Learnt very quickly that my ācommonā accent marked me out, especially working around BBC Radio 3 and 4.
Iāve been very self conscious of it and only recently learning to be proud of who I am.
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Our research has found that a hierarchy of accent prestige remains in Britain š£ļø
Received Pronunciation is considered the most prestigious, while accents associated with industrial cities and ethnic minority accents are ranked lowest.