How many accents are there in england

However, this is not the case. The cockney accent comes from South London and is one of the most well-known. You may recognise it from famous films such as the adaptation of Oliver Twist, Oliver!. The accent is also in the musical, My Fair Lady. Cockney has become the voice of what London sounds like. The Birmingham accent and dialect is known as Brummie. Ozzy Osborne, lead singer of the band Black Sabbath, speaks with a broad Brummie twang.

Below is a link to an interview of someone who speaks in the accent. The Geordie accent is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Tyneside. Some examples of famous people who speak with it are the singer Cheryl Cole and proud-geordie footballer Alan Shearer. Possibly the cutest name on our list, this accent is actually one of the most ridiculed in the UK — which is quite mean, because clearly people from Essex have never heard themselves speak.

The name is derived from Brummagem and Bromwichham, both historical alternate names for the large city of Birmingham, where people speak this dialect. How weird! If you want to hear the accent in action, head to any of the major West Country cities, like Bristol or Bournemouth. Head to London to take a day trip to Essex and discover the accent. Perhaps the most famous British accent other than R. Like the Essex accent, Cockney swaps the th sound for f , drops the h in front of words like head , and elongates vowels like A and E.

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Home Welcome to EF. Programs See everything we do. Offices Find an office near you. About EF Who we are. Careers Join the team. The latest on travel, languages and culture by EF Education First. Back Topics. The people who do talk like this are mostly wealthy and likely attended one of a few traditional and elitist private schools.

Yes, we have a class system that is still very much alive and kicking. In the south of England, perhaps the most ubiquitous accent is Estuary English, which lies somewhere between RP and Cockney. Cockney, however, is almost certainly the only other British accent recognized the world over, thanks in part to the vocals of south London-born actor Michael Caine.