Has someone ever taken the Mickey out of the way you talk?
Almost half of UK workers have had their accents mocked, criticised or singled out in a social setting, a survey suggests.
Many of those who were mocked for the way they spoke admitted anxiety over their future career prospects because of perceived prejudiced attitudes, said the research, which was carried out by Professor Devyani Sharma from Queen Mary University London and funded by Sutton Trust. But such concerns fell among professionals , with the report noting that this indicated "some effort in workplaces, though less in education, to attend to the risk of accent-based bias".
Chris Lumley from Yorkshire says he thinks the survey underestimated the issue of jibes. "Throughout my career, [I've] had jibes about accent and dialect. And, on top of that, many stereotypical jokes about the Yorkshireman being tight with his money".
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