https://uk.style.yahoo.com/revealed-uk- ... 00607.html
Curious that there's no mention of London/estuary accent. I'd take Brummie any day over the whine I used to hear on Eastenders.The “Brummie monotone” is the least respected accent in the UK, academics suggest, with Birmingham natives mocked, criticised and singled out for the way they speak.
The ratings show that the standard Received Pronunciation (RP) accent, French-accented English, Scottish, American and Southern Irish accents are all ranked highly in terms of prestige.
In contrast, accents “associated with industrial cities of England, like Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham (commonly stereotyped as ‘working class accents’) and minority ethnic accents, such as Afro-Caribbean and Indian are the lowest ranked”.
Out of a top score of seven, British people ranked various accents in 2019 and the RP accent was rated top with a score of 5.23, followed by French, 4.56, Scottish, 4.12, American, 4.07, Southern Irish, 3.99, and German, 3.88.
In contrast, the lowest ranked accent was Birmingham at 3.2. This was followed by Liverpool, 3.28, Indian, 3.38, Afro-Caribbean, 3.52, Manchester, 3.58, West Country, 3.73, and Welsh, 3.87.
Innit?
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Steve PS Personal favourite accents have always been Norfolk, Scottish (provided it's understandable) and Welsh.