Where Did The Scouse/Liverpool Accent Come From?

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[NameExplain]

What are your views on the Scouse accent?

[PockASqueeno]

It’s so wild how England is such a small country, yet you can just drive a couple miles out and hear a completely different accent. I live in the USA, and you usually have to fly to a different state, hundreds or even thousands of miles away to hear a different accent.

[marcusmaher-triskellionfil]

Being born in Liverpool but leaving for Dublin at 11 you can hear the inflections and language in both accents and words 'dead on, sound, craic, yer auld one, fella, lad, Ma, Da, alrite" all used in both cities.

[notrocketscience]

Pretty sure the accent is from the large North Welsh and Irish immigration.

[misspurrr-fect]

It's a mixture of Irish & Lancastrian ... We spoke in a Lancastrian accent as SCOUSE didn't exist until the Irish came during the famine ... I speak SCOUSE .☺️

[jonegan]

"Due to the variety of issues in Ireland" is a beautiful euphemism for a famine that caused over a million deaths and led to 2 million emigrating, including those who came to Liverpool. Strange how reluctant even modern day Brits including are to own what they did to Ireland

[mangottwo]

I remember being at a party in Madrid, and walked past a couple of reminiscing Dubliners and it hit me how familiar their voices were. I'm from the Liverpool region, and notice an especially close relationship with some Irish accents. Interesting to hear that the accent is relatively new

[kxittes]

I am scouse myself and it’s cool to see history of it, boss vid mate 👍

[RavenFilms]

I’m happy to see you expanding passed only names, and not trying to shoehorn a way to connect it to names when is basically isn’t. I really enjoy learning the roots of all kinds of words and dialects and not just names. I hope you continue to expand. I know that you are interested in doing so but are probably afraid of the algorithm of you stray too far. If the algorithm stops you I’ll still watch and I understand, but I would be a bit disappointed. I’m looking forward to this widened direction you seem to be heading. And most importantly, make what you enjoy! Cheers!

[.tatertots]

I know this isn't the right place to suggest videos but I'd love to see a video on how the words for people from the areas of the north-east came to be. Things like "Geordie", "Mackem" and "Smoggie" would make a really interesting video I think

[shanestanton]

“Geordie Shore” might be The UK’s answer a show from The US called “Jersey Shore”, or vice versa

[DarwinskiYT]

Fun fact: before WWII there were Welsh street signs in certain parts of Liverpool

[Iamtheliquor]

Native Scouser here now craving a pan of Scouse with pickled red cabbage and some crusty bread la🤘

[wendychavez]

I find the Scouse dialect charming and fun--not in the least unsophisticated. Two of my favorite YouTube creators have it, and my partner says they both sound like Ringo Starr. For a musician who admires the Beatles so much, that's high praise!

[lp-xlld]

When you listen to old recordings of the Beatles speaking, George and Ringo seem (to this American anyway) to have the heaviest Liverpool accents (I've never liked the term "scouse"); John less so, and Paul the least. With George you can even pick it up in his songs (most notably on "Think For Yourself" from RUBBER SOUL).

[Karma-tjhf]

Been waiting for this video for ages my god

[ynysmones]

Coming from south Wales I can't get away how similar scouse is to Welsh accents, obviously northern Welsh accents, but southern too. A broad Cardiff accent isn't so far from Liverpool. The rolling r and the sing songy quality are very Welsh.

[paisan]

The polyphonic Penny Lane in the background is a nice touch

[dixgun]

Thank you. Learnt much. 🙏 For example, I’d thought Scouse was the name of an Irish stew. ☘️

[london]

The New York/New Jersey accents are also nasal and, in fact, have similar origins to Scouse.