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.
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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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