The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.
How do you describe your accent: "Black Country"
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
BRIAN: As I say I was bought up a council boy and I lived on a council estate, and we were lucky enough to qualify for grammar school. But even my Dad, who, you know, there was nobody more passionate than my Dad about the Black Country. As soon as he knew we went to grammar school 'e would say to us "When yow go to grammar school you gotta drop your doh's, you gotta drop your cor's, becoss you cor spake like that in grammar school." And you did experience, for a time, that. Until you realise, well, why am I doin' this? You know. I'm, I'm a council boy and I speak like this amd I'm proud of it. And then you just reverted back to your Black - and they just took it or left it, as far as we were concerned. You know.
