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the vast range of accents ina relatively small area
There's a really interesting study on this somewhere and their marked decline. See for eg the expansion of the Birmingham accent to surrounding areas. Iirc Yorkshire has been impacted by this in the middle of the last century due to ease of movement over previously awkward terrain.
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@eb One thing I love about the UK is the vast range of accents ina relatively small area. I know it's not unique. it's a real shame that people feel and rightly so that aan accent other than the generic south /home counties / will place them down the picking order. Class system is still rife in the UK.