jun is pronounced joon

Most of Gina's speech patterns can be broken down by three fundamental facts:

She speaks with a thick Cockney accent

She's uneducated, which leads to various grammar troubles

She uses a lot of informal cockney terms/slang

Let's get into it section-by-section!

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Section 1: Cockney Accent

So I’m an theater kid, and I've done dialect training for Cockney accents before - it's one of my best ones imo - so that certainly helped me write this section! Even without that, though, it's pretty easy to identify how her accent appears in her speech. Let's break it down!

Drop h's

Example: Here becomes 'ere

Drop g’s at the end of words

Example: Going becomes goin'

A few other word ends that get dropped:

Of becomes o'

And becomes an'

Th changes depending on the word - Thank you to annoyingloudmicrowavecultist for properly explaining how this works in the tags!

Voiced th becomes v

Example: With becomes wiv

Unvoiced th becomes f

Example: Nothing becomes nuffin'

For writing purposes, if a word would become unrecognizable with this change, it's left the same (but in actual speech, it would be pronounced differently)

Example: Father remains as father (but would be pronounced like fovva)

Th always remains intact at the start of words

Example: Thing remains as thing (but would be pronounced like fing)

Miscellaneous word changes

Something becomes summat (but other times is just somefin' - she's not consistent with either)

What becomes wot, whatever becomes wotever

Tomorrow becomes tomorra

Because is often shortened to 'cause, which becomes cos

Isn't almost always becomes ain't

Thank you / no thank you becomes ta / no ta

Some words spill together or are slurred

With that becomes wivvat, with it becomes wivvit (This one isn't actually used in-game, so you don't have to use it either, but it reflects how she'd actually be pronouncing it)

Isn't it becomes innit

Doesn't it becomes dunnit

Suppose becomes s'pose

Don't know becomes dunno

Probably becomes prob'ly

You might change - Another loose/inconsistent rule. Can depend on how the sentence would be pronounced out loud, but mostly is just a vibe

You becomes ya

Your/you're becomes yer

Yourself becomes yerself

Section 2: Grammatical Errors

Gina is an uneducated East End orphan, so it should come as no surprise that she makes mistakes here and there. Here are her consistent ones! Some of these are confusing/hard to explain, so I included specific examples.

Will say me instead of my, and meself instead of myself

Example: "I dunno much about guns meself."

Incorrect tense usage of was/were in negatives - Instead of I/it wasn’t, she’ll say I/it weren’t

Example: "I was up in a balloon, weren't I?"

Incorrect tense usage of does/do in negatives - Instead of he doesn’t, she’ll say he don’t

Example: "Somefin' wot 'e don't want people readin'."

Double negatives

Ever becomes never in negative statements

Example: "I swear on my life, I ain't never laid eyes on that dandy before."

Never + anything becomes never + nothing

Example: "I never done nuffin' o' the sort!"

Never + anyone becomes never + no one

Example: "All me life, growin' up in the slums, I've never trusted no one."

Haven't you ever becomes ain't you never

Example: "Ain't you lot never gone over an 'ouse lookin' for dough when the owners are out o' town?"

The word that or who in the context of ascribing a feature to a subject is replaced by the word what

Example: "She's always goin' on about all them cases wot Sholmes is lookin' into."

Other example: "I think I wouldn't fancy me chances wiv a lawyer wot lives in a place like this."

Will say them instead of those

"All them skylights open, dead easy."

Will say no more instead of anymore

"Ya dropped it, so it ain't yours no more."

She’ll sometimes mess up bigger, unfamiliar words. This one's entirely in your discretion what words she might mess up. Some canon examples:

“Supperment” instead of supplement

“Mantlescript” instead of manuscript

On a similar note, she'll sometimes confidently get sayings wrong and think she sounds smart

“Toby's...'ow did they put it...? ...Oh, yeah! A 'bone-fide' detective!”

Section 3: Cockney Terms/Slang

In addition to her thick dialect, growing up in the East End means Gina has also adopted a plethora of unique words and phrases. This'll be more like a vocab section!

Cockney rhyming slang - Some words are replaced with phrases that rhyme with them. She uses a few in canon:

Instead of believe, she’ll say Adam an’ Eve

“Would you Adam an' Eve it, eh?! Wot a mug!”

Instead of face, she’ll say chevy chase

“Yeah, I can see it written all over yer chevy chase!”

Interjections/Exclamations

Blimey - Express surprise or shock

"Blimey, yer right! That streak o' light in the photo looks just like an arrow, dunnit?"

Cor - A general interjection, kind of a euphemism for god

"Cor, listen to you! Ya stumble across a bit o' balloon an' suddenly yer the best investigator in the world!"

Oi - I doubt I need to define this one, but it's basically the equivalent of "hey"

"Oi! That's off limits up there!"

Words for people

Cove, bloke - A boy or man. Gina tends to use cove more often than bloke.

"That's where the cove ended up after 'is 'instant kinesis' or wotever they call it."

"When I lifted the last bloke's purse, 'e got wise to me."

Dandy - A conceited, fashionable upperclass man. Can be used as a noun or adjective.

In reference to Ashley Graydon: "I swear on my life, I ain't never laid eyes on that dandy before."

Dee - Thank you to uzukirie for figuring this out in the replies of this post - dee is short for detective!

To Sholmes: "I don't need no 'elp from some stuck-up dee!"

About Gregson: "Yeah, the dee let me keep it. After I looked daggers at 'im for long enough."

Swell - A wealthy or elegant person. In canon, Gina uses this exclusively in reference to McGilded.

"It's because o' that, this swell found me. …'E did 'elp me get away, mind."

Miscellaneous vocab

Dodgy - Suspicious

"It was amazin' when you showed that dodgy professor's dodgy experiment was a total fix!"

Rum - Odd or strange

"I mean, wot's the point of spendin' a joey to make a few bob, eh? That's a rum idea, innit?"

Coppers - Cops

"If you do wot the grown-ups tell ya, it'll get yer mates dragged off by the coppers. Or worse."

Scarper - Flee/run away/leave in a hurry. Also comes from rhyming slang - Scarper = Scapa Flow = Go

"If I did that, 'e said 'e'd let me scarper before the coppers showed up."

Have a butcher's - Take a look. Also comes from rhyming slang - "butcher's hook" = look

"Most days I push the cushion up wiv me 'ead an' look out the crack. Then I can 'ave a butcher's at who I'm gonna fiddle."

Rude words/phrases :)

Gordon Bennett - Expresses surprise or contempt - kind of a euphemism for goddammit.

"Gordon Bennett! You lot!"

Flamin', bleedin', - General emphasis. Pretty much just gentler ways of saying fucking.

Note!! You might be tempted to make Gina say "bloody", since that's well-known British slang, but she never says that. She says bleedin' in its place.

"Don't be so flamin' rude, 'Oddo!"

"It's lies every bleedin' place ya look in this world, innit?"

Bleedin’ Nora - A variation of "Bloody Norah", a surprised/irritated interjection.

"Wot the bleedin' Nora, 'Oddo?! Wot 'ave you gone an' done?!"

Bogtrotter - A derogatory term for an Irish person. She uses this to refer to McGilded.

"Look at the mess it's got you into, believin' in that bogtrotter!"

Mug - An idiot.

"You can't do it from inside, you mug."

Blue blazes - An alliterative exaggeration of "blazes". A euphemism for hell.

"Where the blue blazes 'ave you been, eh?"

Cobblers - Rubbish/nonsense. Literally, it means testicles - derived from Cockney rhyming slang, where "cobbler's awls" = balls.

"All this nonsense about the boss plannin' to kill people… It's cobblers!"

And 1.2k words later, that's pretty much it! Now you can write Gina dialogue spot on <3

Director A: Chekhov from that theater troupe was great.

Director B: Ah, yes, he truly has the skills of a veteran.

Director C: I thought the newborn Mankai Company’s recent performance was wonderful. I’m looking forward to the second part.

Director D: What a shame, it ran during an inconvenient time for me, so I missed it.

Director D: The concept for it was left behind by Hakkaku Ikaruga, right?

Director A: Yes, but it was well put together performance with a modern taste.

Director B: I had no idea he had passed away…

Director C: I’d really been looking forward to seeing his comeback someday.

Director D: So, what does everyone reckon? Should we discuss the potential candidates for this year’s Fleur Awards?

Director A: Excellent idea.

Director B: Naturally, it seems the newborn Mankai Company will be a candidate for nominations this year.

Director C: Maybe even the grand prize.

Amadate: … I understand your point, but their play is structured into two parts.

Amadate: The first part has received high praise from the public, but the nomination will ultimately depend on the second part.

Amadate: And as you all know, that theater troupe had previously been involved in a major plagiarism scandal.

Amadate: Just the other day, another scandal related to one of the troupe’s members past just came to light.

Amadate: It might be wise to be cautious about this nomination. 

Director A: Right, I remember seeing that on the news.

Director B: Didn’t it turn out to be a false accusation?

Amadate: Even so, it’s unclear if the matter was properly investigated.

Director C: Hmm, when you put it that way…

Amadate: And the incident involving Yukio Tachibana would cause more of an uproar than the recent scandal.

Director D: …Tachibana was a young man with an amazing talent, so why on earth would he do such a thing…?

Director A: And the entire plagiarized work was all under his direction, wasn’t it?

Director B: We didn’t want to remove him from the theater world either.

Director C: I would have like to have seen more of his works.

Director A: But I had the chance to speak directly with his daughter the other day, and she was a wonderful young lady with a sincere attitude towards theater.

Amadate: Though, Tachibana was once like that too.

Chairman: No, you must have felt it too. The theater that they’ve created is completely honest and true, straight to the core.

Amadate: Well, that’s…

Chairman: At the time, Yukio and the Board of Directors decided that on the condition that he leaves the theater world, we would promise not to exclude his theater from winning the Fleur Prize.

Chairman: And true to his word, he left and broke off all relations with the Mankai Company for good.

Chairman: That’s why it’s important for us to consider the achievements of the newborn Mankai Company separately from the wrongdoings of Yukio Tachibana.

Director A: That’s true…. We shouldn’t look at them through a biased lens just because they are immediate family.

Amadate: …

Director B: As for the other nominees, the Hyakka Troupe is solid, just like last year.

Director B: Kabuto’s growth is noticeable every by year. He truly has matured as both a director and as an actor.

Director B: Is there anything greater to witness as a father?

Amadate: Thank you.

Director C: The God Troupe’s performance was also really good. A new wind has begun to blow, and I’m even more excited about their future success.

…..

Chairman:  ...This is a separate matter from the nominations, but with the retirement of existing directors at the Council, it is necessary to elect new members.

Chairman: I would like for each of you to come up with a candidate you’d like to recommend to be a member of the board.

Director A: Have you chosen someone yet, Chairman?

Chairman: I have. They’re a talented individual with outstanding achievements, and a genuine love for theater.

Chairman: We’ll make the announcement once everyone has decided on a candidate.

Amadate: ….

….

Izumi: I can’t seem to get it…

Kazunari: Oh, you have to do it like this.

Izumi: Ah, It’s on!

Kasumi: Now, for this week’s guest on the Spotlight Channel…

Kasumi: Hiro Hyuga!

Hiro: Hey

Kasumi: Thank you for coming.

Tsuzuru: Kasumi’s progressing the interview so smoothly.

Kazunari: He looks like such a pro.

Tenma: I guess he’s surprisingly good at this kind of thing too.

Kumon: I mean, he literally just named dropped Hiro Hyuga when the show just started?!

Izumi: The guests so far have all been high profile, not to mention that Kasumi is also pretty popular too.

Kasumi: Hiro, who’s mainly active in dramas, has decided to returning to the stage for the first time in a while after appearing in Traces of a Dream.

Kasumi: And this time, you came to promote the debut of the show, right?

Hiro: The way you’re talking is really cringe.

Kasumi: That’s rude, but it’s to be expected though. Oh, I guess there are viewers who might be curious about our relationship, huh?

Hiro: Those who don’t know will be surprised.

Kasumi: We used to belong to the same theater company.

Viewer Comment A: I didn’t know that!

Viewer Comment B: So, the editor in chief used to be an actor.

Viewer Comment C: That’s surprising!

Hiro: The old Mankai Company was deserted, but now the new members are doing their best to liven things up again.

Kasumi: The release of the second part of their space performance is coming up soon.

Hiro: Yeah. The first part is available for viewing on stream, so if you haven’t seen it yet, I recommend giving it a watch.

Kasumi: By the way, Sakuya Sakuma from the Spring Troupe is going to be the lead for the next performance, and he’s also my favorite, so please check it out!

Kasumi: He’s so bright and energetic like a warm spring day.

Kasumi: The leader of the Summer Troupe, Tenma, is Hiro’s favorite.

Hiro: I really don’t have a favorite.

Kasumi: So you say ~.

Hiro: I just have a lot of interactions with him because we’ve co-starred un dramas before. It’s given me a lot of opportunities to teach him stuff.

Hiro: Well, he already has a lot of potential and ambition so I’m sure he’ll continue to grow.

Viewer Comment A: So, he IS your favorite.

Viewer Comment B: Most definitely.

Hiro: I don’t have a favorite!

Yuki: Not only is he an idiot of a parent but also a first gen idiot.

Sakuya: Haha, I’m grateful though.

Tenma: It really doesn’t feel like I’m his favorite.

Muku: Well, at least, I think it’s safe to say that he’s looking after you.

Tsuzuru: This broadcast is sure to raise our popularity even more.

Sakyo: We can also use the archived stream of the first part of the performance as leverage to boost the promotion of ticket sales for the livestream of the second part.

Izumi: The members of first generation are giving us so much support, we have to do our best for the show too!

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