Why Bostin?

What is Bostin all about? As the old cliche goes, it is many things to many people. Whatever it is to you, the overriding message we keep getting is that it makes people feel good!

Is it a Brummie accent word?

Apparently there is a Black Country Bible which starts along the lines of  “In the beginning there was the Word. And the Word was Bostin”

Brummie is a prominent example of a regional accent of British English.

Examples of celebrity speakers include comedian Jasper Carrot, BBC financial and Match of The Day presenter Adrian Chiles,  rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, Soul singer & model Jamelia, Goodies actor and TV presenter Bill Oddie,  broadcaster Les Ross, politician Clare Short, historian and broadcaster Carl Chinn, and SAS soldier and author John "Brummie" Stokes.

It is not the only accent of the West Midlands, although the term is often, erroneously, used by outsiders to refer to all accents of that region. It is quite distinct from the traditional accent of the adjacent Black Country, although modern-day population mobility has blurred the distinction. For instance, Dudley-born comedian Lenny Henry, Bristnall born comedian Frank Skinner, Walsall-born rock musician Noddy Holder and Smethwick-born actress Julie Walters are sometimes mistaken for Brummie speakers.

Birmingham and Coventry accents are also quite distinct, despite the proximity of the cities. To the untrained ear, however, all of these accents may sound very similar, just as British English speakers can find it hard to distinguish between Canadian and USA accents.

As with all English regional accents, the Brummie accent also grades into RP English. The accent of presenter Cat Deeley is listed by her voiceover agency, Curtis Brown, as "RP/Birmingham".

Bostin actually means, brilliant, fantastic, great! So you can see why we want to spread this positive word!

Now that's what i call Bostin!