Mark on the end of the West wing

**Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:22 pm **Author:** Steve **Post subject:**

I say Dee-ull :shock:

**Posted:** Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:54 am **Author:** steve_cov **Post subject:**

daniel4389 wrote:

....Do most people pronounce "Deal" with just one syllable, then?? I can't work out how that would sound right!

OK, I have to own up to being the regular Thursday columnist on http://donduk.blogspot.com and can assure you that the typical Coventry accent makes "deal" last one syllable.

Brum does the same, but Black Country turns it into "day-ull" in the same way that "road" becomes "row-wud" and "sound" becomes "sow-wund". In parts of the Black Country, even "rain" becomes "ray-yun". Diphthongs are combinations of two vowel sounds, like OU, AI and OA. That's how we non-Midlanders first get to tell the difference between Brum and Yamyam: the Brum accent pronounces diphthongs as one gliding sound; Yamyam doesn't and turns them into two separate sounds.

Phonetics lesson over.

And yes, the blog is all written affectionately and with tongue firmly in cheek. When I find I really don't like a contestant, you'll somehow be able to tell...

**Joined:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:36 pm **Warnings:** 0

I guess that means I don't have a typical Coventry accent. Hurrah!!!

**Posted:** Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:50 pm **Author:** Steve **Post subject:**

I tell myself that I don't have a brummie accent, but Microsoft Speech Recognition thinks I say "foil" when I say "file" :cry:

**Posted:** Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:23 pm **Author:** LizzyLou **Post subject:**

Steve wrote:

I tell myself that I don't have a brummie accent, but Microsoft Speech Recognition thinks I say "foil" when I say "file" :cry:

Aww bless.

I love the Brummie accent. Don't really have a strong one myself but it is adorable.

steve_cov - I think your blogs are great, keep it up!! :-D

**Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:27 pm **Warnings:** 0

There ya go lizzie

**Joined:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:42 am **Warnings:** 0

Mark is possibly the best of the current bunch of contestants since he seems to be giving the most advice. I really hope Joseph comes back as he was the only one who was offering a level of advice similar to what Mark is giving just now.

**Posted:** Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:58 pm **Author:** LizzyLou **Post subject:**

Aww thanks Suezan!!

You gotta love Mark :-D

**Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:27 pm **Warnings:** 0

Your welcome

**Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:25 pm **Author:** LizzyLou **Post subject:**

Do you think we might see Mark's game tomorrow?

**Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:27 pm **Warnings:** 0

I honestly dont have a clue when anyone is playing

**Joined:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:36 pm **Warnings:** 0

I think they might keep Mark there for a while, actually....I reckon Ashok for tomorrow.

(Watch it be Mark now I've said that.)

**Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:27 pm **Author:** wakey1512 **Post subject:**

Oneboxgame wrote:

Mark is possibly the best of the current bunch of contestants since he seems to be giving the most advice. I really hope Joseph comes back as he was the only one who was offering a level of advice similar to what Mark is giving just now.

But Marks advice really sucks. It'll be because of him we'll never have a £250,000 winner.

**Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:27 pm **Warnings:** 0

Don't forget Wakey not everyone takes advice from anyone whatever it is, so it could still happen law of averages got to one day

**Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:47 pm **Author:** LizzyLou **Post subject:**

Hmm yeah hopefully they will keep him there a bit. I quite like Ashok too so hopefully they'll go for one of the newer players. Keep Mark and Ashok for Friday/ Saturday!

Hello everyone thanks for your kind comments, even if you can't understand a word i say!, your not alone..even my mom struggles to understand me most of the time!..as for mark from pop idol, not to sure what to think about that however he lived in a place called darlaston and I am from willenhall in the west midlands the two places are literally 2 minutes apart hence the same accent... hope your all enjoying the show, it really is such a good thing to be involved in and the people are fantastic, i had a wicked time and am still missing it! my show is on friday and i hope you all enjoy it if watching.

if anybody need any translations then i will be more than happy to oblige

take care and stay lucky!

wilksy

(mark from west wing)

**Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:27 pm **Warnings:** 0

Always glad to see a new contestant on these forums welcome

**Joined:** Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:24 am **Warnings:** 0

Welcome to the forums Mark! :-D

I hope you stuffed the banker!

**Joined:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:36 pm **Warnings:** 0

Ooh, hi Mark! Hurrah for me, for being right about it not being you today. Hope it's a good show on Friday!

**Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:52 pm **Author:** flamedtresses **Post subject:**

welcome to the forum Mark. Nice to see another contestant on here.
hope you had a great time on the show. hope you beat the banker!

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