Ducks Quack In Different Accents!

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It might sound quackers, but ducks from the city make a different noise to their country cousins.
London ducks have a rougher quack which resembles a shout, while ducks from Cornwall make a softer sound, a university study has found.

"The Cornish ducks made longer and more relaxed sounds. The cockney quack is like a shout and a laugh," said one of the research team.

It means that ducks' "accents" mimic those of the people in these regions.

The researchers said there was a reason for the sound made by the city ducks.

"London ducks have the stress of city life and a lot of noise to compete with, like sirens, horns, planes and trains," they explained.

― don (don), Friday, 4 June 2004 15:36 (twenty years ago) link

"might sound quakers" - you gotta hand it to the Newround team.

― don (don), Friday, 4 June 2004 15:38 (twenty years ago) link

Re: thread title: My new username has been found for me!

― Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty (Barima), Friday, 4 June 2004 15:59 (twenty years ago) link

Quoi quoi quoi quoi quoiquoiquoi!

― Lazer Guided Mellow Leee (Leee), Friday, 4 June 2004 21:34 (twenty years ago) link

The whole story sounds like a canard to me.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 June 2004 21:36 (twenty years ago) link

This was in the paper, on the news....personally I think it's quackery.

― de, Friday, 4 June 2004 21:38 (twenty years ago) link

Whatever. Makes no difference to me. Like water off a duck's back.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 June 2004 21:39 (twenty years ago) link

This story is grebe-t!

― Patrick Kinghorn, Friday, 4 June 2004 21:42 (twenty years ago) link

This punning affliction is becoming a mallard-y.

― Patrick Kinghorn, Friday, 4 June 2004 21:43 (twenty years ago) link

C'mon ducky. We're just 'avin' bit of fun.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 June 2004 21:43 (twenty years ago) link

Ah but who gets the bill?

― de, Friday, 4 June 2004 21:44 (twenty years ago) link

stop harassing me or I'll haul you up before the beak

― Patrick Kinghorn, Friday, 4 June 2004 21:46 (twenty years ago) link

You're just ducking the issue.

― de, Friday, 4 June 2004 21:47 (twenty years ago) link

Sheesh! No harm, no fowl.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 June 2004 21:47 (twenty years ago) link

I'm just winging it

― Patrick Kinghorn, Friday, 4 June 2004 21:50 (twenty years ago) link

I'm all for it. Or should I say, I'm game.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 June 2004 21:54 (twenty years ago) link

i love you guys

― don (don), Friday, 4 June 2004 22:01 (twenty years ago) link

Calm "down".

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 4 June 2004 23:05 (twenty years ago) link

there's no need to drake over the ashes of this thread

― de, Friday, 4 June 2004 23:06 (twenty years ago) link

Eider get a sense of humor or stay out of this thread.

― j.lu (j.lu), Friday, 4 June 2004 23:07 (twenty years ago) link

Gudjohnsen?

― de, Friday, 4 June 2004 23:08 (twenty years ago) link

prääks.
prääääääks!
PRÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄKS!!!!

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 5 June 2004 07:51 (twenty years ago) link

why did they carry out this study? Just beak- ause.

― MarkH (MarkH), Saturday, 5 June 2004 08:06 (twenty years ago) link

twenty years pass...

Quaccents, surely

― jaymc, Saturday, 2 November 2024 14:29 (three days ago) link

Barbaryism

― Mark G, Saturday, 2 November 2024 15:12 (three days ago) link

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