Jamie is how he is and we all admire him here. I have absolutely no qualm (sudden access of usually disturbing emotion) as to the way he speaks. Why should he take elocution lessons when the 'politically literate' have problems understanding them selves.

I'd love to hear the way you voice/express your language. Your writing needs a few corrections.

Signed by one of those 'other people who watch Jamie in other countries'.

All I'll say is, if you don't like the way he speaks don't watch his shows, simple as that!

People from different regions speak/ pronounce differently. It's called dialect.

Ashen, we have a suburb of Newcastle called Toronto. (Some of) The locals pronounce it as "Tronno".

Read an article recently on regional dialects in England. It could possibly have been about anywhere. It was stated that the "t" is often dropped by people from Essex/ the East End" and "th" is often pronounce "v" as in "bover" rather than "bother".

Jamie's a proud Essex boy.

Aren't there more important things with which we need to concern ourselves? Or should that be "Bover ourselves"?

Last edited by Maree (Mon 29 Oct 12 12:07pm)

Jelovatt, how I agree with you! There are some regional accents that I just cannot understand, Geordie, thick Liverpudlian and Northern Irish to name 3. Most people have one form of speech for family and friends (usually slang and accented - for instance the 'Gangsta Jafaken' accent) and another for  'Telephone' use.
A lot of it is plain laziness and lack of politeness, also not wanting to stand out from the crowd.
Glad someone feels the same way I do.
Karen