Cambridge study raises concern about regional accents stereotypes

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2. If you don’t have an accent that sounds middle-class London/SE England, you are screwed much more generally.

   Give up on becoming PM – Gordon Brown was the only one to break this rule in my lifetime. Thatcher put on a weird affected accent so she didn’t sound like where she was from.

   You can probably give up on being a successful actor. There are very few Sean Beans.

   You might be OK as a comedian or token BBC presenter with a “regional” accent, but your chances are much better if you sound like you’re from Fulham.

   Trying to think of newsreaders with Brummie or Geordie accents… nope.

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