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estuary English
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a spoken variety of English influenced by cockney, London speech, and Received Pronunciation, used in London and southeastern England in the area of the Thames estuary.
noun
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a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
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Etymology
First recorded in 1980–85
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Estuary English is spoken across the South-East, particularly in parts of Essex, and is similar to how TV personality Stacey Dooley, singers Olly Murs and Adele or The Repair Shop's Jay Blades talk.
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Nov. 2, 2023
Around 26% of the participants spoke estuary English, which had similarities with Cockney but was closer to received pronunciation.
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Nov. 2, 2023
They identified three voices, estuary English, southern British English and multicultural London English.
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Nov. 2, 2023
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