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Not many people bring life to their human characters by bothering with an accent, be it laziness or just not knowing how. I've used this accent in Roleplay to give characters like Garman, a crusty, old, illiterate and uneducafed infantryman some more character, instead of him speaking perfect and clear English like you're reading right now. So let's dive in! Accent Difficulty: Medium-Hard Rule 1: "I" is now "Oi" Americans tend to emphasize letters when they say words, like the R in Artist, whereas Englishmen might sound like they're saying "Autist" when they speak the word. (It all depends on where you're from over there. Some say "Glass" while others say "Gloss" purely based on where in the U.K. they're born.) Rule 2: "What" is now... "Wot" That's right. U wot m8. Write What as Wot. That's all, really. Rule 3: No more H! You're gonna want to drop the H in a lot of words. Pretty much every word that starts with H will be altered. The French have this similarity with their accent as well, but it sounds more deliberate than Cockney. Rule 4: "You" is now "Yew" With an American accent, 'you' sounds like 'yoo.' There's a very slight difference at the end of the word with a cockney accent, so we represent that with the W. "Yew wot maite." (If yew toiped 'maite' as 'moite', yew'd soun' Australian) Rule 5: Lose parts of certain words This rule is a pretty loose one, since it takes a bit of practice to nail it without sounding dumb. Basically you want to remove the letters of certain words to emphasize the accent. Rule 6: "ING" is now "IN'" Pretty simple rule that I've seen done with lots of other accents out there. Doesn't have to be done all the time either. Rule 7: Th is now F (or V/D) Don't ask me, it's just how they say fings. Rule 8: Don't overdo it It's easy when typing out any accent to overdo it and look like you're speaking gibberish. Just try to avoid it. Pro Tip: Learn some Cockney slang. Cockneys have a very strange list of slang words that only really make sense to other cockneys. A simple google search of "Cockney rhyming slang" will enlighten you on further phrases if you're truly interested. Here's one of my favourite videos about Cockneys. Here you'll hear firsthand a whole bunch of slang, accent, and swears - so watch at your own risk.
