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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Really!?
People speak like that in London!?
It would not sound English…
Then, who speak Standard English???
Thank you for your detailed explanation, Columbine.
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~Some~ people speak like that, from certain ~parts~ of london. A true cockney accent isn't so common, but it's mostly from area called the East End of London.
A cockney accent is a very strong accent, so it has a lot of differences. I speak standard English, but I have a slight south western accent. It's not so strong that people automatically know where I'm from, but I don't always speak with 100% of a standard accent. Lots of people speak standard english, but with various small differences from 'textbook' english. And lots of people speak with very strong accents, so sound very different from standard English.
