The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.
How do you describe your accent: "Broad."
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
ANGELA: If ah say towels English people don't know what that means if they're askin about Halls of Residence, the things that they've got to take. An ah'm like, "you bring your personal belongings and towels" and you can just see Wendy and Jane, they stop everythin and think "how many times is she goin to say it this time?". "Sorry, towels". "Sorry tow...towels!". An ah'm like "towels"! An it's like if you say towels, "Oh! Towels!". So now it's like "personal belongins and towels". "OK!" (laughter). But towels! An ah'll say Angela and they say Avril and ah'm like, Avril and Angela don't even sound anything..."is Avril there?", "no, it's Angela!", "sorry, Angela". You know? "You're very broad!"
