Top ten signs that you’re losing your Irish brogue as Americanisms creep in

In regards to the first line of this article. Why would every Irish person dread losing their Irish accent? People keep their accent if they really want to. My brother is in NZ five years and he still has a very distinct Dublin accent.

Anglo it is True.........Your in denial.....Maybe you can understand the lingo they speak. I couldn't. Some really stupid people on that show with No dress sense.

bobby- Not true...

Just watched 10 minutes of Trash Tv. Steve Wilkos followed by Maury. @Anglo Norman, I found it very hard to understand the guests & most of them were very inarticulate and uneducated. Are these the American ears you are talking about? LOL. One word. THICK.

This topic is one of my favourite subjects. How native accents alter and adjust to new locations is fascinating.Basically nobody really considers they have an accent at all; but when they're in a new location amongst new friends,etc, their native accent alters automatically.The speed at which this happens, depends on their desire and willingness to contribute to, and be accepted by their new surroundings. Language is a joyful living thing and we tend to embrace attractive and exotic terms which please us. There have been remarkable changes in British and Irish accents in the last twenty-five years; due mainly to the broadcast medium,particularly satellite tv. During The Celtic Tiger years the Irish accent altered considerably. I asked a youth group if they could explain their new'posh'(London) tone, labelled the "D4" accent, after a snobbish Dublin district: The shocking reply was: "Well, now we're as rich as English, we don't have to sound Irish anymore"! ~~~-~~~ But when an American visitor was asked if she was happy with the Election result,said: "How did you know I was American?" ' By your accent, of course. "Don't be ridiculous - I don't HAVE an accent! - YOU'RE the guys with the accents!"~~~~ ~~~ I rest my case! Btw:Sean, there is no nice way to say it,in any accent - your article is very poor on such a rich subject. Sorry.

Has anyone on here ever heard Tommy Smyth on ESPN?

There must be something awry with ears then...

Are you telling me now? I don't care if you do not believe me. I find it hard to understand some American accents just like i do Scottish.

WoundedKnee you seem to know a lot about the running of Ir. Central,you must be one of the intern's

I don't believe that for one minute bobby and neither do you.

The cultured ones that travel to Europe some maybe, i never said all. Most Americans never leave the States. Fact. I have come across a few Americans in London that i could not understand. Alot of the accents in the states are very strong and hard. Maybe not to you but to us here in Europe it is.

bobby- Not true son. Americans are always understood in Europe & worldwide. The Irish & most english regional accents are not very articulate & the rate of speech is too fast.

@anglo-norman we think the same here in Europe about Americans, alot are also pretty clueless about basic things in the world. If it is not about America they are lost. Can you spot Eyeraq on the map? I have a friend that speaks the Queens english and people in N.Y could not understand her. As i said if it is not American your lost. Sit in a room with someone from N.Y then you will hear people speak very fast. Alot of American accents are very hard to understand also to us Europeans.

In truth most Irish accents are hard to understand & are inarticulate to American ears. The speed of speech is also very rapid.

TisEye: I find the word "brogue" demeaning and offensive. Other offensive terms and phrases that I consider objectionable are these: "Top of the mornig to you"; "May the road rise to meet you"; "faith and begorrah", "bejesus and bejapers". During the 18 years I lived in Ireland, I never heard anyone use these idiotic expressions.