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West Midlands accents do not have the trap–bath split much like Northern England English, so cast is pronounced [kast] rather than the [kɑːst] pronunciation of most southern accents. The northern limit of the [ɑː] in many words crosses England from mid-Shropshire to The Wash, passing just south of Birmingham.
There are also differences between Brummie and Black Country accents, which are not readily apparent to people from outside the West Midlands. [1] A Black Country accent and a Birmingham accent can be hard to distinguish if neither accent is that broad. Phonetician John Wells has admitted that he cannot tell any difference between the accents. [3]
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West Midlands English, a dialect spoken in the United Kingdom, spoken in the western area of the English Midlands. Midland American English, a dialect spoken in the United States, spoken in parts of the Midwest, Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey, and sometimes included, are the Appalachian dialects of West Virginia to Georgia.
Novels set in Birmingham, West Midlands (15 P) Pages in category "Novels set in the West Midlands (county)" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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Stanley Ellis, a dialect expert, said in 1985 that it was more like the West Midlands, but it is often grouped with the East and is part of the region East Midlands. [citation needed] Cheshire, although part of the North-West region, is usually grouped the Midlands for the purpose of accent and dialect.
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