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RP (Received Pronunciation) - It is associated with the upper classes and most often considered by non-natives as the ‘Standard English’ accent, since this is what is heard on BBC radio and TV., Cockney - Originated in London’s East End. It has the same unpronounced ‘r’ ending as RP but many other distinct features too. It is associated with rhyming slang., Scouse - Liverpudlian accent spoken in Liverpool in the North West, so they pronounce the ‘a’ sound in ‘bath’ and ‘laugh’ as an ‘ah.’ It has a very nasal sound that can be hard to imitate., West Country - This accent is spoken in places like Bristol and Devon in the South West. There is a slower rhythm to the speech due to long vowel sounds., Geordie - Spoken mainly in Newcastle in the West Midlands. 't' sound is often changed to 'ah', Scottish - One of the most imitated accents in the media. The vowel sounds ‘oo’ and ‘u’ sound the same, with a shorter ‘ui’. Famous dialect words include "wee" and "aye", Welsh - It has a melodic tone to it, due to the vowel sounds being drawn out and a drop to low notes on stressed syllables; influenced by the language of origin itself., Northern Irish - The speech typically has a slight long rise in tone at the end of sentences. ‘t’ sound is often pronounced closer to a ‘d’ sound,

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