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The Voices Recordings
Interviewee Natalie Berry

Born: 16 October 1971

Lives: Hull, Kingston-upon-Hull

Time lived in area: All my life


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Natalie's accent gets in the way when it comes to ordering a drink.

Language of interview: English

Duration: 00:16 (mins/secs)



About the interview

The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.

How do you describe your accent: "Normal Hull."

Have there been other influences on the way you speak: Not Given

Do you have skills in languages other than English?: No

Other languages: None

About this interview
NATALIE: I find it a lot when you go on holiday and you meet different people from different places. It's the Londoners really... like we'd go to the bar and say 'you got half a coke?' And they just rag you all the time and it's 'coke' cos that's how they would say it.
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