English Accent

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The accent of someone traditionally from England. Not to be confused with Welsh or Scottish, which are totally different despite being sometimes referred to as simply "British" accent.

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Overview

An English accent originates from England (Location), a country in the United Kingdom (Location).

Regional Dialects

Across the country, England is home to several regional dialects:

Received Pronunciation

This is the accent commonly spoken on English news channels and radio shows, and is used extensively across the United Kingdom. Several video game characters, such as Lara Croft (Character), Theresa (Character), Jasper (Character), Haytham Kenway (Character) and Allistair Tenpenny (Character), speak in a received pronunciation dialect.

Cockney

An accent originating from London (Location), Cockney is a dialect known for the frequnt use of rhyming slang. Charlie Cutter (Character) from the Uncharted series has a distinctive Cockney accent.

West Country

A dialect from south-western England, west country is a dialect commonly associated with pirates, farmers and rural living. Wheatley (Character) from Portal 2 is voiced by Stephen Merchant (Person), who has a west country accent.

Welsh English

Although Wales has its own language, the majority language spoken in the country is English. Pirate Assassin Edward Kenway (Character) from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, speaks in Welsh English.

Lancashire

Lancashire is an accent from northern England, which shares some similarities with Yorkshire's accent - but is different enough to be its own unique dialect. LittleBigPlanet character Clive Handforth speaks in a Lancastrian accent.

Yorkshire

Being the largest county in England, Yorkshire offers an identifiable northern regional dialect also generally associated with the working class. Martin Septim (Character), Alec Trevelyan (Character) and Mark Faba are voiced and portrayed by Sean Bean (Person), an actor who has a distinguishable Yorkshire accent.

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Concept details

Name

English Accent

Aliases

Stiff Upper Lip,British Accent,Brummie,Geordie,Scouse,Cockney,Received Pronunciation,RP,Cornish

Games

• 007 Legends (Game)
• 4-Play Action Pack (Volume 1) (Game)
• Alice: Madness Returns (Game)
• Aliens Versus Predator 2 (Game)
• American McGee's Alice (Game)
• Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (Game)
• Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Game)
• Anomaly: Warzone Earth (Game)
• Apotheon (Game)
• Assassin's Creed II (Game)
• Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (Game)
• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Game)
• Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (Game)
• Battalion Wars 2 (Game)
• Binary Domain (Game)
• BioShock 2 (Game)
• Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War (Game)
• Bloodborne (Game)
• Blue Toad Murder Files (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: The Legend of Zelda (Franchise), Street Fighter (Franchise), Soul (Franchise), Half-Life (Franchise), Portal (Franchise), Call of Duty (Franchise), Modern Warfare (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Mario RPG (Franchise), Puzzle League (Franchise), Assassin's Creed (Franchise), Command & Conquer (Franchise), Command & Conquer: Red Alert (Franchise), Megami Tensei (Franchise), Persona (Franchise), Captain America (Franchise), Metal Gear (Franchise), Metal Gear Solid (Franchise), Advance Wars (Franchise), Tales (Franchise), Uncharted (Franchise), Paper Mario (Franchise), Tomb Raider (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), James Bond (Franchise), The Elder Scrolls (Franchise), Hitman (Franchise), Final Fantasy Tactics (Franchise), Ivalice Alliance (Franchise), Dragon Quest (Franchise), BioShock (Franchise), Sam & Max (Franchise), Baldur's Gate (Franchise), Dungeons & Dragons (Franchise), Valkyrie (Franchise), Professor Layton (Franchise), Chrono (Franchise), Forgotten Realms (Franchise), Crysis (Franchise), Monkey Island (Franchise), Total War (Franchise), TimeSplitters (Franchise), Xeno (Franchise), Ultima (Franchise), Dragon Age (Franchise), Tales of Monkey Island (Franchise), Prince of Persia (Franchise), The Sands of Time (Franchise), Fable (Franchise), Far Cry (Franchise), No One Lives Forever (Franchise), Darksiders (Franchise), Saints Row (Franchise), No More Heroes (Franchise), Clock Tower (Franchise), Fatal Frame (Franchise), Harry Potter (Franchise), Ogre Battle (Franchise), Tactics Ogre (Franchise), Bayonetta (Franchise), Vampire: The Masquerade (Franchise), Call of Cthulhu (Franchise), Wizardry (Franchise), Rock Band (Franchise), World at War (Franchise), The Getaway (Franchise), Souls (Franchise), Amnesia (Franchise), Dragon's Dogma (Franchise), Battalion Wars (Franchise), Danganronpa (Franchise), The Italian Job (Franchise), Zombi (Franchise), DarkStar One (Franchise), Forza (Franchise), Anomaly (Franchise), Rick Dangerous (Franchise), March of War (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Kano (Character), Shadow the Hedgehog (Character), Captain Price (Character), Gaz (Character), Ghost (Character), Sgt. Gary "Roach" Sanderson (Character), Ike (Character), Cammy (Character), Billy Kane (Character), Bonne Jenet (Character), Bayonetta (Character), Caliburn (Character), Lawrence (Character), Steve Fox (Character), Katherine Marlowe (Character), Talbot (Character), Charlie Cutter (Character), Paul McCartney (Character), Alice-130 (Character), Lien Neville (Character), Lara Croft (Character), Ricky Gervais (Character), Lilly Kane (Character), James Bond (Character), Darkling (Character), William Regal (Character), Mr. Matthews (Character), Shaun Hastings (Character), Bastila Shan (Character), Axl Low (Character), Diana Burnwood (Character), Psycho (Character), Lord British (Character), Elaine Marley (Character), Rocket Raccoon (Character), Angelo (Character), Jessica Albert (Character), Yangus (Character), Lieutenant Eva (Character), Cate Archer (Character), Sir Galleth Cooper (Character), Major Coats (Character), Arthur Pendragon (Character), Pip Pirrup (Character), Harry Potter (Character), Hermione Granger (Character), Ron Weasley (Character), Sir Walter Beck (Character), Krew (Character), Mark (Character), Glazer (Character), Skylar Saint Claire (Character), Allistair Tenpenny (Character), R-One-Oh-Seven (Character), Hades Izanami (Character), Rachel Alucard (Character), Matt Miller (Character), Nigel (Character), Kojack (Character), Guy Haines (Character), George Harrison (Character), John Lennon (Character), Ringo Starr (Character), Captain Price (Character), Bann Teagan Guerrin (Character), Cullen (Character), The Inquisitor (Character), Captain Jack (Character), Rafshoon Diggs (Character), Valmont (Character), Raz Karcy (Character), Josiah Trelawny (Character), Kathryn Norvikova (Character), Wheatley (Character), Kevin Mask (Character), Daniel (Character), Trader (Character), Numbuh One (Character), Shulk (Character), Dunban (Character), Charles Lee (Character), Haytham Kenway (Character), Ferb Fletcher (Character), Lautrec of Carim (Character), Richard Hannay (Character), Albert Hammond (Character), Mr. Toad (Character), Phillip Cheney (Character), Paige (Character), Djura (Character), Arianna (Character), Jacob Frye (Character), Hersh (Character), Paddington Bear (Character), Oleander (Character), Fhtng (Character), Mr. Tweedy (Character), Mrs. Tweedy (Character), Margaret Basher (Character), Myrna Bookbottom (Character), Daniel Edwards (Character), Bebop (Character), Sarah Morgan (Character), Death Metal (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: England (Location), Scotland (Location), United Kingdom (Location), Wales (Location)

Objects

People

• Has people: Billy Murray (Person), Tony Jay (Person), Robert Downey Jr (Person), Tim Curry (Person), Steve Valentine (Person), Clive Barker (Person), Peter Marinker (Person), Miranda Raison (Person), Gemma Chan (Person), Ralph Ineson (Person), Rik Mayall (Person), Hugh Laurie (Person), Liz May Brice (Person), Sam Barlow (Person)

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• Has related concepts: Voice Acting (Concept), Russian Accent (Concept), Scottish Accent (Concept), Italian Accent (Concept), Spanish Accent (Concept), Evil Old White Guy (Concept), German Accent (Concept), Racial Stereotypes (Concept), Chinese Accent (Concept), Australian Accent (Concept), French Accent (Concept), Victorian Era (Concept), Indian Accent (Concept), Arthurian Legend (Concept), Ye Olde English (Concept), Butler (Concept), Corps of Royal Marines (Concept), Irish Accent (Concept), Welsh Accent (Concept)