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'I didn't speak the Queen's English': Why people worry about their accents

'I didn't speak the Queen's English': Why people worry about their accents
BBC Business Sunday 23 August 2026, 23:25 UTC 1 min read
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A survey on attitudes towards accents suggests that so-called "accent bias" is still an issue in many workplaces.

A survey on attitudes towards accents suggests that so-called "accent bias" is still an issue in many workplaces.
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