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Old 30-08-2005, 07:38 PM in reply to Zainub's post starting "Well you said it your self, because he..."
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Originally Posted by Zainub
Well you said it your self, because he changed his county. I was under the impression people living in different parts of England have decidedly varying accents…I was thinking may be if he moved to a new place his accent would have sounded like that of the new place (yes, I really am that naïve).
I was about to suggest that you are naive, but thinking about it, my girlfriend has picked up a very annoying West Midlands accent since we moved here.

However, since Middlesex and Kent are both in the south, there probably isn't too distinct a difference, and Ed Smith's posh accent is probably down to his time at Cambridge University or the fact he probably went to a public school.
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