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Discussion Groups / English Usage / July 2009Wimbledon district English.
There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself and had to forfeit the match. His opponent then entertained the crowd by playing against the ball boys (one at a time) and then a ball girl. In the words of one of the BBC commentators "She can play!". The video clip is not accessible outside the UK. However, the girl was interviewed by the media afterwards. I think that video is accessible. I'm drawing attention to it because of her southern English accent and style of speech. I have not visited that area for years but I suspect her speech is not unusual. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8118674.stm  SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) > There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis > championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > is not unusual. > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8118674.stm Really good examples of how she makes every statement into a question? It might have been Australian originally, but it's clearly part of young British English these days? SignatureOnline waterways route planner: http://canalplan.org.uk development version: http://canalplan.eu >> There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis >> championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >It might have been Australian originally, but it's clearly part of young >British English these days? As well as "uplift" at the end of each sentence she seems to have it on other words too. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>> There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis >>> championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > As well as "uplift" at the end of each sentence she seems to have it on > other words too. Yes, it's a common feature of youth English, probably imported from Australia via Neighbours. I feel that it's an invitation for confirmation or acceptance of the statement - you'll see that she doesn't do it on all sentences and I suspect that unconsciously, she won't use the uplift where she's confident and doesn't require any reinforcement. I think it's more common in the South East, as it's somewhat more built into Estuary speech. She was, by the way, delightful. SignatureDavid >>>> There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis >>>> championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >She was, by the way, delightful. She was. And she seemed to have things in proportion. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis >championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >is not unusual. >http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8118674.stm I don't follow tennis, but if I have to pick a tennis hero it would be Tommy Haas. Such a nice thing to think of. The two ball boys and the ball girl had an experience they'll never forget. Court 1. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis >>championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Tommy Haas. Such a nice thing to think of. The two ball boys and the >ball girl had an experience they'll never forget. Court 1. It was a nice thing to do. I've never heard of it happening before at Wimbledon, or anywhere else. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>> There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis >>> championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I've never heard of it happening before at Wimbledon, or anywhere else. And the other player, who had to go off. He made certain that the girl he'd collided with was OK and gave her a big hug. SignatureDavid >>>> There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis >>>> championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > And the other player, who had to go off. He made certain that the > girl he'd collided with was OK and gave her a big hug. Connors once, in self-mockery after a foul-up, offered his racket to a ball-boy. That ball-boy didn't behave with the aplomb described in this incident, though. On outer London's social gradations, I remember a Richmond pantomime audience reacting with a hearty snigger to a double entendre. The actor came out of character for a moment and pretended surprise: "I didn't expect that from Richmond! Wimbledon, maybe..." SignatureMike. On 25 Jun 2009, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote > There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis > championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > her speech is not unusual. > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8118674.stm Fairly standard with elements of Estuary English, I'd say -- the slight glottal stop in "Court one", and a few other things. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed Peter Duncanson (BrE) skrev: > the media afterwards. I think that video is accessible. I'm drawing > attention to it because of her southern English accent and style of > speech. I have just finished viewing The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (22 episodes). Barbara (Sharon Small actually) talks pretty much the same way. When I see young people on tv, I'm impressed by the way they handle themselves. If I had had that much attention when I was her age (whatever it is), I would have died of embarrasment. She gave the impression of having done tv interviews all her life. SignatureBertel, Denmark >Peter Duncanson (BrE) skrev: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >her age (whatever it is), I would have died of embarrasment. She >gave the impression of having done tv interviews all her life. She is aged 15. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) > When I see young people on tv, I'm impressed by the way they > handle themselves. If I had had that much attention when I was > her age (whatever it is), I would have died of embarrasment. She > gave the impression of having done tv interviews all her life. They've grown up with camcorders. Signature"Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything." - Ivana Trump Bertel Hansen: > > She gave the impression of having done tv interviews all her life. Matthew Cope: > They've grown up with camcorders. "A portable television studio! No wonder your president has to be an actor: he's got to look good on television!" SignatureMark Brader "It flies like a truck." Toronto "Good. What is a truck?" msb@vex.net -- BUCKAROO BANZAI > There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis > championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > is not unusual. > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8118674.stm Those ball kids have the best seats. > There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis > championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself > and had to forfeit the match. His opponent then entertained the crowd by > playing against the ball boys (one at a time) and then a ball girl. In > the words of one of the BBC commentators "She can play!". The video clip > is not accessible outside the UK. As usual, it is already available on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg3WlosEBw0 Fran > There was an incident during a match in the the Wimbledon tennis > championships yesterday when a player, Michael Llodra, injured himself [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > is not unusual. > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8118674.stm Very interesting that she can "posh up" her accent to be more understandable. I suspect she has a stronger accent when she's talking to her pals. > I suspect she has a stronger accent when she's talking to her pals. Don't we all? >> I suspect she has a stronger accent when she's talking to her pals. > >Don't we all? No, I certainly don't. SignatureRobin (BrE) Herts, England >>> I suspect she has a stronger accent when she's talking to her pals. >> Don't we all? > > No, I certainly don't. In the spirit of friendship, I think you should work on that. Pick an interesting accent and exaggerate it so outsiders can't understand you. Get your friends in on the act. SignatureRob Bannister >>>> I suspect she has a stronger accent when she's talking to her pals. >>> Don't we all? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >interesting accent and exaggerate it so outsiders can't understand you. >Get your friends in on the act. What's friendship got to do with it? I'm absolutely useless at mimicry so I'm forced to speak to all in the same manner. SignatureRobin (BrE) Herts, England |
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