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, “It’s okay to say yah but not ooarrh”

The statement, “It’s okay to say yah but not ooarrh” is true in some cases. For example if a large company, based in London, was recruiting a new PR Manager, and they had to choose between someone with a cultured, BBC English accent and someone with a strong Yorkshire accent. I think they would choose the person with a cultured, BBC English accent. This would be because, to the people working with and around this person their accent would be more easily understandable, as a strong Yorkshire accent can be quite confusing for someone...

Posted by: Anthony Pacella

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