Parents Put Accent On 'the Queen's English' ; News in Brief

Evening Standard - London › December 13, 2007

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MORE than half of British parents discourage their children from speaking with their local accent for fear of harming their life chances, according to a survey today. While 51 per cent discouraged a regional dialect, 33 per cent positively encouraged "the Queen's English".

The research by Combined Insurance surveyed more than 2,300 parents.

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Parents Put Accent On 'the Queen's English' ; News in Brief

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