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Speaking in a scouse accent means you are more likely to be deemed a criminal, according to a new study identifying which harmful stereotypes about certain regional accents continue. Whereas people ...

Participants who listened to the accents were asked to rate statements about behaviours for them. Researchers noted there was significant correlation between accents rated as working class and ...

From the approachable Geordie twang to the instantly recognisable Liverpool lilt, the UK is home to some of the most distinctive accents in the world. Now, a study has revealed just how much your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Speakers of some accents perceived as working class including from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being ...

Speakers of some accents perceived as working class including from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, a study suggests.

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