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The Voices Recordings
Interviewee Doreen Wardle

Born: 1934

Lives: Harome, North Yorkshire

Time lived in area: More than 10 years

Occupation: Retired

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Doreen tells a funny story about how she baffled a group of tourists by answering them in broad Yorkshire.

Language of interview: English

Duration: 00:35 (mins/secs)



About the interview

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

How do you describe your accent: "Broad Yorkshire."

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
DOREEN: We - I do guided tour - tours at Duncombe Park you know stately home round 'ere, and I've often slipped sometimes. We, I had some foreigners one day and I sort of talkin' posh, and then they looked out - they were Swedish, Swedes I was talkin' to, an' 'e said "What a lot of lovely sheep and cattle you have out there. Does Lord Fevisham know how many he has?" I says "I's think not cos they daven't belang ter 'vim." Well poor bloke looked at me, and he just c- it just came out like that, and you know it does now an' then.
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