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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Lucy Garcia

Scottish city’s accent ranked as one of most desirable in UK

THE accent of a Scottish city has been found to be one of the most-liked in the UK.

According to research by Preply, an accent classes provider, the Edinburgh accent was the third most appealing accent across the nations.

Praised for its smooth rhythm and distinctive, clear ‘r’ and ‘ch’ sounds, it was the highest placed Scottish accent on the list.

The research stated that the Edinburgh accent “represents the understated elegance of Scotland”.

The next highest ranking Scottish accent was Glaswegian, which came in at number 22.

The Highlands accent, meanwhile, placed 28th and Hebridean 41st.

The study conducted by Preply incorporated insights from six distinct studies, including the YouGov accents study and data from Match.com.

Altogether, it found that accents find favour when they have a fluid rhythm and melodic tone and embody a unique regional character.

Meanwhile, less favoured accents were more difficult to understand or newly-evolved.

The Manx accent was found to be the least favoured of the 50 included in the survey.

The full ranking can be found below. 

1. Southern Irish

2.Queen's English / Received Pronunciation

3. Edinburgh

4. Geordie

5. Mancunian

6.Yorkshire

7. Cockney

8. Essex

9. Scouse

10. Cardiff

11. Northern Irish

12. Glaswegian

13. Lancashire

14. Sheffield

15. Estuary English

16. Norfolk

17. Kentish

18. Highlands

19. Somerset

20. Durham

21. Brummie

22. Wolverhampton

23. Bristolian

24. West Country

25. Cornish

26. Salford

27. Leicester

28. Hampshire

29. Devon

30. Coventry

31. Nottingham

32. Bolton

33. Preston

34. Crawley

35. Norwich

36. Sunderland

37. Bradford

38. Middlesbrough

39. Northumberland

40. Stoke-on-Trent

41. Hebridean

42. Multicultural London English (MLE)

43. Gloucestershire

44. Cheshire

45. Hull City

46. West and South-West Irish

47. Cumbrian

48. Surrey

49. East Anglian

50. Manx

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