Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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- Brummie is the accent of Birmingham. In this video we explain the how to speak it.. We'll look at the sounds and common expressions from Birmingham and the Black Country. You may be familiar with Brummie from the series Peaky Blinders or from many famous people who speak with this accent such as John Oliver or Ozzy Osbourne.

00:00 The accents and the cities
00:54 Jon discusses Brummie expressions
02:57 The phonetics of Brummie
05:46 RP and Brummie compared in sentences

Thank to Jon from Monty English for taking part in this video. You should definitely listen to his podcast.
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Jon has also made a video about Brummie (with me) check it out here
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