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World Service,1 min

The politics of pronunciation

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Does your accent say something about your political allegiance? Dr Lauren Hall-Lew – with the help of US politicians Nancy Pelosi and Trent Franks – explains how the way you pronounce ‘Iraq’ might reveal something about your politics. (Image: US politician with reporters’ microphones held towards him. Credit: Getty Images)

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