BBC

'Why I speak with a Yorkshire accent despite being born deaf'

As a Gladiator and former rugby union England international Jodie Ounsley might expect to face a range of questions on her sporting achievements or her TV alter ego. But in a recent social media post ...

Barrister ignored advice to get 'elocution lessons' for Yorkshire accent

Barrister Melissa Morton detailed her experience of being told by a lecturer she to take 'elocution lessons' in order to ...

'I was told to get rid of my Yorkshire accent to succeed in my dream job - I refused'

A Yorkshire barrister has spoken out about how she refused to waterdown her accent despite facing pressure to do so. The ...

Barrister told she wouldn't be successful she changed one thing about herself

Melissa Morton, a barrister from South Yorkshire, has opened up on how she overcame a university lecturer's cruel remarks ...
Reuters

Hathaway mocked for Yorkshire accent in "One Day"

LONDON (Reuters) - British film critics have poured scorn on U.S. actress Anne Hathaway for her northern English accent in the movie "One Day," calling it variously "another Hollywood stinker" and ...