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Cockneys have most irritating accent but people love listening to Geordies - poll

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Would you Adam and Eve it? Cockneys have the most annoying accent in Britain. The distinctive twang of Londoners such as EastEnder Danny Dyer and hardnut actor Ray Winstone was voted the worst of 10 regional accents.

But the sing-song tones of Geordies like Ant and Dec were rated the canniest. Researchers asked over 2,000 adults to listen to UK accents and say how long it took for the voices to irritate them.

People tolerated Cockneys for just 58 seconds before they shouted: “Leave it ahhht!” Which accent do you hate the most? Have your say in comments below The Queen’s English, favoured by plummy stars like Hugh Grant, was the second most tiresome accent, with listeners becoming jolly well fed up after one and a half minutes.

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