There's many roads.....back to Donald, but

[svetlana14]

What does he say at 1:17? - I hear - There's many roads that lead to Donald but but. Does he pronounce the first but like u: in boot?

 

[emsr2d2]

Not like "boot" but more like "buht". I'd need to listen to a bit more but he sounds as if he's from around Manchester. That pronunciation of "but" is a regional variation shared by many areas in the north of England.

 

[svetlana14]

Not like "boot" but more like "buht". I'd need to listen to a bit more but he sounds as if he's from around Manchester. That pronunciation of "but" is a regional variation shared by many areas in the north of England.

You mean [bʊt]? - "
"The Manchester accent rhymes words like but with put, and tends to use an over-enunciation of all vowel sounds." - https://www.listenandlearn.org/blog/understanding-uk-accents-manchester-mancunian/

 

[emsr2d2]

I don't do phonetic symbols but based on the statement that a Mancunian "but" rhymes with "put", I'll say yes.

 

[5jj]

You mean [bʊt]?

That's it.

 

[jutfrank]

It sounds to me he's from Yorkshire.

You mean [bʊt]? - "The Manchester accent rhymes words like but with put

Yes, this is the same for many regional accents.

 

[emsr2d2]

It sounds to me he's from Yorkshire.

That's also possible. I tried to find a biography for him that included his place of birth but failed, although I found one that said he went to university in Hull, so that fits your conclusion.

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, Hull sounds about right.

 

[svetlana14]

You mean [bʊt]? - "
"The Manchester accent rhymes words like but with put, and tends to use an over-enunciation of all vowel sounds." - https://www.listenandlearn.org/blog/understanding-uk-accents-manchester-mancunian/

Can I revisit this post? 2:45 - Is it true that Chris Bucktin pronounces honest like /ˈɔnɪst/or /ˈɐnɪst/ in instead of /ˈɒnɪst/? Is it the way the north accent works typically?

 

[jutfrank]

No, he pronounces it in close to the standard way. The stressed vowel in that word is not especially accented in the way people from Yorkshire speak.