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0Workplace accent discrimination in the UK
This polling suggests that 5% of people in Britain believe their accent has cost them a promotion, pay rise or senior role. Those from Birmingham were the most likely to feel this - the figure rose to 13% among people with a Brummie accent.
More than 3,300 people in England, Scotland and Wales were questioned. People from the West Country were most likely to report being mocked or criticised by colleagues for the way they spoke, at 15%, closely followed by those with a Geordie or Mancunian accent.
Softening an accent is a common occurrence, the study suggests, with 13% of Britons polled admitting to changing the way they spoke in order to sound more professional. This rose to 23% of those with an East London Cockney accent, and 20% of those with a Scottish accent.
词汇表
polling [ˈpəʊlɪŋ] n. 民意调查，投票
promotion [prəˈməʊʃn] n. 晋升，提升
senior role [ˈsiːniə(r) rəʊl] 高级职位
Brummie [ˈbrʌmi] n. 伯明翰人；伯明翰口音 adj. 伯明翰的
mock [mɒk] vt. 嘲笑，嘲弄
Geordie [ˈdʒɔːdi] n. 纽卡斯尔人；纽卡斯尔口音 adj. 纽卡斯尔的
Mancunian [mænˈkjuːniən] n. 曼彻斯特人；曼彻斯特口音 adj. 曼彻斯特的
soften [ˈsɒfn] vt. 使变软；使缓和
occurrence [əˈkʌrəns] n. 发生的事，事件，现象
Cockney [ˈkɒkni] n. 考克尼，伦敦东区人；伦敦东区口音 adj. 伦敦东区的
Scottish [ˈskɒtɪʃ] n. 苏格兰人，苏格兰口音 adj. 苏格兰的
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