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Radio 4,2 mins

Is it scone as in gone or scone as in bone?

Six O'Clock News

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A new app to monitor England's speech patterns has found that regional dialects are dying out. Researchers at the University of Cambridge say words and accents from London and the south-east are creeping into the language around the country. Catriona Renton has been listening to the evidence. (Image: A scone with cream and jam. Credit: BBC)

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