Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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- Birmingham is Britain's second city and there are many speakers from the region including John Oliver, Ozzy Osbourne and Peaky Blinders. William Shakespeare was from the region. Did he have a Brummie accent? Some rhymes in Shakespeare only work in a Birmingham accent. Find out more in the video.
Many thanks to Luke Nicholson @ImproveYourAccent for his taking part in the video and providing his expertise.
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00:00 Famous people from Birmingham
01:59 A bit of history
03:59 Jess Phillips and the phonology of the Birmingham accent
06:47 Birmingham and the Black Country accents
9:45 Was Shakespeare a Brummie
Get my book:
Middlechester Chronicles and the Story of Idioms: A witty and satirical look at 347 English idioms and their origins told through stories
To read the first chapter free and purchase the book go to aunty.co.uk
===
- Birmingham is Britain's second city and there are many speakers from the region including John Oliver, Ozzy Osbourne and Peaky Blinders. William Shakespeare was from the region. Did he have a Brummie accent? Some rhymes in Shakespeare only work in a Birmingham accent. Find out more in the video.
Many thanks to Luke Nicholson @ImproveYourAccent for his taking part in the video and providing his expertise.
Sign up for the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here. It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free!
eepurl.com/izRKww
00:00 Famous people from Birmingham
01:59 A bit of history
03:59 Jess Phillips and the phonology of the Birmingham accent
06:47 Birmingham and the Black Country accents
9:45 Was Shakespeare a Brummie
