Brit accents gone in 50 yrs
REGIONAL accents will be extinct within 50 years, experts claim.
They will be wiped out by a rise in immigration over the next few decades.
Linguist Dr Dominic Watt, said: “We can expect to see significant changes between now and the middle of the century.”
By 2066 “th” sounds are expected to disappear because non-Brits apparently struggle to pronounce interdental consonants – where a sound is created by pushing your tongue against your front teeth.
Even the Queen’s English will be killed off as people opt for “muvva” instead of “mother”.
Scouse, Geordie, Cockney and Brummie accents like rocker Ozzy Osbourne’s will go.
Linguists also think urban accents will merge so there will be no real difference between Mancunian and Scouse.
The new way of way of speaking is said to be influenced by Caribbean, West African, and Asian communities.
Dr Watt, of the University of York, also believes we will be using our voices to control technology in the kitchen and cars.
He said: “In future, our voices will become ever more crucial, and we’ll use them to interact with the majority of machines and devices in our daily lives.
“Keyboards will have become obsolete and we will become completely comfortable speaking to our cars, washing machines, fridges, taxi apps and online banking services.”