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I'm British and this article still made a lot of sense. I probably have "exaggerated posh" and "exaggerated cockney" modes that I use for similar reasons.
by andybak 3y ago
I'm British and this article still made a lot of sense. I probably have "exaggerated posh" and "exaggerated cockney" modes that I use for similar reasons.
- arethuza 3y agoI'm old enough to recall that being unwise enough to use anything but a "proper" accent in school would result in sudden violence from teachers.
- kitd 3y agoMy father was instructed in no uncertain terms that if he wanted to get anywhere in the legal profession in the 1960s, he'd have to drop his Welsh accent. This was in Wales.
- Symbiote 3y ago"Some UK accents will hold you back, no matter how smart you are" (2019) With a Birmingham accent being worst. https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/uk-accents-hold-you-back-3581810 https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/uk-accen...