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Brum accent does badly in poll
A new poll by ComRes has revealed the Birmingham accent is considered to be one of the most unintelligent in the UK.
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Birmingham accent not considered trustworthy - poll
The Birmingham accent is considered to be one of the most untrustworthy in the country, according to a new poll by ComRes. Only the Belfast, London and Liverpool accents were less trustworthy than Birmingham.
Received Pronunciation is thought of as the most trustworthy accent, according to the poll.
Birmingham accent sounds unintelligent, poll finds
The Birmingham accent is considered to be one of the most unintelligent, a ComRes poll found, with both the joint fewest people saying they find it intelligent and nearly 33% saying they find it unintelligent.
62% of people believe Received Pronunciation (the Queen's English) sounds intelligent, far ahead of the second placed Edinburgh accent, which two in five (38%) find intelligent.