English in the UK is spoken in a wide range of regional accents and dialects: Cockney in east London, Estuary in the south-east, Brummie in Birmingham, Scouse in Liverpool, Geordie in Newcastle, Yorkshire across the broad acres, Glaswegian in Glasgow and many more. "Received Pronunciation" — sometimes called "BBC English" — is a relatively neutral accent associated with formal and broadcast English, but is spoken by a small minority.
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Scottish English includes loanwords and grammar from Scots; Welsh English is influenced by Welsh; Hiberno-English in Northern Ireland has its own distinctive vocabulary and intonation. There is no official standard form of British English, but most government communication uses a variety close to Standard Southern British English.
You may be asked which city is associated with a Geordie accent (Newcastle), or what a Scouse accent is (the accent of Liverpool).
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