Oxford accent

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Oxford accent

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) the accent associated with Oxford English

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No references found			He was prominent in student revues, and indeed made his television debut (with Maggie Smith), claiming a "producer" credit, on a 1954 BBC television show, Oxford Accents. Groundbreaking iconoclast bows out by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Unfortunately,answering in his best Oxford accent (well,he hails from Wirral),he replied that he was visiting a particular well-known company and daringly added: ``And please don't call me mate. MR ROCKLEBANK: Tie a lily to railings by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) I AM a Highlander, but I can't think of anything more boring than Highland Games with their monotonous dancing, piping, third-rate athletics and the sorry proceedings presided over by clan chiefs with Oxford accents. VOICE OF SCOTLAND; FLINGS MUST IMPROVE by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Oxandra lanceolata Oxanilamide Oxanilate Oxanilic Oxanilide oxaprozin oxazepam oxazine Oxbane Oxbird Oxbiter oxblood oxblood red oxbow oxbow lake Oxbridge oxcart oxen Oxenstierna oxeye oxeye daisy Oxeyed Oxfam Oxfly Oxford Oxford accent Oxford bags Oxford blue Oxford cap Oxford English Oxford English Dictionary Oxford frame oxford gray oxford grey Oxford Group Oxford movement Oxford School Oxford tie Oxford University oxford-gray oxford-grey Oxfordshire Oxgang Oxgoad Oxhead Oxheal oxheart oxheart cherry oxhide Oxid Oxidability			Oxeyed Oxeyed Oxeyes Oxeyes OXF Oxfam Oxfam Oxfam America Oxfam America Advocacy Fund Oxfam Community Aid Abroad, Australia OXFAM Great Britain Oxfam Hong Kong Oxfam International Oxfam International Oxfam International Youth Partnerships Oxfam Online Shop OXFAM-GB OXFAM-Q oxfendazole Oxfendazole Pulse Release Bolus Oxfly oxford oxford oxford oxford Oxford & Cambridge Oxford (cloth) Oxford (sheep) Oxford Academy Oxford Academy of Documentary Film, Ltd. Oxford accent Oxford Action Resource Centre Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary Oxford Advanced Studies Program Oxford Airline Training Center Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus Oxford Analytica Daily Brief Oxford Analytica International Conference Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st earl of Oxford and Bermondsey Club Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Oxford and Cambridge Careers Handbook Oxford and Cambridge Examinations and Assessment Council Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board Oxford and Cherwell Valley College Oxford and District Amateur Radio Society Oxford and District Esperanto Society Oxford Anthology of English Literature Oxford Archaeological Unit Oxford Area High School Oxford Area Historical Association Oxford Area School District Oxford Asian Textile Group

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