2 definitions by Suverner
1) An incorrect spelling of the Isle of Wight, in Southern England.
2) Used by both Islanders and non-islanders about the Isle of Wight having an extremely high percentage of white people compared to the rest of England.
2) Used by both Islanders and non-islanders about the Isle of Wight having an extremely high percentage of white people compared to the rest of England.
1) person a: I went to the Isle of white last week
person b: You mean the Isle of Wight?
2) person a: I went to the Isle of wight last week and we walked in to a pub and were just stared at. Didn't see another black person all week.
person b: They don't call it the isle of white for nothing!
person b: You mean the Isle of Wight?
2) person a: I went to the Isle of wight last week and we walked in to a pub and were just stared at. Didn't see another black person all week.
person b: They don't call it the isle of white for nothing!
by Suverner February 5, 2009
The dialect spoken by many people from the South and South East of England, including parts of London, although cockney and Received Pronounciation (the Queen's English) are far more common.
Received Pronounciation can be heard in the same areas as Estuary English, however RP tends to be spoken by the upper classes while Estuary English is spoken by the lower and working class.
Estuary English is also far more common in Younger people, with parents who have RP. So the decline in RP is likely to continue and be replaced with Estuary.
Many features of the Estuary accent include:
- The broad A. This includes pronouncing words such as 'fast > farst' and 'path > parth'
- Regular Glottal stops - This is not pronouncing the letter 'T' in most words. i.e water is pronounced war'er.
Th-Fronting - This is prouncing most words that start a 'Th' with an F. i.e 'Three > free', 'think > fink' and 'north > norf'. If 'th' is in the middle of a word, it is usually replaced with a 'V'. i.e 'other > ovver' 'southern > sovvern'
L-vocalisation - This is not pronouncing the letter 'L' in certain words and tends to be ended with a 'w' sound instead. i.e 'fall > faw' and 'milk > miwk'.
- H-Dropping - not pronouncing the letter 'H' at the start of most words. i.e 'here > ere' and 'hate > ate'
- G's are also not pronounced at the end of words. 'swimming > swimmin'
Other things are included in the accent other than just the pronounciation. This includes double negatives and finishing a lot of sentances with questions even ifthey are not asking a question. i.e I didn't mean to, did I? and 'we should shouldn't we?'
Received Pronounciation can be heard in the same areas as Estuary English, however RP tends to be spoken by the upper classes while Estuary English is spoken by the lower and working class.
Estuary English is also far more common in Younger people, with parents who have RP. So the decline in RP is likely to continue and be replaced with Estuary.
Many features of the Estuary accent include:
- The broad A. This includes pronouncing words such as 'fast > farst' and 'path > parth'
- Regular Glottal stops - This is not pronouncing the letter 'T' in most words. i.e water is pronounced war'er.
Th-Fronting - This is prouncing most words that start a 'Th' with an F. i.e 'Three > free', 'think > fink' and 'north > norf'. If 'th' is in the middle of a word, it is usually replaced with a 'V'. i.e 'other > ovver' 'southern > sovvern'
L-vocalisation - This is not pronouncing the letter 'L' in certain words and tends to be ended with a 'w' sound instead. i.e 'fall > faw' and 'milk > miwk'.
- H-Dropping - not pronouncing the letter 'H' at the start of most words. i.e 'here > ere' and 'hate > ate'
- G's are also not pronounced at the end of words. 'swimming > swimmin'
Other things are included in the accent other than just the pronounciation. This includes double negatives and finishing a lot of sentances with questions even ifthey are not asking a question. i.e I didn't mean to, did I? and 'we should shouldn't we?'
Received Pronounciation can be 'eard in the same areas as Estree Inglish, owever RP tends te be spoken by the upper clarses while Estuary English is spoken by the lower and workin clars.
by Suverner February 5, 2009