On Monday 20/06/2011 at 3:50 pm, Linda Mason wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJwNiUlN_OY&feature=player_embedded > > Lovely film of what a chainstriker from Cradley Heath did. And for > those of > you in far flung places that perhaps have never heard the BC dialect > spoken > and have wondered what your BC ancestors may have sounded like...have > a > listen :-) > > Linda Thankyou very much, thoroughly enjoyed it and the one about Bloomer, the football great. Makes me remember Derek Pace my 2nd cousin http://www.pacefamilyhistory.info/derek.htm Gord Pace, Ontario,Can. >
the accent sounded to me like a Geordie trying to speak brummie. Even my Black Country rels don't sound like that. Fascinating Jane Honey --- On Mon, 20/6/11, gtp3066@nexicom.net <gtp3066@nexicom.net> wrote: From: gtp3066@nexicom.net <gtp3066@nexicom.net> Subject: Re: [Black Country] Chainstriker film from Cradley To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, 20 June, 2011, 21:38 On Monday 20/06/2011 at 3:50 pm, Linda Mason wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJwNiUlN_OY&feature=player_embedded > > Lovely film of what a chainstriker from Cradley Heath did. And for > those of > you in far flung places that perhaps have never heard the BC dialect > spoken > and have wondered what your BC ancestors may have sounded like...have > a > listen :-) > > Linda Thankyou very much, thoroughly enjoyed it and the one about Bloomer, the football great. Makes me remember Derek Pace my 2nd cousin http://www.pacefamilyhistory.info/derek.htm Gord Pace, Ontario,Can. > ------------------------------------- The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
It certainly isn't a Black Country accent - it's someone trying to mimic one and failing badly. Even Timothy Spall managed to do better in "Auf Wiedersehen Pet". Paul On 21 June 2011 12:45, JANE DYER <jane.dyer@btinternet.com> wrote: > the accent sounded to me like a Geordie trying to speak brummie. Even my Black Country rels don't sound like that. Fascinating > > Jane Honey > > --- On Mon, 20/6/11, gtp3066@nexicom.net <gtp3066@nexicom.net> wrote: > > > From: gtp3066@nexicom.net <gtp3066@nexicom.net> > Subject: Re: [Black Country] Chainstriker film from Cradley > To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, 20 June, 2011, 21:38 > > > > > On Monday 20/06/2011 at 3:50 pm, Linda Mason wrote: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJwNiUlN_OY&feature=player_embedded >> >> Lovely film of what a chainstriker from Cradley Heath did. And for >> those of >> you in far flung places that perhaps have never heard the BC dialect >> spoken >> and have wondered what your BC ancestors may have sounded like...have >> a >> listen :-) >> >> Linda > Thankyou very much, thoroughly enjoyed it and the one about Bloomer, > the football great. Makes me remember Derek Pace my 2nd cousin > http://www.pacefamilyhistory.info/derek.htm > Gord Pace, Ontario,Can. >> > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >