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Chav Accent Overhaul - JulyJade - 07-14-2022
As it stands right now, the Chav accent mutation does not sound very... stereotypically British? I'd like to propose some changes to the current accent to make it better (and easier to make fun of British people) - here's what I have in mind. These changes are based off of the Cockney accent - the sort that comes from a real Londoner, bruv! Also, it should be noted that I am not a Brit myself - so if you are or have extra suggestions, feel free to add on!
"I", "hey" -> oi
"t" in the middle of a word -> '
"er" at the end of a word -> uh
"th" at the end or middle of a word -> v
happy -> chuffed
cookie -> biscuit
chip <-> fries
garbage -> rubbish
friend, dude -> mate
sus, suspicious -> dodgy
what -> wot
guy, man -> bloke
really -> bloody
funny -> cheeky
crazy -> mad
ass -> arse
cup -> cuppa
RE: Chav Accent Overhaul - cyberTripping - 07-14-2022
one note i have looking at this is that the digraph 'th' actually represents two distinct sounds (eg. "think" versus "that"). there's no hard and fast rule for which one is used where, so it's not really technically feasible to do that sorta change to it without just hardcoding a bunch of word aliases.
RE: Chav Accent Overhaul - JulyJade - 07-14-2022
Fair point! I’ve modified my post accordingly.
RE: Chav Accent Overhaul - LeahTheTech - 07-14-2022
note that chav does not directly equal cockney, there are in fact areas of Britain not inside greater london ;P