Connery's accent is UK favourite

**shabbird** · 17th January 2005, 08:51 PM

Sean Connery's Scottish lilt is the nation's favourite accent, a survey of
people for a BBC project suggests.

Sir Sean and the broadcasters Sir Trevor McDonald and Terry Wogan have
the most pleasant voices, according to 5,000 people questioned.

It is part of a project to create an online "accent map" of the UK.

The least popular accents were those from Birmingham, Liverpool and Glasgow
and the most unpopular voice was that of DUP leader Ian Paisley.

The Queen and Scottish comedian Billy Connolly appeared in both the 10 most
and 10 least pleasant lists.

The survey also found 59% of people wished they could change their accent
- mostly to "standard English", although people from Northern Ireland and
Scotland were most proud of their accents.

Clive Upton, a linguistics expert from Leeds University, who will analyse the
information, said: "The so-called 'Celtic fringe' accents are very often
favoured as long as they are not very strong."

But he said it was important for a lot of people to have a range of accents for
different circumstances.

MOST POPULAR
Sean Connery
Trevor McDonald
Terry Wogan
Hugh Grant
Moira Stuart

LEAST POPULAR
Ian Paisley
Billy Connolly
Cilla Black
Paul O'Grady/Lily Savage
Jasper Carrott

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I like jasper carrots accent.. and so not sure about this list.

**stokie_helen** · 17th January 2005, 09:20 PM

Ooooh, Sean! Yep would agree with that one definitely. V v nice voice. But Trev McD & Moira Stuart????? They just have pretty standard newsreader voices I alsways thought. Slightly odd choice.

As for folks wanting to change their accents, I wouldn't change mine for the world. Stokie (or Potteries) is a fine way to talk. It's great when I go down south, they don't know where I'm from! I've been called a Scouse, a Manc, a Brummie and when I lived in Nottingham, they thought I was posh.

A great example of the true dialect can be found here -

http://www.bloorfamily.net/images/st...wab/jabeza.mp3

I don't sound quite like this, but there are some similarities, wut! BTW, "Scot Hee" is a place called Scot Hay, in the north of the city.

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**ziggyyy** · 17th January 2005, 09:27 PM

Buckin `Sean Canary.....he talksh like thash cos of all the buckin` drool runnin` between his gums and his false teef..............Mish Funnyfanny.....tosher

**traceymole** · 17th January 2005, 09:29 PM

sean connery??? nah dont do a thing for me

where's alan rickman?????

**blufairy** · 17th January 2005, 09:34 PM

MOST POPULAR
Sean Connery
Trevor McDonald
Terry Wogan
Hugh Grant
Moira Stuart

LEAST POPULAR
Ian Paisley
Billy Connolly
Cilla Black
Paul O'Grady/Lily Savage
Jasper Carrott

SEAN CONNERY sounds like an utter TW**

My personal faves are MALE : GEORDIE & SOUTHERN IRELAND.

**ziggyyy** · 17th January 2005, 09:35 PM

Terry Buckin` Wogan ?????????????????????

He`s not a full shillin`.........he`ll end up in a home

**blufairy** · 17th January 2005, 09:42 PM

I like WOGAN

Hes quite funny really. Got a good sense of humour.

**stokie_helen** · 17th January 2005, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by ziggyyy

Buckin `Sean Canary.....he talksh like thash cos of all the buckin` drool runnin` between his gums and his false teef..............Mish Funnyfanny.....tosher

You not a fan of his then Zig?

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