F.A.O Welshlibranr or anyone else welsh!

[MissCommando]

Please could you tell me why the welsh pronounce ears as "years"? Is that how you personally say it? I hate it so much lol. My husband is welsh but makes a conscious effort to pronounce it properly. My daughter spends a fair bit of time with my in laws and started to pick it up, I have since corrected her and will continue to do if I hear her say "years" again.

Thanks

[Bobbisox]

Hi MC
it's those dratted dialects again, I quite like the Welsh accent, very musical

[brid]

I used to find this funny when I was little as my gran used to say new `ears day and I thought it meant we got new ears on that day

[MissCommando]

Hi bobbi - the welsh accent gets on your nerves a bit when you've been living here for a couple of years lol. I'm quite lucky that my husband doesn't really have a welsh accent and so far, my daughter is quite english sounding.

I work with a woman who says "goying" instead of going - that makes me laugh!

[Bobbisox]

I really quite like all accents MC, I love the Liverpool one and both N/S Irish ones

[redman41]

I'm an Englishman living in Wales and have been here for Ears ! :-)))

[Bobbisox]

on beautiful Anglesy , red ;-(

[redman41]

Hello Bobbi, yes here I am living out in the sticks, but it is beautiful !!

[Bobbisox]

I remember sitting outside in my Dad's garde looking across to Puffin Island..

[Bobbisox]

<garden>

[milly143]

Can I add one? That Welsh girl that does the One Show, can't pronounce the letter U. She says things like "ewnion" instead of "Union". It grates on my ears.

[Pinkypie]

Lol! I'm Welsh and do exactly the same, my husband who is a Cardiff boy says it 'properly', but to be honest dialect gives us our identity and I personally love some of the way the valley Welsh pronounce things!

Love it!

[Bobbisox]

thats what makes folk interesting I think, their dialect

[milly143]

I think I have deep seeted dislikes for the Welsh which I need to address. We lived in Wales when I was little and I started school there. The teacher wouldn't let me go to the loo unless I asked in Welsh. I've resented her ever since.......time to let go Milly.

[redman41]

There is a marked difference between North Wales Welsh and South Wales Welsh when they speak, not only Welsh but English as well.
South Wales is like a foreign land to North Walians !! lol

[Bobbisox]

then a bit like here red,,,lol

[redman41]

I fully understand your past problems milly, even I as an Englishman have problems with the Bigots ( Nationalists ).

[Bobbisox]

bigotry has to be one of the worst attributes in a person I think, Red

[redman41]

Thankfully the Welsh/English Border isn't far away and I can escape to Chester or Liverpool within about an hour Bobbi ! lol

[starone]

My neighbour is from Jamaica - I rest my case.