two Twins using the phrase'deffo'

'The gear' springs to mind as well, but I don't know if it's wholly local/Scouse.

Posted by: Fred Brown  | July 19, 2007 1:22 PM

EddTheRed wrote...

I've got to nominate Jan Molby's as the best Liverpool accent.

Posted by: EddTheRed  | October 15, 2007 12:50 PM