Taunton, Somerset 'West Country' Accent (Male) AccentBase File 18

Hi, please help with this project. The idea is to map the accents of the English speaking world. Just read out the script below on a video or sound file in a strong natural accent. The files will be used to create a database, educational tool for visitors, and who knows, in the future all those voice activated apps and products might actually understand you when you talk to them. Please help, you’ll be promoting business in your region and be part of creating a use for the web that has never been realised before.
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“Hello and welcome to the Accentbase hub. I’m talking to you today to help you understand my local accent. I’m proud to come from City/Region* and the city/area* welcomes tourists and visitors of every kind from everywhere, near and far. I hope you enjoy your stay. If you’re not sure you understood this clearly, please listen to every word again. Thank you for listening.”
*Put the name of your city or region into the script, and use city, town, village or area, whichever you feel is most suitable.
Vowels:
Ship sheep put you ten letter girl saw cat sun car hot hear name poor toy no where my how
Consonants:
Pot bed tap door chair jam come gum four very think the son zoo she vision man nose angry happy late red want yes
(NB the script has changed slightly from the one on the above video. This is correct.)

[nblaise]

It slightly reminds me of Irish. Very pleasant and friendly-sounding!

[gjironman]

More more... love a good Somerset accent. Love more

[kiaraclifton]

I’m reading Sophie Kinsella’s “My Not So Perfect Life” where she goes back to her dad’s place in Somerset and I just needed to get an idea of what accent I’m reading in when they speak. So very helpful, thank you!

[bbwfiona]

Probably my favorite accent in the world. Such lovely round Rs!

[knifetree]

I don't know what most of you are on about. I live just outside of Taunton and I hear this accent alot. Not everyone has it, but it is common to hear one similar to this.

[SamlSchulze]

It was the first accent I heard as a child. Robert Newman hammed up his Somerset accent to play Long John Silver.

[JordanICM]

I've been trying to listen to west country b/c some people said that's what the colonial Americans sounded most like.

[SiriusMined]

You guys speak with a proper "r" :-)

[cromabu]

Well I’m proud to be from Somerset, it most certainly helped with my accent immigration.

[mittelalter]

He seems a cheerful chap. 🌞 Interesting how this sounds kind of rhotic as well. Great Britain has such a broad variety of accents...

[tecreations]

Hello hope you are fine. I am searching child accent not adults approximately 20 or above accents for a important project would you please help me to reached out the accents.

[Hexanvald]

I’m also from Taunton but I have a more London accent

[skipiustg]

I understand it perfectly since my good friend is from somerset and speaks like this.

Ps I'm a Scottish/Canadian

[Charlie]

This does illustrate the problem with this sort of data collection, though. It would be better to observe speakers in natural speech environment.

[thomasjames]

I'm a Debnshire dumbling who lived in Summerzet for 20 years, mostly in Taunton. I can understand every word 😅😅😅

[jillieesdaile-watts]

I love that accent. Is it the same as Phil from Time Team?

[CalTheKiwi]

Might be an idea if you learnt some microphone technique, no?

[jenlivingabroad]

hello! im writing a story and needed someone to just speak in a natural Sumerset accent. ^_^

[zainalsayed]

OMG I don't believe until I listen

[TheRealKingSamus]

0.01% of Taunton's population speak like this. I've lived here my whole life....