Listen: Liverpool's famous Scouse accent

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2-10-2010 @ 6:06PM

Elaine in FL, formerly NJ said...

In 1981 I visited friends Brian and Irene in Liverpool. I'd just met them the year before in Spain "on holiday" and they graciously invited me to their home.

Their son, Craig, was then a teenager and, since this was my first trip to the UK, he spoke Scouse knowing full well I couldn't understand a word he was speaking! For instance, he said: "OWWD-SKERR" (or something like that) which translated to "Old Skirt" which then translated to "Mother" or "Mum."
For the record, I understood every word his native Liverpudian parents spoke.

It was one of my fave trips abroad and has remained so since. Love those Beautiful Brits!

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