As the oldest English dialect still spoken, Geordie normally refers to both the people and dialect of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in Northeast England.
Cockney. Perhaps the most famous British accent other than R.P. is Cockney. It developed as the dialect of the poorer working classes in the East End of London, and it's still regarded as a marker of 'true' East London heritage.
It came about as the dialect of the London working classes, especially in the poorer East End of the city. The Cockney dialect also gave us Rhyming Slang, and you can still hear plenty of market traders round the East End shouting out in Cockney from their stalls.
Fun Facts about the Geordie accent
It's the oldest English regional dialect. The northeast is the only part of England where the original anglo-saxon language has survived from thousands of years ago. Other dialects have lost this heritage over the centuries with the gradual introduction of Latin and French influences.
Old English is too different (it almost doesn't resemble modern English), Middle English though, is closer to how we speak it today.
Australian English can be described as a new dialect that developed as a result of contact between people who spoke different, mutually intelligible, varieties of English. The very early form of Australian English would have been first spoken by the children of the colonists born into the early colony in Sydney.
Glasgow takes the lead as being the hardest UK accent to understand, with 39% of votes; Tyneside emerges as the second most difficult with 20%; and Liverpool follows in third with 18%.
Originally, it would appear that the name applied only to miners, colliers, or inhabitants of Newcastle. Later it became applied to resi- dents of Tyneside in general. Local Folklore has it that a Geordie is someone born on the north side of the Tyne, within a 1 mile radius of Newcastle.
So, let's start with “alreet”. This chirpy little word can be used to greet your new Geordie friends, or to ask someone if they are OK, for example: “Are ya [you] alreet?”, to which you should receive a response “aye” (yes), or “na” (no). Now on to the art of conversation.
Geordie (/ˈdʒɔːrdi/) is a nickname for a person from the Tyneside area of North East England, and the dialect used by its inhabitants, also known in linguistics as Tyneside English or Newcastle English.
Today, this means that there are three types of Australian accent. Some people speak with a “general” accent, which is more or less the way it has been for centuries. Other people speak with an accent that is closer to RP English. The third group of people have a “broad” Australian accent.
The posh English accent has 'clipped tones', which means it is spoken in a clear and brisk manner. For many students, the posh British accent is the easiest to understand of all accents because of its clarity. It is possible for someone who isn't upper class to speak with an upper class accent.
The standard British accent is something called received pronunciation, or RP. Geographically, people who speak with this accent live in the southeastern part of England. This is traditionally a “posh” part of England, so this accent is considered to be upper/middle class.
Australian English is most similar to British English in spelling and sentence construction, although its accent and vocabulary are very distinct from the UK.
A very broad Australian accent can be exceptionally hard to understand (a common joke is that we slur all our words together because it's too hot to put spaces in), but if you spend time in Australia you'll likely pick it up.
Received Pronunciation (RP) is the proper term to describe the regionally neutral accent used by many middle-class speakers in the UK, particularly in England. It is widely used as a reference point in dictionaries and as a model for teaching English as a foreign language.
Scran or bait – translation: food.
You're also likely to hear the word “clamming” which means to be hungry.
Bairn: A child.
“Pet”– A term of endearment, used in the same way as “dear” or “my love”. “Gadgie”– An old man. “Radgie”– A particularly aggressive person. “Bobby dazzler”– Something or someone excellent.
Although the Geordie dialect is similar to the dialects of Northumberland and Durham, and in turn shares much in common with Scots dialects north of the border, and with the English dialects of Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire, it's not quite the same as any of them.
WEY AYE, MAN!
Translation: Yes! Example: “Are ye in lectures? Wey aye, man!” Use: The response you get when you ask a Geordie if Newcastle United are better than Manchester United.
With Manchester winning the crown, the Northern Irish accent took the runner-up spot seeing actors Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt having the second-best dialect. The third place might surprise some, with the unique Liverpool accent claiming the spot seeing the voice of Stephen Graham being just one scouser named.
The “Brummie monotone” is the least respected accent in the UK, academics suggest, with Birmingham natives mocked, criticised and singled out for the way they speak. The research, published by the education charity, The Sutton Trust, found that “pervasive accent bias” continues to act as a barrier to social mobility.
Cockney is an accent and dialect of the English language, mainly spoken in London and its environs, particularly by working-class and lower middle-class Londoners. The term Cockney is also used as a demonym for a person from the East End, or born within earshot of Bow Bells.