Quote Originally Posted by Nightmoss View Post
Shifting north from Chicago you might enjoy this YouTube from Wisconsin Trails. As a life long resident of Wisconsin I can identify with some, but not all, of the accents and pronunciations included here.
Ooooh, Jim, I look forward to seeing this, you knooow.

Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
The way I can best explain Eric is to say Lancashire. Looook, booook, spoook as in ghost.
In Nottingham we would say Luk, buk, spook is the same as your take on it. Not English as she is spook. That would be spoke as in wheel.
Rob.
Interesting.

Primarily, Sue and I watch British shows, series, films. At first, we had to use subtitles or the rewind button a lot. Now, we're pretty good, though some of the accents still escape us. It has gotten to the point that we recognize British actors far, far more than American actors. What is weird, though, is seeing actors who star in may period pieces, and then seeing them in a contemporary setting. That's one thing we like about British T.V. - the literature adaptations to screen.