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''This page is about the accent, for the person from [[The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)|The Devil Goblins from Neptune]] see [[Scouse]].'' | ''This page is about the accent, for the person from [[The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)|The Devil Goblins from Neptune]] see [[Scouse]].'' | ||
'''Scouse'''<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouse</ref> (formally known as '''Liverpool English''' or '''Merseyside English''') is an accent and dialect of [[English (language)|English]] associated with [[Liverpool]] and the surrounding county of [[Merseyside]]. The Scouse accent is highly distinctive; having been influenced heavily by [[Ireland|Irish]], [[Norway|Norwegian]], and [[Wales|Welsh]] immigrants who arrived via the [[Liverpool | '''Scouse'''<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouse</ref> (formally known as '''Liverpool English''' or '''Merseyside English''') is an accent and dialect of [[English (language)|English]] associated with [[Liverpool]] and the surrounding county of [[Merseyside]]. The Scouse accent is highly distinctive; having been influenced heavily by [[Ireland|Irish]], [[Norway|Norwegian]], and [[Wales|Welsh]] immigrants who arrived via the [[Liverpool Docks]], it has little in common with the accents of its neighbouring regions or the rest of [[England]]. The accent is named after lobscouse, a stew eaten by sailors and locals. | ||
The name of the dialect is also occasionally taken as a designation of the people speaking it. In [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Series 13]], [[Dan Lewis|Dan]], and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] are frequently calling each other Scouse (Dan), and [[Yorkshire]] (Yaz) in friendly banter. On occasion, Dan even refers to himself as Scouse, or even "Official Scouse"<ref>https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=47328</ref>. | The name of the dialect is also occasionally taken as a designation of the people speaking it. In [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Series 13]], [[Dan Lewis|Dan]], and [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] are frequently calling each other Scouse (Dan), and [[Yorkshire]] (Yaz) in friendly banter. On occasion, Dan even refers to himself as Scouse, or even "Official Scouse"<ref>https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=47328</ref>. | ||
