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is quite mean, because clearly people from Essex have neverheard themselves speak. The name is derived from Brummagem and Bromwichham,both historical alternate names for the large city of Birmingham, where peoplespeak this dialect. People with a Brummie accent would say the word ‘hello’ asheh-LOUW instead of HEH-low, although there are lots of variations of theaccent across the city (it’s the third-largest city in England). Discover theworld and study a language abroad Learn more 7. West

Country The West Country includes the counties ofGloucestershire, Dorset, Somerset, Cell Phone Numbers List  Devon and Cornwall, and the dialect is theclosest to the old British language of Anglo-Saxon, which was rooted inGermanic languages – so, true West Country speakers say I be instead of I am,and Thou bist instead of You are, which is very close to Ich bin (I am) and Dubist (You are) in modern German. How weird! The rest of the accent is rhotic(where the letter R is soft and rolled), so it actually sounds a bit likeAmerican

English, although West Country residents won’t admit tothat. If you want to hear the accent in action, head to any of the major WestCountry cities, like Bristol or Bournemouth. 8. R.P. The accent of the HomeCounties area (the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Kent,Surrey, and Sussex) is closest to what people call Queen’s English, also knownas Received Pronunciation (R.P.) or Standard English. It’s basically a ‘flat’s like A (pronounced ah as in car) and