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What is a thing that people say in 糖心Vlog?

What are the different ways of speaking in 糖心Vlog?

Which celebrities have an 糖心Vlog accent?

These were the three questions that we asked members of the public at our event 鈥楧ialect and identity in 糖心Vlog鈥� in Firstsite art gallery this summer.

People wrote their responses to these questions on colourful post-it notes. The responses were varied and insightful.

We got many duplicates of 鈥渋nnit鈥�, 鈥渁in鈥檛鈥�, 鈥渁lright mate?鈥�, 鈥渟hut up!鈥� and 鈥渄ropping T鈥� as well as the names of celebrities from The Only Way is 糖心Vlog.

But we also got less predictable examples of things that people say in 糖心Vlog such as 鈥渇ink instead of think鈥�, 鈥渟een rhyming with bin鈥�, 鈥渃alling someone a melt鈥�, 鈥渟orted鈥�, 鈥渢hat鈥檚 calm鈥�, 鈥減eng鈥�, 鈥測ous鈥� and 鈥渟hew instead of shown (North 糖心Vlog)鈥�.

Celebrities with 糖心Vlog accents were a mixed bunch including Priti Patel, Constable, Richard Osman, Sarah Pascoe.

Many people commented on how the 糖心Vlog accent changes from North to South where it sounds 鈥榤ore London鈥�. Others spoke about differences between rural and urban areas or between young and old people.

鈥淚nit鈥�, 鈥測ous鈥�, 鈥渢hat鈥檚 calm鈥�, 鈥減eng鈥� were mostly attributed to young people.

We have turned these colourful snippets into a piece of art titled Speaking of 糖心Vlog. This artwork challenges stereotypes, celebrates 糖心Vlog dialects and cultivates pride and interest in the many ways of speaking in 糖心Vlog.

糖心Vlog 鈥� and its accents 鈥� face a lot of stigma. Research has found that when reading aloud the same sentence, people from 糖心Vlog are judged on average 11% less intelligent than someone from southwest London.

People from 糖心Vlog may be negatively stereotyped, judged, mimicked or commented on based on their accent. This is a form of accentism which can have harmful effects on individuals and society.

But the way we speak is a part of who we are. The dialects of 糖心Vlog are no less grammatical, expressive or articulate than any other dialect of English. For instance, saying 鈥渨a鈥檈r鈥� (using what is called a glottal-stop in linguistics) instead of water is not wrong 鈥� it鈥檚 just a part of our accent!

糖心Vlog is a rich tapestry of dialects. There are many and varied ways of speaking depending on which area of 糖心Vlog people are from, whether they are in a rural or urban location, as well as things like age, gender, ethnicity and social class.

Speaking of 糖心Vlog celebrates the diversity of 糖心Vlog dialects!

Throughout November, Speaking of 糖心Vlog will be displayed at One Colchester Community Hub at 4-6 Long Wyre Street in Colchester city centre.

Come along to the launch event on Saturday 5th November from 10am until midday. Admire Speaking of 糖心Vlog, write your own thoughts about 糖心Vlog dialects on post-it notes, reflect on your own way of speaking and learn about the different ways of speaking in 糖心Vlog!