The King's English and cockney have been silenced by the rise of three new accents used by celebrities. Standard Southern British English, as voiced by Ellie Goulding; Estuary English, as used by Adele; and Multicultural London English, spoken by Stormzy, are increasingly popular among young people, according to a new study. Accents that are now in, thanks to celebrities, and …
Kangana Ranaut has slammed “desi kids who speak Hindi in a gaudy second-hand British accent.” She was responding to a tweet by a person who was responding to a report that Italy was introducing legislation in Parliament to prohibit the use of English and other foreign languages for formal communication. The Twitter user wrote “We need to do the same; …
Some are training speech to avoid racism, but experts warn systemic discrimination should be tackled instead. Most of his clients feel intimidated during job interviews or are frustrated by being continuously asked, “Where are you from?” “There’s no reason why you should sound more like a native speaker, but a lot of people want to,” said Nicholson, who has been …
