Researchers have found that people think a Geordie accent sounds more guilty than others. The study by the University of Cambridge and Nottingham Trent University looked at how people perceive 10 ...

A study carried out by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, has found that the Geordie accent is perceived as an accent more likely to commit a crime ...

So a Cumbrian person might also speak in Cumbrian dialect, and Bristolians speak Bristolian. Then there are the slightly more irregular demonyms such as Mancunian (Manchester) and Geordie (Newcastle).

Researchers have found that people think a Geordie accent sounds more guilty than others. The study by the University of Cambridge and Nottingham Trent University looked at how people perceive 10 ...