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Your view: Poll says Liverpool accent most unintelligent
The Liverpool accent sounds the most unintelligent while the Devon accent is the friendliest, according to a poll carried out by ITV's Tonight programme.
We asked ITV News' Facebook followers what they thought of the results, and here is a few of their views:
– Tina BrophyLove the scouse accent so much I married a scouser. The Brum accent or Black country accent sounds unintelligent to me.
– Li SaWhat does an intelligent accent even sound like? You can't compare the two, it's just silly! But since it's probably more about perception I'll give mine: the RP accent doesn't sound at all "intelligent" to me. If just sounds fake and snooty. I'm an east end Glaswegian.
– Buzby TookWe have the usual 'trendy' cities being favoured, with Birmingham & Liverpool getting the drubbing as usual.
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Read: 28% of Britons feel discriminated against due to accent
A fifth feel accent discrimination in social situations
More than a quarter (28%) of Brits feel they have been discriminated against because of their regional accent, a ComRes poll for ITV Tonight found.
This includes two in five Londoners (41%) and more than a third of Scots (37%).
Just 6% said they had discriminated against others in the workplace due to their accent.
You can watch "Accents speak louder than words: Tonight" on ITV on Thursday 26 September
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Liverpool accent sounds most unintelligent, poll finds
The Liverpudlian accent is thought to be the most unintelligent, a ComRes poll found, with both the joint fewest people saying they find it intelligent (15%, along with Birmingham) and nearly two in five (37%) saying they find it unintelligent.
Three in five (62%) people believe that Received Pronunciation sounds intelligent, far ahead of the second placed Edinburgh accent, which two in five (38%) find intelligent.
You can watch "Accents speak louder than words: Tonight" on ITV on Thursday 26 September
The Liverpool accent was also considered most untrustworthy, with Received Pronunciation again scoring highest for trustworthiness.
Poll: Liverpool accent considered most unfriendly
The "Scouse" accent from Liverpool was considered to be the most unfriendly in Britain, according to a ComRes poll conducted for a new ITV Tonight programme.
The Westcountry lilt from Devon came out on top for friendliness, with 65% rating it either fairly friendly or very friendly.
28% of Britons feel discriminated against due to accent
More than a quarter of Brits feel they have been discriminated against because of their accent, with Londoners and Scots worst hit.
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