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Most English accents in England are not rhotic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English), but ther
by grey_earthling 5y ago
Most English accents in England are not rhotic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English), but there are indeed a lot of different accents in Britain.
As a famous example, [Wearside Jack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearside_Jack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearside_Jack) was narrowed down to a single suburb based on the dialect in the audio recording.
- sam_bristow 5y ago[hears a European accent] me: he's Welsh, like from Wales? that's in Europe, right? brit: he hails from Northern England, West Yorkshire, obviously. the silent h's point to Leeds, though the scarcity of expletives suggest a flat near the Grand Theatre...294 Vicar Lane? - Someone on twitter (can't remember the exact source)
- wrboyce 5y agohttps://twitter.com/henpeckedhal/status/1229508634389798915 https://twitter.com/henpeckedhal/status/1229508634389798915
- sam_bristow 5y agoYep, that's the one. Thanks.