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Regional accents and dialects in the U.K.

Regional accents and dialects in the U.K.

Update: 2021-07-082
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We discuss and illustrate a number of the regional variations in how English is spoken in different parts of the U.K. including Yorkshire, Lancashire, Liverpool, Birmingham, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. We hear the story of Wilfred Pickles who was used in World War 2 to confuse the Nazis.
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