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an invented English language dialect used by actors that mimics a stereotypical English Southern rural accent
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Mummerset — refers to a fictional rustic English county, and more commonly, the English dialect supposedly spoken there.[1] Mummerset is used by actors to represent a stereotypical English West Country accent while not being specific to any actual county.[2] … Wikipedia
Mummerset — n [U] (humor) an invented word meaning the strong accent sometimes used by English actors when they are playing characters from the West Country, including Somerset: It’s one of those plays in which everyone speaks broad Mummerset. * * * … Universalium
Mummerset — n. (Theater) rustic accent or dialect adopted for stage … English contemporary dictionary
Mummerset — Mummˈerset noun An imitation West Country accent used by actors • • • Main Entry: ↑mum … Useful english dictionary
West Country dialects — SW England official region (approximately co extensive with areas where West Country dialects are spoken) The West Country dialects and West Country accents are generic terms applied to any of several English dialects and accents used by much of… … Wikipedia
Mockney — (a portmanteau of mock and Cockney ) is an affected accent and form of speech in imitation of Cockney or working class London speech, or a person with such an accent. A stereotypical Mockney comes from a middle or upper middle class background in … Wikipedia
Southern English English — is a phrase given to describe the different dialects and accents of English English spoken in southern England.South East England and the Home CountiesSouth East England and the Home Counties (the counties bordering London) tend to reflect the… … Wikipedia
Kingdom (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Kingdom genre = Drama camera = Single camera picture format = PAL (576i) audio format = runtime = 46 minutes creator = Simon Wheeler Alan Whiting (co creator) producer = Georgina Lowe executive producer = Simon… … Wikipedia
Akenfield — is a film made by Sir Peter Hall in 1974, based loosely upon the book Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village by the historian Ronald Blythe (1969). It can claim a degree of cult status as a work of rural realism, unusual in relation to East… … Wikipedia
English language in England — refers to the English language as spoken in England, part of the United Kingdom. There are many different accents and dialects throughout England and people are often very proud of their local accent or dialect, however there are many associated… … Wikipedia
