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The
BBC's "Voices 2005" in Staffordshire |
Listen
to the way we talk"Voices
2005" was the BBC project which explored our accents and speech here in Staffordshire.
We interviewed people in the county - from Middleport in Stoke, from Chesterton
in Newcastle, and Burton in East Staffs. |
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| Eman,
Asiya and Sajia | Hanley,
Stoke-on-Trent
Sajia, Asiya and Eman are all Asian youngsters who've grown
up in the Stoke-on-Trent area.. They talk about being part of a minority group
in the city, the language their parents use and, of course, boys.. They are all
students and Sajia and Asiya also have part-time jobs in Tunstall. BBC Radio Stoke's
Paul Stanworth met them one Saturday afternoon at Hanley library.
Hanley "Star
Moment" 2 - in mono
/ stereo
And when it comes to the top dog amongst Sajia's friends - there's a certain criteria
to fulfil...
(Interviewer: Paul Stanworth) |
Hanley "Star
Moment" 3 - in mono
/ stereo
The girls also talk very frankly about being part of a minority group in the city...
(Interviewer: Paul Stanworth) |
Esperanto is
the 'international language' and it's based in Barlaston... Find out more about
it here...
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| Joyce,
Jean, Kathleen and Vanda | Nantwich,
South Cheshire
Joyce,
Jean, Kathleen and Vanda are all members of the Nantwich Townswomens' Guild.
They've got plenty to say on any topic you want to throw at them - especially
the Queen's English, the use of Americanisms in English, swearing and texting.
Some of them have lived in the area all their lives, others have settled
in Cheshire after time elsewhere.
BBC Stoke's Paul Stanworth met them
for tea and biscuits one afternoon.
Nantwich "Star
Moment" 2 - in mono
/ stereo
Then there was America - the good ladies of Cheshire think the Queen's English
is much better…
(Interviewer: Paul Stanworth) |
Nantwich "Star
Moment" 3 - in mono
/ stereo
As for swearing, it might be more widespread these days but the ladies of Nantwich
are still appalled by some words…
(Interviewer: Paul Stanworth) |
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| Dave
Tattum, Janice Smallwood, Roy Smallwood and Fred Collier |
Chesterton,
Newcastle
This group and I met in the bar at the Loomer Road speedway
stadium in Chesterton one evening.
Chesterton is a former mining village
north of Newcastle.
Janice and Roy Smallwood are married. She is a cleaner;
he is a famous bus driver locally, having collected an MBE for his community work.
Dave Tattum is the stadium manager, and also the man responsible for
handling the famous Stoke Speedway team which races at the stadium.
Fred
Collier is a retired company director.
They loved hearing each others'
anecdotes and talking about the area in years gone by... Again, it's obvious that,
in Staffordshire, people are proud, even of their own small corners.
Chesterton "Star
Moment" 2 - in mono
/ stereo
The group talks about the words they use when they're thirsty. Janice uses 'gagging
for a drink'.. but the rest of the group point out 'gagging' has a different meaning
these days...
(Interviewer: Paul Stanworth) |
Roy Smallwood -
in mono
/ stereo
Driving round South Cheshire on his bus, Roy has difficulties understanding what
they say...
(Interviewer: Paul Stanworth) |
Janice Smallwood
- in mono
/ stereo
Numbers on a takeaway menu can cause misunderstanding!
(Interviewer: Paul
Stanworth) | In
British Sign Language, did you know that signs used in Belfast are very different
from those used in the Channel Islands? Burton
upon Trent
Three
generations of Jamaican friends who live in Burton, talk about the words used
by the youngsters compared to the ones used by their elders.
The interviewees
are: Merle Staple, Angela Bailey, David Albert Douglas, Levi Franklin Watson da
1st, Ashley Barnes, and Amlak Tafari. The interviewer is BBC Radio Derby's Marsha
Ramroop.
Click
here to find out more and listen to their conversation.
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